Forest County 4-H Creative Arts Nights
This month’s community club meetings in Argonne and Laona will allow youth the opportunity to experiment with various art techniques and formats as they create posters for the 2023 Forest County Land + Water Poster Contest. The Creative Arts Nights are open to all Forest County youth ages K-18.
Argonne’s Community Club will meet on Thursday, January 6th from 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the Argonne Town Hall
Laona’s Northwoods Clovers Community Club will meet Monday, January 16th from 5:00-6:00 p.m. at the Laona Community Building.
Drop-in and Be Creative!
2023 Land + Water Poster Contest
Forest County Land Conservation office and UW-Extension announce the 2023 Wisconsin Land + Water Poster Contest. This contest is open to youth in kindergarten through the 12th grade that attend a Forest County school or are home schooled within Forest County.
This year’s theme for the poster is “One Water”. The poster contest has five age divisions. Judging will be held at the county level in January of 2019 and first place winners are eligible to advance to the district, state, and national levels. The National competition is sponsored by the National Associate of Conservation Districts.
Posters are due to the Forest County Land Conservation office on Thursday, January 19, 2019.
A parent/guardian signed entry forms must accompany each poster. Entry forms are available on Forest County’s UW-Extension website at https://forest.extension.wisc.edu.
Discover 4-H Project Boxes
Forest County 4-H is participating in Wisconsin 4-H’s Virtual Learning Community in January and February 2023. This opportunity is available to all Forest County youth in grades K-2 or grades 3-6. Participants will receive in the mail their own Discover 4-H Project Boxes filled with Take & Learn Activities, a supply list and virtual session information. Participants are then encouraged to connect with other youth across the state during scheduled virtual sessions. Take and Learn boxes are a great way to learn about hands-on learning opportunities of 4-H.
CLOVERBUDS (K-2)
4-H means Head, Heart, Hands and Health. Explore what each ‘H’ means with fun activities. Try activities at home or complete them together with us virtually.
Virtual sessions will be on the following Tuesdays at 6:00pm:
January 17: Head: Straw Rockets
January 31: Heart: “The Day You Begin” Book
February 14: Hands: Lava Mug Cake
February 28: Health: Happy Minds and Bodies
Recordings of the sessions will be available for 30 days afterwards.
Note: Youth may need adult supervision with some of the activities.
EXPLORERS THROUGH 6TH GRADE (Grades 3-6)
In the 4-H program we celebrate ourselves and others. If you’re a 4-H member, invite someone to our party. If you haven’t, we hope you accept our invitation to this party!
The “Let’s Celebrate!” series will include paper art, food science, wellness, and interactive games over three sessions.
You will learn some fun science and art skills as well as how to make sure we are taking care of ourselves and others. It’s all a part of our WI Movement!
Virtual sessions will be on the following Tuesdays at 6:00pm:
January 24: Making Paper Art
February 7: Mixing Food, Science and Art
February 21: Adding Wellness to your Routine
January 24-February 21 (ongoing): Goosechase app interactive experience
Recordings of the sessions will be available for 30 days afterwards.
Register for either of the two Project Discovery boxes at https://go.wisc.edu/756vd7! Registration closes on January 6. By registering, you receive a box with supplies, a supply list, and connect information for the interactive zooms.
For more information, or to register your child or grandchild in Forest County 4-H, please contact Michelle Gobert at 715-478-7797.
