Horticulture Lesson

We learned all about plants and compost Sunday. We got to make our own terrariums and grow our own flowers! Ms. Janelle taught us how to make compost and what to put in it. We learned you never put orange peel in compost because it has too much acid.Ms. Janelle showed us how to plant seeds. We got to plant things in a 2-liter bottle. There were all kinds of seeds we could use. Some of us chose marigolds, some picked bachelors's buttons.

4-H Food Show

We learned how to do the 4-H Food Show! We went to the Childress' house and we watched Andrew make a Broccoli Quiche. Then we learned how to cook it. We also got to try Applesauce Oat Muffins. Then Annabelle gave a speech on her Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies. They sounded really yummy! She used whole wheat flour and stuvia to make them so healthy. Next our leader, Ms. Jean, taught us about My Plate. It's like an eating healthy guideline.We even colored our own My Plates. We all sampled the quiche, and it  was SO good!

Broccoli Quiche You'll need: <!        3 eggs <!--        1 cup of milk <!--1 cup of broccoli - flowerets <!--1 cup of Parmesan cheese <!--1½ cups of Swiss cheese <!A prepared piecrust - we used the kind that comes in its own baking tin <!--¼ teaspoon of salt <!--½ teaspoon of black pepper

Pour the milk into a big bowl.   Break the three eggs, one at a time, into a measuring cup. This will let you fish out any pieces of shell before the eggs go into the large bowl.

Add the salt, pepper and the cheeses.

Stir everything together with the whisk.

Pour the egg mixture into the prepared pie crust. Add the broccoli. Make sure it is spread evenly around the quiche.

    Put the pie tin on the cookie sheet and have Mom or whoever is helping you carry the quiche to the oven.

Bake the quiche for 35 to 40 minutes at 350 until the top is nicely browned. 

Clover Kids learn about music

Our Clover Kid group went to the music store to learn about music. We learned about wind instruments, percussion instruments, and string instruments.*Interesting fact: A piano is a string instrument because it has strings in it!* The people at the music store were really nice. They let us play all the instruments and gave us each a kazoo!We learned a lot and had a great time. Thanks, Guitars,Etc.!

Farm Tour

We went on a farm tour and learned about showing cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc. We got to brush cows:

We learned about showsticks!

                        We learned how to show animals and how to be safe around big animals. We also got to see ducks and different types of chickens. All of the kids learned how to brace goats. We also got to pet all the animals.

Clover Kids First Meeting

Clover Kids mix learning and fun

Noah shows his puppy dressed in her tutu. Below, Laura , the 4-H Clover Kids teen leader, helps Annabelle learn to say the 4-H Motto and Pledge while also doing the hula hoop. They all enjoyed this portion and had to take several times to get the hula hoop to stay up and try to learn to learn the motto and pledge.  The Henderson County 4-H Clover Kids met and had an interesting time with show and tell and learning the 4- H Motto and Pledge. 4-H Clover Kids also had the pleasure of having the new 4-H AgriLife Extension Agent join in the meeting.
Jackie Cole told them that she is from Cushing and attended TVCC and was on the show team and just graduated from Tarleton State University. She also has been an intern for the AgriLife Extension Office during the summer. Jackie has some great ideas and plans to help our 4-H program off to a new year. So if you see her, take the time and introduce yourself to Jackie Cole, our new 4- H Agent.
Show and Tell was really interesting from skulls, to little brothers and toys, to rabbits, insects and little dogs with a tutu skirt.
The 4-H Clover Kids Program is for ages 5-8 years of age. It is an introductory program into the 4-H program. They cannot compete like the older 4-H kids but do take part for the learning experience in the county 4-H program only. Clover Kids have rules to follow just like the older 4-H kids follow.
There is no charge to join 4-H Clover Kids and if you are interested in being a part of this program contact the AgriLife Extension Office at 903-675- 6130.
If any adult has an interesting hobby or would like to take part in the 4-H program by being a sponsor or project leader please contact the AgriLife Extension Office and learn more about the program.
The 4-H season is also starting up for the older kids and if interested in taking part there are several clubs just waiting for you to contact them and if you don’t know who to contact and want to know more about 4-H call the AgriLife Extension Office at 903-675-6130 and they will help you in learning more about the 4-H program and what it has to offer. 4-H is proudly sponsored by the United Way Fund. Thanks for viewing!