4-H CloverKid Camps

          Well, CloverKid Camps are finished up for the summer! It was definitely a blast hanging out with these 5 to 7 year old kiddos. Since I cover a three county area, that means that I went to three different locations each week of camp. We did two weeks of camp where the kids learned about livestock and products from them while enjoying a fun snack, making a masterpiece of a craft, and bonding with each other.

          The first round of camps took place June 26-28th. During these camps the kids learned different parts of a cow and a horse while learning about some of the by-products of beef cattle. We incorporated this lesson into both our snack and craft. They enjoyed Jell-O which is made of gelatin which can come from the hooves of cattle. Their craft was crayon art (at Bassett and Springview), which if any of you are on Pinterest, you have seen this craft explode this past year. The craft at Ainsworth was painting birdhouses. Both crayons and paint are by-product productions of cattle.

Bassett Camp
Helpers: Katie Nolles and Kara Bruns

Ainsworth (Morning Session)
Helpers: Alyssa Kinning, Vanessa Taylor, Kara Bruns



Ainsworth (Afternoon Session)
Helpers: Kara Bruns, Vanessa Taylor, Henry Beel, Katie Wilkins, Shaley Sharkey



Springview
Helper: Kara Bruns

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          The second round was this past week, July 10-12th. This time around I used a book that I've used for Ag in the Classroom written by two adorable twin girls from Maryland and their mother, whom I was able to meet last week at the 2012 Junior National Hereford Expo!  (Post next week about JNHE) The Chaney twins have written four books about agriculture and enjoy sharing their experiences with others. Information about their books can be found at http://www.rebeccalongchaney.com/
The book I used is titled Mini Milk Maids on the Mooove. It describes their experience on a dairy farm and activities they've done as 4-H CloverKids. All of their books are absolutely adorable and easy to use in classrooms. In this book they make butter in a jar and ice cream in a bag, so for the activity and snack, I had the kiddos make butter in a jar and try it out on some crackers.

The recipe is pretty simple all you need is:

A small baby food jar
A pinch of salt
1 teaspoon heavy whipping cream
Crackers

1) Place a teaspoon of heavy whipping cream in the jar with a pinch of salt.
2) Shake the jar until butter is formed (takes about 10 minutes)
3) Spread creamy butter on a cracker and ENJOY!

          The kids really enjoyed making the butter but some were a little hesitant to try their butter but in the end they all enjoyed the butter they themselves made!

Bassett

Ainsworth (Morning Session)

Ainsworth (Afternoon Session)

Springview Reading Program

          For their craft this time, they had the option to either decorate a foam visor or a foam room sign. They had some pretty cute creations even the typical room signs of "NO GIRLS ALLOWED!"

Bassett

Ainsworth (Morning Session)

Ainsworth (Afternoon Session)

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Next adventure = 4 Day Girls Elementary Basketball Camp