Pre-Teen Fun Day
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development prides itself with providing youth with exciting real-world opportunities. On February 15, Rensselaer County’s 4-H Teen Council held its annual Pre-Teen Fun Day event at Brittonkill (Tamarac) School. Pre-Teen Fun Day is a day of STEM taught by 4-H Teens. This year 29 Pre-Teens participated, ages 5-12 and 16 teens, ages 13-18 ran the event.
They began the day with icebreaker activities led by teens, to get to know each other and to set goals for the day. From there, youth partook in a day of food and photography. Participants made their own quick rising yeast dough and made pizzas, had a cupcake decorating challenge and learned editing techniques for taking photos.
Pre-Teen Fun Day is an annual event sponsored by Rensselaer County’s 4-H Teen Council. This day not only allows younger members to dive into a STEM related topic, but it is also a great leadership opportunity for the teens that plan and run the event. 4-H has been proven to build skills, experience and confidence needed to emerge as effective leaders and contributing members of society.
Help improve our community by getting your children involved in 4-H. For more information please call your respective county’s Cornell Cooperative Extension office, Rensselaer County 518-272-4210- www.ccerensselaer.org.