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Fun in the Sun, Twenty Twenty One!
Your Canadian County Cooperative Extension Team has created plenty of fun programs and activities this summer for your children! Not all youth programs require a 4-H membership, and if you're looking for something fun and different to get the most out of your summer, check out these activities!
Questions? Contact us at (405) 262-0155 and we'll be more than happy to discuss all the opportunities available in 4-H!
*Registration Deadlines Vary - Do not wait!
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Summer 2021
- Robotics Day Camp
This camp is over. Call (405) 262-0155 to inquire about upcoming 4-H programs!
Education Building
220 N. Country Club Road, El Reno
Time: 9AM - 2PM
Ages: 9-18
Cost: $10
Limited to the first 16 youth
Get ready to embark on an adventure in Robotics! For the morning session, the LEGO robotics program will inspire 4-H members to learn how to build basic robots that move using motor and sensors. They will also be exposed to simple computer coding and learn teamwork and leadership skills. After lunch, youth will learn more coding and programming skills using Sphero BOLT & RVR robots. Designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and invention through connected play and coding, Sphero BOLT and RVR provide the opportunity to express inventive ideas and experience the power of robotic customization through programming.
*Potential 4-H project opportunity for 4-H members*
- Garden Salsa Day Camp
Mustang Community Center
1201 North Mustang Road, Mustang
Time: 9AM - 3PM
Ages: 9-18
Cost: $10
Limited to the first 16 youth
This camp is over. Call (405) 262-0155 to inquire about upcoming 4-H programs!
Youth will spend the morning session in the Mustang Community Center's Wildhorse Garden with our County Horticulturist, learning about proper care and growing of seasonal vegetables and what is needed for a salsa recipe. After lunch, youth will gain basic food safety skills and learn how to take fresh local vegetables and make yummy salsa. Students will also learn how to safely can salsa using a hot water bath and will get to take a jar home.
*Potential fair entry*
- Photography Day Camp
Express Clydesdale Barn
12701 W. Wilshire Boulevard, Yukon
Time: 9AM - 2PM
Ages: 9-18
Cost: $10
Limited to the first 20 youth
This camp is over. Call (405) 262-0155 to inquire about upcoming 4-H programs!
Participants will learn basic photography techniques, composition (elements and principles of art), lighting, and photographic storytelling skills. They will have the opportunity to explore and capture photos within the following categories: people, animals, plant life, and scenery. Youth will also have a clear understanding of how a successful photography County Fair entry can be accomplished.
*Potential fair entry for 4-H members*
- 4-H Camp
Canyon Camp
Hinton, OK
Ages: 8-13
Cost: $175
Limited to the first 20 (4-H membership required)
This camp is over. Call (405) 262-0155 to inquire about upcoming 4-H programs!
Are you ready to have fun this summer? Do you like to be with old friends and make new ones? Then pack your bags and your best attitude and let’s go to 4-H Camp Tuesday, June 15 through Friday, June 18!
Fun activities have been planned this year to insure a great time at Canyon Camp in Hinton, OK. Our teen counselors and staff have planned educational and recreational workshops for the week. The campgrounds have a chlorinated pool (with lifeguard), putt-putt, basketball court, kick ball, monkey ball pit, 9-square court, archery, and hiking, and much more!
- Health Rocks Day Camp
Education Building
220 N. Country Club Road, El Reno
Time: 10AM - 2PM
Ages: 9-18
Cost: $10
Limited to the first 40 youth
This camp is over. Call (405) 262-0155 to inquire about upcoming 4-H programs!
Participants will learn the importance of building life skills that lead to healthy lifestyle choices, reducing youth smoking and tobacco use. Health Rocks engages youth and adults in partnerships to develop and implement community strategies to reduce smoking and other substance abuse. Youth and adults will build positive enduring relationships to address at-risk behaviors of youth.
*Potential fair entry for 4-H members*
- Kids Cooking 101
Education Building
220 N. Country Club Road, El Reno
Time: 9AM - 2PM
Ages: 7-12 (Basic Cooking)
Cost: $20
Limited to the first 20 youth
This camp is over. Call (405) 262-0155 to inquire about upcoming 4-H programs!
This one day workshop will give youth the basic understanding of nutrition, the art of cooking and preparing their own food. Lunch will be provided.
*Gaining fair entry skills*
- Kids in the Kitchen
Education Building
220 N. Country Club Road, El Reno
Time: 9AM - 2PM
Ages: 9-14 (Air Fryer and Pressure Cooker)
Cost: $20
Limited to the first 20
This camp is over. Call (405) 262-0155 to inquire about upcoming 4-H programs!
This one day workshop will give youth the opportunity to learn how to prepare several recipes using an Air Fryer, a Pressure Cooker, and practice their knife/food safety skills. Lunch will be provided.
*Gaining fair entry skills*
- July 9 - Jr. Master Gardener Day Camp
Mustang Community Center's Wildhorse Garden
1201 North Mustang Road, Mustang
Time: 9AM - 3PM
Ages: 7-11
Cost: $10
Limited to the first 15 youth
CALL (405) 262-0155 TO REGISTER!
Want to play in the dirt? Come spend the day at the Wildhorse Garden! Learning will be facilitated through hands-on activities. Adult volunteers will be present to help the kids. Lunch and snacks will be provided with registration.
*Note "Junior Master Gardeners" in the memo on the check, as well as the child's name*
For all camps, make payments payable to OSU Extension, P.O. Box 519, El Reno, OK 73036 prior to any posted deadline. Please make a note in the memo line of the check with the program name for which you are registering and the child's name to avoid confusion!