4-H ACTIVITIES

4-H activities add “spice, seasoning and flavor” to top off your 4-H experience.

Activities help us increase our personal talents and abilities.

• Some activities (judging, Clothing Revue and Foods Revue, tours) add new dimensions to member projects.
• Other activities (drama, music and speaking) develop effective communication abilities.
• Others (camping, community service, dairy promotion, exchange trips) develop citizenship responsibilities.

If should always be remembered that these activities should be enjoyed for their own sake and not be competitive. Come and join the fun!

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Speaking Contest

Give an opportunity for members to gain experience in speaking before an audience. Categories include: Interpretive Reading of Prose/Poetry, Team Reading, Extemporaneous Speaking and Original Speech. Learning how to read well aloud or to deliver a speech from memory, as well as preparing an original speech, is important in developing our speaking and communication skills.

Demonstration and Illustrated Talk Contest

This event allows members to organize their thoughts and materials to “show and tell” how to make or do a project or activity selection. Demonstrations are showing and doing; Illustrated Talks rely more on charts, pictures and descriptions. Polish up your club presentation and give it at this County event.

Family Learning Day

Dodge County 4-H Leaders Association co-sponsors two Family Learning Days each year. Family Learning Days are held on two dates from January to March each year. A variety of sessions are offered for 4-H families to participate in. Registration is on a “first-come” basis. Everyone who attends needs to pay the $2 registration fee. Session fees are paid at the session.

Foods Revue

An opportunity for Foods and Nutrition Project members to “show and tell” about the foods they enjoy preparing. Members are judged on prepared food, menus, table service, cost of meal, tie management and nutrition knowledge. Also mini-booth display category.

Clothing Revue

Give an opportunity for Clothing Project members to model garments which they have constructed and/or purchased. Entries are judged on poise, posture, accessories and total outfit appearance. Construction is judged to the extent that it affects general appearance.

4-H Summer Camp

Dodge County 4-H Camp is held at Upham Woods, Wisconsin Dells. It is a 3-day program which you meet new friends, have fun, explore forests, hills and caves. Camps are directed by adult/youth 4-H leaders and Sally Schoenike, UW-Extension 4-H Youth agent. Learn more about Summer Camp...

Music Festival

An opportunity for members to perform before an audience, be evaluated (do a solo and/or perform as a group).

Livestock Judging

Beef, hogs and sheep judging training clinics are set up on various farms by the Youth Dairy and Livestock Educator and 4-H leaders for project members. County teams are selected in junior and senior divisions for District Competition.

Dairy Judging

A series of judging training clinics are set up on various farms by the Youth Dairy and Livestock Educator and 4-H leaders for project members. County teams are selected in junior and senior divisions for District Competition.

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Wild Wacky Weekday Summer Day Camp

Three Wild Wacky Weekday Summer Day Camps are held at Glacier Hills Park, 1664 Friess Lake Rd, Town of Richfield, in the month of June from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This day camp program is conducted by professional youth workers, volunteer youth and adults involved in 4-H. 4-H is the Youth Education Program of the University of Wisconsin. Learning session include crafts, nature, recreation hiking & more! These sessions take place in an outdoor setting. Camp is open to anyone 5-9 years; you DO NOT need to be a 4-H member to attend. Registration is first come, first serve and limited to 100 registrants each. There is a fee which includes lunch, t-shirts and program costs.

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Super Safety Summer Day Camp

Super Safety Summer Day Camps are held at Glacier Hills Park, 1664 Friess Lake Rd, Town of Richfield in the month of June from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This day camp program is conducted by professional youth workers, volunteer youth and adults involved in 4-H, and Wisconsin Women for Agriculture. It is co-sponsored by Wisconsin Electric and Farm Bureau. Learning sessions include first aid, bike safety, food safety, fire safety, summer safety and others. Camp is open to anyone 7-12 years; you DO NOT need to be a 4-H member to attend. Registration is first come, first serve and limited to 100 registrants each. There is a fee which includes lunch, t-shirts and program costs.

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Babysitting Clinic

Dodge County UW-Extension 4-H Youth Programs and the Wisconsin Women for Agriculture – Rock River Chapter offer a babysitting clinic that is available to ALL 11-13 year olds. It is held at the Dodge County Administration Building Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Topics include:

• What babysitting is all about?
• Game and Activity ideas;
• Safety and Handling Emergencies

Clinic participation is limited to 30 babysitters. There is a registration fee with check made payable to WWA Rock River Chapter.

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