Saturday Afternoon Workshops

Adventures in Weaving & Entrepreneurship

Hello! Loom is the innovative hand-held loom invented by Prof Marianne Fairbanks of UW-Madison as a passport into the arts & techniques of weaving. You & your friends can get started in the world of fibers, textiles & design with this patented device. You'll also explore angles of entrepreneurship as you find out what it takes to launch & run a company built around the Hello Loom product lines now found on college campuses and weavers' workshops in the US and across Europe.

Rachel Hart-Brinson, Eau Claire County 4-H Educator; Professor Marianne Fairbanks, Inventor & Entrepreneur; Tom Zinnen, 4-H Biotech Specialist

Are You a Labrador, Otter, or Lion? Whaaaat? Activities to Discover Your Leadership Style!

Discover your leadership style during this fun, interactive activity-based workshop that also looks at how a group grows into a working team. All activities have a hidden 'a-ha' moment that teaches one of the 5 phases of a strong team.

Ron Jakubisin, Fond du Lac County Community Youth Development Educator

Awakening Your Why

What gets you out of bed in the morning? This workshop will guide you in bringing purpose and meaning to what you do and help you discover who you want to be as you grow old(er).

Janelle Finger, Dodge County Adult Volunteer

Back Pocket Tricks for Camp Counselors

Are you planning to be a camp counselor next year or an adult leader at camp? If so, this is the perfect session for you. Come learn some icebreakers, games, and teambuilding activities that you can have in your back pocket next year for camp!

Johanna Desprez, Upham Woods Program Planning and Outreach Coordinator

CloverKaBOOM: Introducing the Classroom Club Model to Local Schools with Success!

Wait, we can lead in 4-H during the school day?

Building birdhouses, creating thank you cards, decorating cupcakes, making wreaths, and feeding animals were all lessons experienced by Tigerton KinderKaBOOM members in 2021 - 2022. Join our session to learn more about how you can integrate 4-H into the school day in your districts.

4-H Classroom Clubs allow students to explore an interest area with support from an Extension Educator, 4-H youth or adult volunteer, or school staff over a period of days, weeks, or months. As always, the purpose of a 4-H Club is to provide positive youth development opportunities to meet the needs of young people to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity—the Essential Elements—and to foster educational opportunities tied to the University of Wisconsin Madison knowledge base.

Through 4-H Clubs youth members build leadership skills, develop life skills, are given opportunities for civic engagement, meet new friends; and most importantly, have fun.

Megan Suehring, Shawano County Positive Youth Development Educator

Community Marks the Spot

Interested in developing fun scavenger hunt games for your club or group? Let's explore how youth leaders can take community information and create interactive fun educational games (like Goose Chase!) to get their neighbors informed, active, and outside!

Emily Crook, La Crosse County 4-H Educator; Sara Waldron, Barron County 4-H Educator

Creating Inclusive Environments For All in 4-H

This interactive session invites you to come as you are to join other teens and adults to discuss solutions for creating a 4-H program that is for all! Together, we will navigate best practices in creating welcoming environments as we cover terminology related to ethnicity, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. #4HforAll

Kayla Oberstadt, Southern Regional 4-H Program Manager

Exploring Culture: Personally & Globally

Participants will have an opportunity to engage in exploring their own culture and learn more about cultures around the world. Join in a multi-culture experience exploring what it means to be a global citizen while reflecting on your own personal culture and values.

Adam Riley, WI 4-H International Programs Coordinator; International Students

I'm a Project Leader, Now What?

Through this hands-on training, participants will learn Vocabulary, Thriving/ed models, curriculum/resources, meeting planning, safety, and engaging youth, all while being able to create their own project meeting plans. This is a new training, so we may also be asking for feedback from the participants to prepare for future trainings.

Lisa Curley, Dane County 4-H Educator; Monica Lobenstein, Learning Resources Specialist; Carlea Liermann, Calumet County 4-H Educator

Make Your Own Accordion Scrapbook

Participants will learn how to make their own accordion scrapbook from start to finish, and will be able to customize their project and take it home with them. You could bring some of your favorite pictures and scrapbook supplies with you to finish it during the session, or you can add the finishing touches at home.

Christina Schnell, Calumet County 4-H Youth Leader

One More Plant

Do you just LOVE plants and want MORE? Learn how to propagate your beloved green buddies to create more plants from leaves, roots, or cuttings!

Teresa Pelletier, Dane County Master Gardener

The Physics of Climate Change

Our climate is warming, but why? And how? Explore the mechanisms behind our changing climate and why some parts of the globe are warming faster than others. The workshop will end with a classic warm weather treat, made with a physics twist.

Haddie McLean, UW-Madison Physics Outreach Specialist & Mallory Conlon, Quantum Science Outreach Program Coordinator

Working with Watercolor

Join Outagamie County 4-H Program Educator, Alicia Schroeder-Haag, as you learn some basic watercolor techniques and apply them to your very own painting. Watercolor can be tricky, but Alicia will help you to work with watercolor to create a piece of art that is your very own.

Alicia Schroeder-Haag, Outagamie County 4-H Educator

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