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Thanks for joining Louisiana 4-H's Virtual Recess. Check back daily for activities to keep your mind and body moving!
Celebrate dairy month by making homeade ice cream in plastic bags and exploring the states of matter!
The protein in it is called gluten and is what we will be exploring today. Gluten is what gives baked goods their structure.
Canning is a safe and money saving way to preserve food at home.
The State 4-H Citizenship Board would like to share information and activities in honor of 4-H Day at the Capitol.
The situation, the challenge, the solution and the why.
Mindful eating is all about understanding how your food looks, smells, feels and tastes.
Sewing is a skill worth spending the time and energy to learn. Enjoy the process of learning to sew.
Take some time and learn how to hand sew and make simple repairs to your clothing.
Seashells are mostly made from a compound called calcium bicarbonate.
Take some time and learn how to hand sew and make simple repairs to your clothing.
Join the 4-H Food and Fitness Board in a Fun and Fit Alphabet!
Yoga is a great way to do physical activity and reduce stress. Being outside is shown to also reduce stress and help with concentration.
Knowing how to repair your clothing is a wise investment of time and money.
Take an old t-shirt and make something useful out of it by creating a reusable bag.
This SET activity will expose participants to food science and scientific processes of food production while combining healthy living practices.
Create your own animal that is adapted to living in wetlands habitat.
ATV Safety Institute's Golden Rules, How to properly wear a helmet and activities.
Setting Your Table for FunTable setting demonstration video created by Louisiana 4-H Executive Board member, and National Conference Delegate, Anna Little.
Using a sheet of paper, plan your superhero costume by writing down your ideas.
Learn how to donate to a food pantry and host a virtual food drive.
During this time of unexpected disconnect, creating a Family Tree is a great way to maintain a connection.
Try these 4 fun activities to get you moving and your heart pumping.
Give a throw pillow a face-lift with an easy fleece pillow cover.
Learn how to make a healthy and convenient whole wheat baking mix.
4-H Entrepreneurship Poem and 4-H Projects are a Pathway to Entrepreneurship.
According to the USDA, there are nearly 77.7 million head of pigs in the United States.
Looking for a fun craft project that can help you get organized? Use those tin cans or canisters that you would normally toss away!
The article promotes effective conflict management and conflict resolution strategies.
Learn how to make easy taco soup from can goods as well as ways you can support local food pantries.
Get a list of materials and directions to organizing your desk and a breathing exercise to help reduce stress.
Build a wetlands model using items around and outside your house to see how wetlands act as natural filters for our water.
The month of April is National Autism Awareness Month. It is common that those with Autism face some sort of sensory issue.
Communication generally means you talk to each other (or carry on a conversation in some other way). It also means you listen to each other.
Some wetland areas are not healthy because they suffer from pollution. In this activity, you will come up with a plan to help solve the litter problem.
The following leadership activities will provide children with an opportunity to understand what it means to lead and recognize their leadership potential.
Learn to make peanut butter protein bites with just five ingredients.
Currently, those working in the health care industry are trying to extend the life of the N95 masks by using your homemade surgical facemask.
Pollinators are the critters in our environment who pollinate the vegetables, fruits, and flowers in our backyards.
Adults and children should wash their hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds
Spring is strawberry time in Louisiana, and it’s a wonderful idea to add strawberries to smoothies, fruit and vegetable salads, in jams and jellies, and more.
From the flowers and trees outside, to butterflies, and even you – everything needs water to survive.
In Louisiana, rice is the top agricultural export. That means that more rice is sent out of our state than any other agricultural commodity.
Always wear a helmet, use hand signals and know the rules of the road.
Ten ways that children and youth can volunteer and serve their community from home.
There is a huge variety of living things that you can discover with a simple dip-net. You can easily make one with a few items around the house.
Kids can perform this experiment to learn what attracts critters and how to protect themselves from bug bites.
Get outside and take a “penny walk” to see everything that is springing to life! “Penny walks” help kids explore their surroundings.
Try this easy and fun experiment to learn why it’s important to take care of your teeth.
SET activity exposing participants to meat science and the scientific effects of mechanical and physical protein degradation
Cleaning is a skill that will serve kids throughout their lives and it will make their parents lives easier.
It’s important for children and youth to get physical activity for at least 60 minutes each day.
Enjoy learning more about living with your dog and ensuring that they have a happy and healthy life. Make your own homemade doggie treats with this recipe.
In this exercise, youth will have the opportunity to express their gratitude to others in a thoughtful manner.
Calm jars are a tool used to lead kids through developing positive “self-talk” practices which can help boost confidence, optimism and motivation.
Learn how to make a whole gang of farm animal finger puppets
Learn eight yoga poses that you can do along with the 4-H pledge.
Try this fun challenge to teach kids the concepts of engineering. Using toothpicks and gumballs, students will build a small bridge.
Manners are a big deal. We live in a society and if we use nice manners, we will make life easier and nicer for everyone.
Kids feeling uncomfortable about a test, a performance or a tough conversation is part of life.
Teach kids how chemical reactions are impacted by a catalyst.
This activity will help young kids think about and recognize positive traits within themselves and others in a fun and creative way.
