June has come and gone and wow here we are in July.....
Alexander 4-H has been very busy with summer programming. If you are still looking for summer education that is fun for those that are out of school look below for camps that still have spaces available:
Alexander 4-H Summer Opportunities began with Beginning Sewing 4-H Camp. Campers learned the basics of sewing while completing a few projects to take home. They made pen cushions the first day that resembled cupcakes. Then using the hand sewing skills they were learning they completed an owl pillow. Last they put their sewing machines skills to use to complete a bag. Thank you to the volunteers that helped pull this week off!!
Mad Scientist 4-H Camp was full of exciting blasts. The kids had a great time experimenting with science. They made lava lamps, created a walking rainbow, made their own solar ovens, brustlebots and experienced science experiments galore. Below are pictures from the week.
Snack Attack 4-H Camp was full of scrumptious snacks that went along with books or movies the kids watched. For example the book "Cook-A-Doodle-Doo" was about Big Brown Rooster who was tired of eating chicken feed. He along with his friends set out to make the best strawberry shortcake ever. They only had one
problem...no one knew how to cook. Campers used the book to create the same strawberry shortcake the animals made. Many other recipes were created such as: walking tacos, chocolate chip zucchini muffins, spaghetti, doughnuts and more.
NCA&T released a youth nutrition program in 2018 that sent blender bikes out into the counties for agents to use in programming. The blender bike was used with this group to make delicious smoothies. Check out the photos below to see how much fun everyone had:
The last week of June camps was Discovery Day Camp. Campers visited a different county each day. The first day they visited the Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC. Second day they went to Burke County to the Waldensian Trail of Faith and Bigfoot Climbing Gym. Third day to Catawba
County to Riverbend Creamery and took in a Hickory Crawdads game. The last day Alexander County hosted and visited Emerald Hollow Gem Mine and Statesville Leisure Pool. The kids enjoyed making new friends and discovering other counties all at the same time. Below are pictures from the week:
4-H in the News
Reminder!! The following clubs are taking the summer months off and will begin meeting again in
September: Alexander 4-H Livestock Club, Boot and Breeches 4-H Club, Shockers 4-H Club, Southern Grace 4-H Club and Whisk it Up 4-H Club
4-H Garden Club met in June at the Taylorsville Community Garden! The members had a great time learning about and mimicking insects! They learned how insects eat with their different types of mouths and also how they communicate with each other through chemical scents called pheromones! . The next 4-H Garden Club meeting will be Thursday, July 14th. If you would like to attend please contact the 4-H Center at 828-632-3125
for location of meeting.
Attention Volunteers!!
JULY is the Month for several National Days.
Here are a few of my favorites:
July 4th - Independence Day (county offices will be closed) July 12th - National Cow Appreciation Day July 20th - National Hot Dog Day July 29th -
National Chicken Wing Day
NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal,
state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
Extension's 4-H program is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina. We help over 247,000 young people grow into active, contributing citizens each year.
