A wheel barrel, boxes of wood, bundles of hammers, bags of fleece fabric, hundreds of packets of seeds, two full grown horses, cages of rabbits, animal carriers with chickens, grooming supplies for cattle, saddles, dogs, and more were hauled into the Foley Intermediate School March 24 for the 4-H Project Adventure Day.  

 

Neighbors and passerbys had no idea what was happening but they might have noticed 4-H signs and people pouring into the school with excitement. 4-H youth, ambassadors and adult volunteers were available to talk about sixteen different project areas that youth could find out more about. 

 

The day began with an introduction and then broke into four different sessions that the youths were able to choose. The different project areas were Robotics Investigation, Teacup Fairy Garden, Dog Tug Toy, Explore Photography, A Rabbit “Tale”, Tie Pillow Creations, Goats in 4-H, Food Revue & Demonstrations, Flock Blocks for Feathery Friends, Showmanship Savvy, Artistry with Nails/Wood, What is THIS Seed?, Giddy Up Horse, Fun With Fashion and Vegetable Garden Demo.

 

 Thirty-five youth attended the first annual 4-H Project Adventure Day and the event featured 40 ambassadors, 4-H’ers and adult volunteers who shared information to encourage and teach the youth about the project areas. Many of the project areas included making items that youth could enter in the Benton County Fair in the 4-H Exhibit Building. 

 

Grace Kampa, a Becker freshman was on hand to show and talk about horses during the event.

 

“I had so much fun”, said Roman Rudnitski, third grader from Gilman. “It was neat to hear about showmanship and find out that pigs are a lot easier then I thought to show.” 

 

Lauren Mehrwerth, a third grader from Sauk Rapids said, “I learned how to make a pillow without using a needle and thread.” 

 

Tracy Hunt, Benton County 4-H Goat Project Leader said, “As a presenter, I was happy that there were people interested in learning about goats. The kids seemed to enjoy themselves and learn a lot.”

 

Alyanna Kuklock fifth grader from Foley attended the ‘Dog tug toy’ session. She said, “My dog, Digger will like to play with this tug toy I am making, but the problem is, he never brings anything back!” “It’s important to pound the nail in straight when you are doing art,” said Marissa Kuklock, 7th grader from Foley. “When working on your vegetable garden, you can plant nearly anything and make it grow.”

 

The day wrapped up with some exciting elbow tag and tons of door prizes. For those who missed this event and would like to know more about Benton County 4-H, call the extension office at 320-969-5077.