Robeson County 4-H

 Have you been crafting, cooking, growing, creating?  Artastic is the event for you!  We are very excited to offer our visual arts contest for 4-H members.  Enter as many items as you like (well at least one per category) and bring them into our office by September 12 at 5 pm.  We will judge your items and then enter them in the fair for you.  You can then pick up your entries at the fair on October 5 at 1 pm.  To be part of this contest you must be actively enrolled in 4-H Online.  To register please click this link or check the app under programs.

  Get ready to recharge, connect, and grow! The 4-H Volunteer Conference of Southern States invites YOU and your 4-H crew to join us onsite or virtually for  4-H: Thrive in 25!  happening October 2-6, 2025. This national conference is your chance to gather with passionate 4-H volunteers and staff from across the country for days packed with inspiration, new ideas, and the energy you need to keep making a difference.   Who should attend?  Any adult 4-H volunteer or staff member eager to learn, share, and rejuvenate!   Where?  Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia OR virtually from wherever you are. Onsite registration includes lodging (Thursday-Sunday), delicious meals (Thursday dinner through Sunday breakfast), and full access to engaging conference activities. Don’t miss this chance to invest in yourself—and bring your 4-H friends along for the ride!   Register now and thrive in 2025!  Visit  www.4hvcoss.com  and follow us on ...

  You're invited to the 2025 fundraiser and celebration Pickin in the Pines at Millstone   4-H Camp on October 18 from 3 to 8 pm!  Don't miss all the fun, BBQ and Bluegrass at this year's Pickin in the Pines event at Millstone 4-H Camp. We are proud to say that, with your help, we have raised funding to send 150+ youth in need to camp since this fundraiser started in 2018 and we want to keep the momentum going.  Join us for a magical evening of food, music, drinks, dance, and friendly gathering in the Pines!  Headlining the event are the fun, North Carolina-based traditional Bluegrass band  The   Asheville Mountain   Boys,  with local entertainment from Bluegrass group  The Axe Handlers .  Your $50 event ticket includes a BBQ meal, beer/wine for the evening and entertainment from these two first-class Bluegrass acts. You'll find many unique pieces donated by craftsmen and foundations all across North Carolin...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of 4-H Volunteer Larry Russ.  Larry passed away at his home, surrounded by family, on Sunday, August 24th.     Larry has been a volunteer with Robeson County 4-H for more than 20 years.  In that time he has been the leader of the Dirty Dozen Shooting Sports 4-H Club, a co-leader of the Dirty Rascals JMG Club, and Hunter Safety Education volunteer with NC Wildlife commission, which allowed him to teach Hunter Safety classses at our office, a requirement for folks getting their huting license.  What he may be most remembered for are his talents behind the grill.  He could often be found at summer camps, volunteer trainings, and other events cooking up delectable treats from hamburgers and hot dogs to chicken and even the occasional turkey.  One of his favorite events to cook for was the Farmer's Market Summer Extravaganza where he would work with the Cooperative Extension staff to create wonderfu...

                                         What?!?  You say 5-8 year olds understand technology?  Technology Tuesday is a chance for them to explore all sorts of technology from old school tech toys that use magnetism to work to coding and even engineering.   We started our day like always do with time to wake up and get to play all sorts of games by ourselves or in small groups making friends and starting the day right.  After a brief meeting on the carpet to check in on reminders, checks of behaviors from the day before, and upcoming events for the day, it was time to get started on the fun.   Today we started with a lesson on magnetism and gravity.  We used an old fashioned (don't mean to offend any 70's children) toy to show the importance of connection.  When the connection was made through magnets on each side of the wheel with the rals the whee...

  Get ready to build and battle your way through the 4-H Lego Brick Blitz, where creativity meets competition in a fun-filled environment! We are so excited about this new competition and partnership at the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair. 4-H and Lumberton Parks and Rec are joining together for our first ever 4-H Lego Brick Blitz. What is that? It is a timed free build competition for youth ages 5-18. Each youth will get a base and a bag of legos and have one hour to build anything they like. How does it work? Parents will sign their children up via eventbrite with the Robeson County 4-H Program prior to the competition. Youth will compete in one of four age categories: 5-7 year olds, 8-10 year olds, 11-13 years, and 14-18. Youth will arrive with an adult at the Al Parnell Home Exhibits building prior to the compeitition starting at 6 pm. It is children's night and youth will be able to enter for free. When they arrive they will check in at the home exhibits building and check ...

    Day one for our Cloverbud 4-H Day Camp and I believe it was a stunning run to the famous closing fairy tale line of, "and they all lived happily ever after".  For those of you not familiar with cloverbuds or Cloverbud day camp let us explain.   The 4-H Cloverbud Day Camp  is a summer program designed for young children (ages 5-8) to help them transition back to school schedules in a fun way. .   The camp typically includes themed days with activities like arts and crafts, science experiments, and cooking.  It's a hands-on experience where youth can learn while having fun.   Today our theme was storytelling.  We started off with some get to know you games and ice breakers and then launched into the fun.  We used story cards and each randomly pulled a card with a picture out of a deck and told a story about what we saw in the picture.  After we got done with that Ms. Shea Ann shuffled the card and split them in half....