The Jo Daviess County 4-H Fun Day will be held on Monday, April 21, at the Elizabeth Community Building in Elizabeth, IL. Sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension, this event will include hands-on learning activities that will have kids DOING, THINKING, and CREATING! This event will be offered at no cost to families. Everyone in Kindergarten through 12th grade is welcome, so grab a friend! Participants do NOT need to be 4-H members to participate.
Participants in the 3rd-12th grade will have fun in the following workshops. The "Tie-Dye Your Way" will allow participants to express their creativity and learn tying techniques to create unique patterns while having fun. In the "Omelet Mastery" workshop, participants will learn to make an omelet, choose the best ingredients, and find fun ways to present. Our "Chain Reaction Fun" workshop will have participants creating intricate chain reactions using dominoes! Finally, participants will enjoy the "Pressed Flowers" workshop and learn to press flowers and other types of preservation. Participants will make a one-of-a-kind project to take home and enjoy flowers from the garden all year round!
Kindergarten-2nd graders will have an experience created just for them during our Cloverbud session. Participants will explore the world of art, play games, make snacks, and enjoy some hands-on activities that are fun and engaging related to STEM. They will spend their time jumping from one activity to the next.
All participants will enjoy our "Animal Encounter" as they get up close and personal with our 4-H members' animal projects. Bottle lambs, baby goats, rabbits? Register and see!
“4-H Fun Day is one of my favorite events, and we are thrilled to be able to offer this to youth once again,” says Angela Miller, 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator. “This event allows kids to learn something and have fun doing it."
The schedule for the day is as follows:
8:30-8:50 a.m. Check-in begins
9:00 a.m. Workshops begin
noon Dismiss
noon-12:15 pm Checkout
Interested youth may register and review each workshop’s details by visiting our website or by calling the Extension Office at 815-858-2273. The event flyer is posted below and shows more details. Pre-registration is required, and spots are limited. Registration will be on a “first-come, first-serve” basis. Registration closes on April 15.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.