SPARK Innovation Stations
9:00 AM-10:15 AM
4-H Experience Exploration
Check out some fun display boards and learn about different Educational Experiences including Citizenship Washington Focus, Space Camp. American Spirit Experience and more!
Jamie Damm, WLC member
4-H Shooting Sports, Wildlife & Forestry Activities
Check out some fun shooting sports & wildlife hands-on activities, possibly including archery range, air rifle range, plaster tracks, rock painting, origami, skill level games, leaf printing, Shooting Sports displays, Backyard & Back 40 displays, and others.
Norb Yogerst, 4-H Shooting Sports Adult Volunteer & Wildlife and Forestry Co-Coordinator
Shooting Sports & Wildlife and Forestry Adult Volunteers & Youth Leaders
7 Strand Friendship Bracelets
Using an slotted round cardboard piece and 7 strands of embroidery thread, you will create a friendship bracelet to give away.
The history of the friendship bracelet can be traced all the way to China circa 481-221 B.C. According to folklore, one ties a bracelet onto the wrist of a friend as a symbol of friendship and the receiver may wish for something at that moment. The bracelet should be worn until it is totally worn out and falls off by itself to honour the hard work and love put into making it. The moment at which the band falls off on its own, the wish is supposed to come true. "
April Martell, Juneau County Positive Youth Development Educator
Anything But a Paint Brush
Have some fun experimenting with unusual items for painting. No paint brushes allowed! Try marbles, pool noodles, toothbrushes, squeegee, and many more!
Lily Schwartz, WLC Member
Butterfly Gardens
Butterflies are important pollinators and they are beautiful to observe. Raising a butterfly friendly garden is fun, great for the environment, and educational! Participants will be able to take their butterfly garden starter home with them.
Creating Your Own Bluebird Trail
Participants will learn about bluebirds and make a simple bluebird house.
Mason Thesing-Ritter, Eau Claire County Youth Leader
Expanding Access in Wisconsin 4-H
Join Expanding Access Committee members and see what a “Champion Group” is all about in Wisconsin 4-H! Learn what is important to Wisconsin youth and families, meet Chris Clover, and find resources to help you reach underserved youth in your counties!
Kayla Oberstadt, Southern Regional 4-H Program Manager
Handmade Cards
Participants will have an opportunity to learn how to make handmade cards.
Calumet County Youth
LED Name Badges
Create your own light up name badge in minutes with this simple STEAM activity! Learn about optics and circuitry and bring something home!
Mineral Mosaics Artwork
Create artwork with the color and texture of different minerals! While creating your artwork, learn about other minerals and mineral identification.
On Wisconsin! Learn More About UW-Madison
Visit our station to learn more about UW-Madison and visit with an admissions staff member to learn how you can be a Badger!
Michael Rutkowski and Emily Dickson
The Great Boat Race - Raingutter Regatta
This is a STEM based activity patterned after the Boy Scouts of America program called Raingutter Regatta.
This project will focus on, creative innovative thinking along with sportsmanship and team building. “I don’t think outside the box. I think of what I can do with the box.” - Henry Matisse.
Participants will have the option of using a variety of materials to make and race the boats. they created. After the boats are ready they will register their boat. Teens will record the energy used to move the boat and how fast it traveled on an inflatable water filled tract. Results will be posted indicating the type of material used to build the boat and the energy used to power the boat.
Connie Creighton, Portage County 4-H Educator
Watercolor Minis
Learn how to do beautiful, quick watercolors that are perfect to give as little gifts or cards!
Teresa Pelletier, Dane County Volunteer; Sarah Olson, Ellie Olson, Parker Howard, Indie Howard, Karma Howard, Cash Howard, Dane County 4-H Youth