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Concern: Steps taken of preparation

Hours spent :
Children have a growing need to be healthy, be challenged cognitively, Bath bombs 7 hrs
serve others, and prepare for the future. 1. Came up with theme options and picked one Food etiquette 7hrs
Methodology: 2. Planning stations Bracelets & rock painting 8hrs
Objectives: Who: BYU-Idaho Family and Consumer Sciences Majors 3. Made 1st draft of prototype Tin foil boats 9hrs
Help the children to learn basic life skills. Through learning eti- 4. Met with county extension agent Obstacle course 6hrs
quette ,general hygiene, gross and fine motor skills .
teaching students 5. Got feedback from class Dance 7hrs
involve in 4-H. 6. Finalizing plans and advertising
7. Final preparations Total: 44hrs
What: learn basic life skills while having fun.
When: March 28th, 9am-12pm Summary of Expectations
Summary: handmade bracelet, and coloring pages
with a box of crayons. Where: Veteran’s Memorial Building If our camp was able to be carried out, we expect that the kids would have
learned child development, how to follow a recipe, etiquette and manners,
Cooking and Etiquette : At this sta- water displacement, health, and hygeine in addition to practicing their motor
tion the children will learn to first read a skills. The kids would have been able to spend a day having fun and learning
recipe and then we will learn to make a skills that would help them build their future and inspire their creativity. They
recipe. Then after they have made the would have had several projects they could bring home that night and they
recipe they will learn how to set a setting would know how to make them more in their futures.
at a table as they are eating I will then
show them the etiquette brochure and
after they will practice it as they are eat-
ing. Tin Foil Boats : In this station the kids
will learn about water displacement and
how weight affects the volume of the wa-
ter. They will be given supplies and must
build a boat that can float on the water
Heart of Tefiti Bath Bombs At this sta- and hold at least 20 marbles. If they suc-
tion the children will have a chance to ceed they are able to make a second
practice making and measuring ingredi- boat to try and hold 2 marbles more than Abstract
ents for a bath bomb. They will be able the first boat they built. Simplified Project plan
We are Family and Consumer Sciences majors in FCS 380 (Connect Education and Employment).
to use their creative side and choose a Our degree focuses on the life skills for individuals and families to enhance their quality of life. Some
mold and color for their bath bomb. Dur- • Introduction/Welcome (5 min)
of these life skills include food science and nutrition, education and early childhood, human develop- o We’ll split kids up when they check in
ing the activity the instructor will also be ment, and interpersonal relationships. To improve our skills in these focus areas, we had the oppor- • One group then rotate to group two
teaching and demonstrating good health tunity to create a 4H day camp that enriches the lives of the children. • In between the second and third stations, there will be a dance (25 min+3 min to transition)
and hygiene strategies. This will help o Learn a traditional dance
them learn how to take good care of As a group, we organized this 4H camp for Madison County youth ages 8-12. Our theme was “Moana” • After the dance, we’ll do stations three and four
their bodies. and each station had that theme incorporated. For example, at one station our theme was “You’re Wel- • After the fourth station, we’ll come together as a group and do an obstacle course as parents come to
come,” as we learned food preparation and etiquette. In preparation for this day camp, our group pre- pick their children up (30 min)
Obstacle course: In this activity we will pared lesson plans, program plans, prorating costs, and used our creativity to come up with engaging
have an obstacle course set up out of activities for the children. These activities concentrated on the skills of child development, mathemat- • Station one: Bath Bombs (25 min+3 min to transition)
cardboard and ropes. The children won’t ics, fine motor skills, personal hygiene, creativity, culinary arts, and etiquette. • Station two: Food and Etiquette (25 min+3 min to transition)
be timed but they will have to complete • Station three: Bracelets (25 min+3 min to transition)
the course one at a time. While the chil- We carried out this 4H day camp to learn more as we prepare for our futures in the Family and Con- • Station four: Boats (25 min+3 min to transition)
dren are going through the course the sumer Sciences extension and education programs. We have learned a lot as a group. We have
Moana Bracelet and Rock Paint- other children waiting will compete in mi- learned how to successfully write up a lesson plan and execute the camp. We have also learned how
nute-to-win-it games. These games in- to work as a team even remotely to accomplish the plans we originally created. This 4H day camp has Application:
ing : The purpose of this station was to Children will be able to bring all of their projects home with them. Some stations will have a handout to go
clude: cup stacking, balloon games, dice opened our eyes as a team how to create and execute a day camp that would be put on by the county
encourage child development. The chil- stacking, junk in the trunk, and straw with the activity. The skills they are learning will be able to help them all throughout their lives. They will be
dren will be creative in painting rocks in our future careers. able to go home and teach their family and friends the things they have learned.
games.
and beading bracelets. As they are Evaluation:
painting and heading, the instructor will Sarah Black If there’s time at the end, I would ask kids what they learned and what part they most enjoyed. At this
Dance: The children will all come togeth- Deseret Crandall point, we’d be altogether as a big group so we could take as many or as few responses as needed ac-
read to them the children’s book er for a group activity. We will have a
“Moana”. Each child will receive a brace- KD Hunt cording to time
professional dancer come and teach the Tiffany Hartley
let packet with string. A variety of beads kids how to do a few traditional dances.
will be put out to choose from. At the end Jordanne Walker
The dance will last 25 minutes. In this
of the station, each child will get to take activity the kids will be able to use gross
home a green and black swirl rock, motor skills as they dance.