Dane County 4-H Youth Development

10/07/2026

🍵 Get ready to mix, measure, and make delicious treats at our 4-H Foods 101 Project Meeting! Youth will build basic kitchen skills through a fun measuring activity and food preparation.

📆 Sun, Oct 18
🕐 1-3p
📍 Dane Co 4-H Office
📚 Grades 3-5 & 6+
💲 FREE, donations for the cost of food welcome $3/youth at mtg

Youth will split by age level for hands-on cooking experiences. Members in Grades 3-5 will practice food preparation skills by creating a fruit smoothie and colorful fruit salad, while youth in Grades 6 and older will take their baking skills to the next level by learning how to make a homemade coffee cake.

This interactive session is a great opportunity to gain confidence in the kitchen, try new foods, and have fun cooking with new friends!

Register: go.wisc.edu/6u3m51

10/03/2026

Join us at the Arlington Research Station for a hands-on event exploring how DRONES, ROBOTS, AI, and ENGINEERING are transforming modern agriculture. Youth in Grades 5 through high school and their families will experience live drone demonstrations, see cutting-edge farm technology in action, learn from UW–Madison experts, and enjoy fun activities like pumpkin painting, veggie art, and station exploration.

Registration is limited to 50 participants. An adult must accompany youth.

📆 Sat, Oct 17
🕐 9:30a-12:45p
📍 Arlington Research Station
📚 Grades 5-13
💲 FREE

More information and registration: [go.wisc.edu/9m138b]

09/30/2026

Next week is National 4-H Week! Show your spirit and invite someone to become part of 4-H!

🍀 Mark your calendars! Next week is National 4-H Week! This year, we’ll come together as a system to recognize National 4-H Week and the Beyond Ready initiative on two celebratory days.

💚 Day 1: Go Green
🗓️ Monday, October 5, 2026
On Monday of National 4-H Week, Go GREEN and show your 4-H state spirit! A simple, cohesive way for youth, professionals, volunteers, alumni & supporters across the country to celebrate their 4-H program being Beyond Ready. Wear a green hat, clothing, face paint - anything green goes. Let's paint the nation GREEN, on Monday, October 5th!
Share your Go Green moment on social and tag National 4-H, your State 4-H program, and use

🫶 Day 2: Thankful Thursday
🗓️ Thursday, October 8, 2026
On Thursday of National 4-H Week, help us shine a light on all the good that 4-H does! A day to recognize all 4-H'ers who are doing good and making positive impact by helping their communities and beyond.
Share your own story or celebrate someone who is making a difference - another 4-H'er, volunteer or educator We want to know, on Thursday, October 8th and use

🍀 Explore the Go Green Map at https://4-h.org/events/4-h-week/ to locate landmarks that will be lighting up green on October 5th in support of 4-H! Visit a landmark near you and share your photos with us by using

‼️🎁 Make sure to tag Wisconsin 4-H in your photos! Three posts from both Day 1 (Oct 5) and Day 2 (Oct 8 ) who tag Wisconsin 4-H will be randomly selected to receive a 4-H prize item!

09/30/2026

We are planning a fall kick-off PIZZA PARTY for those of you interested in learning more about what it’s like to be a 4-H Ambassador.

📆 Sun, Oct 11
🕐 12-1:30pm
📍 Dane Co Extension

🍕🥤🍪 Pizza, drinks, and cookies will be served and current Ambassadors that attend will talk a bit about projects that they are involved in and excited about!

All older youth are welcome! (8th-13th grade) We would love for you all to join our informational meeting and kick-off event.

More information and registration: https://go.wisc.edu/3ap5c0

09/28/2026

October 4-10, 2026 is National 4-H Week! 🍀

A big thank you to Dane County Supervisor Sarah Smith for helping write the resolution recognizing National 4-H Week, and to DeForest Handy Helpers 4-H member, Olivia, for speaking before the Dane County Board last week. Olivia shared how 4-H has positively impacted her life and highlighted the importance of 4-H as a youth leadership program that helps young people gain confidence, build skills, and make a difference in their communities.

Celebrate National 4-H Week by wearing green, telling someone about 4-H, inviting a friend to a 4-H event or meeting, or helping with a community service activity!

09/24/2026

How tall can you build it? Our Dane County 4-H youth put their engineering skills to the test on Sunday, working together to create LEGO towers that could withstand strong "winds" from a hair dryer and hold lots of weight! A big thank you to our youth leaders and adult volunteers who helped design and lead this awesome hands-on challenge.

The next county-wide Dane County 4-H LEGO Project Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 21 at 2:00pm.

If you like LEGO building, you can lead a 4-H LEGO meeting with your club members! This is a fun way to learn from each other and have fun working with LEGO bricks.

09/21/2026

4-H re-enrollment is now open! Everyone must re-enroll.

Go to v2.4honline.com to re-enroll.

09/16/2026

Join us for 4‑H Cloverbud 🍀 Learn to Fish Day! 🐟 4-H Ambassadors and Dane County Park staff will teach us real life fishing skills near Fish Hatchery Road at Jenni & Kyle Preserve which is handicapped accessible.

This event is open to youth (K-2nd) as well as their family and friends. Please register your siblings and any friend(s) that wish to come too! A parent, guardian, or other adult must stay with participants throughout the even (NOTE: Adults do not need to register). Space is limited to 25 participants, and a waiting list is available. Registration includes a snack and all activity supplies.

https://events.humanitix.com/4-h-cloverbud-learn-to-fish-day

09/16/2026

🔔In 3 days!🔔

Calling all 4-H LEGO Enthusiasts!

The focus of this meeting will be team structure challenges. You’ll build with bricks, learn some new strategies, share some ideas, and meet others interested in LEGO building!

Bricks and supplies will all be provided for use at the event.

More information and registration: go.wisc.edu/w473dh

09/07/2026

Calling all 4-H LEGO Enthusiasts!

The focus of this meeting will be team structure challenges. You’ll build with bricks, learn some new strategies, share some ideas, and meet others interested in LEGO building!

Bricks and supplies will all be provided for use at the event.

More information and registration: go.wisc.edu/w473dh