Summer Fun Starts with a Twirl!

Yesterday was a very important day on the 4-H Calendar. It was the first day of 4-H Summer Fun! What better way to start the 4-H Summer than with 15 Cloverbuds (5 to 8 year old members) learning to dance & doing crafts!


We started the morning by getting warmed up with the help of Ms. Sharon Nichols, who just opened a new Dance Studio in the old Kay building in downtown Rockingham. Ms. Sharon helped us learn everything from the bunny hop to the waltz & as you can tell from the pictures, we had A LOT of fun doing it!

After thanking Ms Sharon & eating a yummy sack lunch, we started doing crafts and team building with a bit of coloring! We made sun catcher key chains and colored several 4-H pictures. They all turned out really cool. We finished the day by learning about communication using Team Chutes, which are actually just parachute panels that we put together to form obstacles to overcome. We learned that it is easier to listen to one team leader than for everyone to try to do things their way. After we figured that out, the obstacles became pretty easy!

As I type, a group of 9 to 13 year old 4-H'ers is at Richmond Community College learning about Internet safety and cyber-bullying with the help of Dr. Carlotta Knotts. I sure hope they learn that this is a safe site to visit:) This afternoon we will be painting everything from jars to faces as we learn about working with different types of "canvases" with Ms. Diane Lucas. Stay tuned for more updates of what our 4-H'ers are learning and doing during Summer Fun!