Rainier Rabbits 4-H Youth Club

03/24/2025

📢 Upcoming 4-H Clinic – Get Fair-Ready!

Join us for a hands-on clinic focused on public speaking, judging, and prepping your animals for the King County Fair!

📸 Bring pictures of your animals/projects for expert guidance on registration in 4HOnline.
🖼️ Need help with posters or educational displays? Get feedback or drop off completed items!
🍪 Enjoy a bake sale—proceeds support the King County 4-H Association Poultry Project Fund!

This clinic focuses on rabbits, cavies, poultry, posters/education displays, and cardboard animals. Participants will also be able to take home an item for the Gardening project. Don’t miss this chance to gain skills and get fair-ready. See you there!
Saturday, April 26th
from 10 AM - 12 PM
at the Meridian Grange (15422 SE 272nd, Kent, WA)

Registration encouraged: https://shorturl.at/GadUm

12/18/2023

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/p/2cFvhscw4PCutfXT/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Join our 3-day 4-H Winter Camp for Cardboard Animals! Dec. 26-28, 2023, 1-2:30 PM. Open to 4-H and non-4-H youth, bring a friend (5-18 years of age). This is a FREE Camp, other than the cost of project materials, recycled materials will be used (save your large cardboard boxes).
Participants will:
-select an animal (real or imaginary), and
-Design & develop your new pet
-Learn about the care and feeding of the new pet
-Show and tell your creation with other participants

Pre-register today at https://bit.ly/47Sje1e

07/02/2023

Rabbit & Cavy Scheduled for KCF 2023

Subject to change/flex as needed to accommodate Judges and Jr Livestock Show participants

Wednesday 7/12
5:00-7pm ​Vet check / Coop-in
*No animals in the barn prior to vet check

Thursday 7/13
8:00-9:40am ​Coop cleaning
9:45am ​Barn Meeting
10:00am ​Fairgrounds open to the public.
10:00am ​Type Show
1:00-3pm ​Rabbit & Cavy games (non-competitive)
4:00pm ​Judging / Oral reason review
9:00pm ​Barn closes

Friday 7/14
8:00-9:40am​Coop Cleaning
9:45am​​Barn Meeting
10:00am​Fairground open to the public.
10:00-11:25am​Scavenger Hunt (All 4-H members need to be out of the barn during judging set up!)
11:30-4pm​Breed ID / Judging / Oral Reason
**Livestock Show participants please sign up for a time so we make sure you have had a chance to qualify for State Fair
2:00pm ​Trivia and study time for Showmanship
7:00-9pm​**ADULT HERDSMANSHIP**
9:00pm​​Barn closes

Saturday 7/15
8:00-9:40am​Coop cleaning
9:45am​​Barn meeting
11:30am​Type Show immediately following CAVY Showmanship (Please be ready by 11:30)
3:00pm​​Costume Contest (time may change due to Round Robin)
(Time: TBA) ​Round Robin
5:00pm​​State Judging Team posted.
9:00pm​​Barn closes

Sunday 7/16
8:00am​​Pancake Breakfast
8:00-9:45am​Coop cleaning
9:00am​​Cowboy Church
9:45am​​Barn meeting
11:00am​Cilantro & Carrot Eating Contest
12:30pm​Quiz Bowl
4:30pm​​Award Ceremony
6:00pm​​Barn Clean (begins at 6pm)

Check-out begins once the barn is torn down and cleaned up. You may not leave with your animal until the barn is cleaned. **Anyone leaving early is subject to forfeit of premiums.

06/27/2023

We all want certain things in life, but in order to make them happen we have to set specific goals. But the best way to make sure you can achieve those goals is to make them SMART.

In this CLOVER activity, you’ll learn how to set goals using the SMART goal framework and apply this concept to your own life. https://4-h.org/clover/activities/setting-smart-goals/

05/14/2023

05/11/2023

05/10/2023

Please leave your animals at home tonight. See you at 6pm

05/10/2023

05/09/2023

Hot weather will arrive later this week. What strategies will you use to help keep your rabbits cool? Start planning now. Freeze water bottles, tiles, and get misters ready

05/03/2023

This is the power point on Posters, Charts and Educational displays

04/21/2023

Tuesday, May 9, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Volunteer Leader Training (VLT) Part I – Covers 4-H Mission, introduction to positive youth development, 4-H Essential Elements, and 4-H volunteer roles and responsibilities.
Pre-register for VLT Part I at the link below:
When: May 9, 2023 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://wsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vdu-pqDorHdGa53tIFzCE6qi2RE4fdVno
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Tuesday, May 16, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Volunteer Leader Training (VLT) Part II – Covers risk management, policies and procedures, and handling finances.
Pre-register for VLT Part II at the link below:
When: May 16, 2023 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://wsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcOuoqTIqGdI5gGi_cg1meVMpa8hyAiUn
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Tuesday, May 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Volunteer Leader Training (VLT) Part III – Covers 4-H activities, contests, and opportunities! Come learn about public presentations, educational displays, judging contests, market sales, and more!
Pre-register for VLT Part III at the link below:
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://wsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuduqorjwpGNRZDOt8D8ZHfVwR1kDDuKTq
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.