Getting Colorfully Adjusted

This is one of our very favorite weeks of Summer Fun, Cloverbud Day Camp! Cloverbud Day Camp is for youth between the ages of 5 and 8 years old. The camp starts at 8:30 am and runs until 3 each afternoon. Our Day Campers are getting into the swing of school on this schedule and getting the chance to make new friends and do a lot of hands on learning while they are with us.
Monday's are a little unusual as we are setting our schedule for the week, meeting each other, setting the rules and learning where everything is. Don't worry by Friday they will be old pros at this.
We started our day with coloring sheets to give everyone a chance to wake up and be creative. Then we hit the carpet to make our rules. Things like have fun, be respectful, and keep your hands and feet to yourself made the list. The day campers also made the consequences for breaking the rules.
After getting all of the ground rules out of the way it was time to meet Tamika McLean, Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Program Assistant. She introduced our youth to Professor Popcorn who likes to teach youth about foods, nutrition, and exercise. Today they also did the Glo-germ experiment. The youth put a special lotion on their hands and under a black light the germs on their hands would glow. Then they would go into the bathroom and practice proper hand washing that Mrs. Tamika taught them. After wards it was time to go to the kitchen to make a special treat.

After we got done preparing our treats we headed back into the auditorium and made very special 4-H bracelets with Miss Shea Ann. Our bracelets taught us all about 4-H, the pledge, logo and motto. We also learned the the colors for 4-H are green and white. After that it was time for lunch. Mrs. Penny made us a wonderful lunch and we had a good time eating and making new friends. After lunch we worked with Mrs. Janice and learned how to use a measuring cup and spoons. Miss Shea Ann did science experiments with us and we learned how to make different colors. We learned about colors that can't be made by adding two colors together, those are primary colors. The we actually made colors with primary colors. For example we mixed red and blue and made a pretty purple. We mixed blue and yellow to make 4-H green, and then when we mixed yellow and red it made orange. It was a lot of fun making the water turn colors then we practiced the same thing with crayons on a special worksheet Miss Shea Ann made.

At the end of the day we ate our snack and gathered all of our things together. Tomorrow will be a new day with new adventures, and we can't wait to come back.