It was all about nature as the members of the Dirty Rascals Junior Master Gardener 4-H club meet last night. Nature and Christmas were the main topics of this meeting right after they got done with a little business. The club members elected officers that will serve through September of 2011. Dillon McCartney will be President, Tyson Alford Vice President, Tyron Alford Treasurer, Andra Turbok Secretary, and Kieren Hatcher will be Reporter. After getting done with the difficult business of elections the group spread out to make some really neat and natural craft projects
Club leader, Missy McLean worked with the youth to make some really neat mouse ornaments. They used acorns, gumballs from trees, straw, google eyes and pom poms to make the unique creatures. With a ribbon placed strategically between the body and head during construction they had some really cute, yet personal tree ornaments.
The youth also worked with Kerrie Roach who volunteered to come play as she calls it. They used clementine oranges and whole cloves to make pomanders. Usually these are hung with ribbon and elicit one of the most wonderful Christmas smells. Many people will remember this as a craft they learned with their grandparents and our youth had just as much fun learning how to do it.
Tanya Underwood, a club co-leader worked with the youth to make some festive candles. Each got a vanilla candle and a bottle of cinnamon sticks. They glued the sticks on their candles in whatever pattern they liked then tied ribbon around it. The candles are not only festive to look at but smell good whether or not they were burned.
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