PEKIN, Ill. - Now is the perfect time for youth to get involved with all that 4-H has to offer. The project areas are vast and the learning opportunities are endless. To help inspire youth to explore new topics or dive deeper into an area they already love, University of Illinois Extension serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell Counties will offer 4-H Spark Camp. This program, made up of 10 individual and engaging sessions, will be led by 4-H staff, volunteers, and teen teachers.
These interactive, hands-on sessions will cover a wide array of topics and will help bring young people together, learn new skills, and discover new passions.
Session options include:
- Sweet Kitchen Science – Sat, Nov 14 at 10am
- Holiday Wreath – Tues, Nov 17 at 6:30pm
- Slithery Snakes – Sat, Nov 21 at 10am
- Winter Porch Arrangement – Mon, Nov 23 at 6:30pm
- DIY Smartphone Projector – Mon, Nov 30 at 6:30pm
- 4-H Shooting Sports: Arrow Trajectory & Aiming – Thurs, Dec 3 at 6:30pm
- Electric Motor – Sat, Dec 5 at 1pm
- Beginning Nature Pencil Sketching: Part 1 – Tues, Dec 8 at 7pm
- Beginning Nature Pencil Sketching: Part 2 – Sat, Dec 12 at 7pm
- Spice Up Your Artwork – Sat, Dec 19 at 1pm
Thanks to funding provided by Tractor Supply Company Paper Clover campaign, supply kits will be provided for the majority of the sessions. Registrants are required to pick up the supply kits at one of the local Extension offices. Complete registration details, including registration deadlines and kit pick up dates are online at go.illinois.edu/4-HSparkCamp or by calling one of the Extension offices in the Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit.
4-H Spark Camp is open to all young people, but is most appropriate for ages elementary and middle school youth. Session descriptions and registration details can be found at go.illinois.edu/4-HSparkCamp.
For more information about 4-H, in addition to other youth and adult programs offered through Extension, visit their website at extension.illinois.edu/fmpt.
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About University of Illinois Extension: University of Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois' 102 counties — and far beyond. Extension provides practical education you can trust to help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. U of I Extension offers educational programs in five broad areas: energy and environmental stewardship, food safety and security, economic development and workforce preparedness, family health, financial security, and wellness, and youth development.
About 4-H: Illinois 4-H strives to help youth learn skills for living. University of Illinois Extension provides 4-H programs in every county in Illinois. Illinois 4-H aims to impact the lives of 200,000 youth each year through sustained learning clubs and groups and short-term programming.
Source - Emily Schoenfelder – 4-H Youth Development Educator, Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit | eschoe@illinois.edu | 309.347.6614