Computer Science- Coding Your Name

ReviewToday is day 30 of the 30 day 4h challenge. To celebrate the last day, let's review the last 29 days before seeing today's 'code your name' activity. Bird Feeder Plant a garden Visit the farm Zoo Excursion Nature Walk Raising Butterflies Mason Jar Garden Pressed Flowers Card Making Chemistry Egg Drop Boat Races Lemonade...

Engineering- Robot Hand

Review4H Challenge is to build a robotic hand. I found this great example while on Pinterest. Check it out here. Just one more day to enter into the 4H photo contest. I just checked the number of entries and there are over 1.1 million. Crazy but happy for the interest of getting kids 'inspired to...

Chemistry – Bath Bombs

ReviewJust 2 days left of the 4H photo challenge. Today's challenge is to create a bath bomb and give it to someone. Check back this weekend for the last 2 days of challenges. For the whole calendar, check out my original post here. The ActivityFor a birthday gift, my daughter received this bath bomb kit,...

Art – Crayon Candles

ReviewThe 27th daily challenge of the 4H photo contest is making crayon candles. Which we are excited to try. I did not purchase wicks so we will try and make those too. Click here for more info about the contest. The Activity How to make a wick? Interesting question and after doing some research, I'm...

Build a campfire

ReviewDuring a family reunion this summer, we had a wonderful teacher (my cousin, Hunter) show my family how to build two different types of camp fires, which is today's 4h challenge. I'm kicking myself right now because I do not have a picture of either of them. But I didn't know I would be writing...

Art and the Park

ReviewToday's 4h challenge is go to the park and draw the view. Since the park is now clean from the previous challenge, now we can enjoy it. It wasn't hard to clean since the park was pretty clean already. Only 5 days remaining in the 4H 30 day challenge. Check out how you can win...

Pick Up Trash

ReviewDaily challenge number 24 is to pick up trash in our park. I'm feeling so excited that I've been able to commit to blogging this much. I have to thank 4H for inspiring me to do a variety of activities this month of September. If you missed the 4H photo contest challenge, check out my...

Food Bank Drive

ReviewToday's 4H challenge is to set up a food drive but instead of setting one up we participated in an existing one. A great food drive that is on going is for Mill Creek Community Food Bank at our local church. If you missed the 4H photo contest challenge, check out my earlier post that...

Art n Chemistry – Cooking and Meal Planning

Review4H's daily challenge is to plan, shop and prepare a meal plan. My daughter loves to help in the kitchen and is very interested in cooking. If you have missed the other 21 daily challenges, check out my earlier post that includes a link to each post as well as more information about the $10,000...

Kids Yoga Exercise Excursion

Review4H challenge is family yoga session. Can't believe there are only 10 days left of the 30 day challenge. Check out the challenge calendar or on 4h.org. Do you want to win a $10,000 scholarship for your kiddo? Participate in the photo contest and see the full rules at 4h.org The ActivityI love yoga for...

Art – Cooking New Foods

ReviewToday's 4H challenge is to try a new vegetable and use it in a recipe. By participating in the 4H challenge and photography it, you have a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship. Check out all the activities by downloading the list here. The Activity So we went to the local grocery store and found...

Helping Senior Citizen Excursion

ReviewToday's 4h challenge is to help a senior citizen with technology or household chores. A couple of senior citizens that we help often are my parents and in laws (but to be honest; they help us out a lot too). With Grandparents Day earlier this month, let's think of some activities to celebrate them. Did...

Homeless care packages

ReviewThe 4H photo challenge today is to collect items for the homeless. Make a care package is a great way to show you care. If you don't know about 4H photo contest with the chance to win a $10,000 scholarship, please check out the calendar for the 30 day challenge in September or 4H.org. The...

Art – Thank You Letter

Review4H recommendation for today's photo contest is write a thank you letter to a local community leader. I asked my 5 year old daughter whom she would like to write a thank you note to. She told me it was a secret. Remember she is 5. Who do you think she wrote to? The ActivitySo...

Volunteering with Animals

ReviewToday's 4H challenge is volunteering at a local dog shelter. I've looked into kid volunteering at our local pet shelter, Paws located in Lynnwood, WA. This shelter requires volunteers to be at least 18 years or older to work with or around animals, but there are many other ways kids can help. The ActivitiesPAWS website...

Science- Lemon Battery

ReviewToday is day 14 of the 30 day 4H challenge to inspire kids to do. Unfortunately, we fell a day behind and didn't make the lemon battery as suggested by the 4H 30 challenge calendar, check it out here. The Activity Here is a link to the 4H website with detailed instructions how to preform...

Mathematics – Lemonade Stand

Review4H challenge today's challenge is to raise money and give the profits to a charity. Great experience for kids. If your little one is unable to raise money with a lemonade stand like us, 4H recommends doing a car wash but if you live in a rainy climate like us in the Pacific Northwest. Maybe...

Engineering- Boat Race

ReviewToday is the boat race challenge for the 4H photo contest. By participating in the photo contest, you have a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship. Check out all the activities here!! Download the list here. The ActivitySince we live in Washington state, we are surrounded by ferries that will take you back and forth...

Chemistry – Sour Milk

ReviewThis summer we hosted a play date with sciences experiment activities and today being 4H's day to be inspire to do chemistry; I thought I would reflect on those chemistry experiments. As I feel I say in every post, you can find the 4H 30 day challenge in one of my earlier post about the...

Art – Card Making

ReviewThe activity we have in store for today is card making with some of the pressed flowers from yesterday's 4H challenge activity. If you didn't catch the pressed flowers activity, check it out here. Day 9 4H challenge is making and deliver cheery card to senior citizens in the area (if the missed the challenge...