By Paiton Hallmark, Layton Allen, Samantha Medvin and Russell Mallery
Let’s talk about 4-H Camp! 4-H Camp used to be held annually at the Eagle Lake Youth Camp every summer. 4-H members spent several days camping out, singing songs around the campfire and learning all about Lassen County wildlife and the like.
Sadly, this tradition died off several years ago and it has been really hard to bring back. This year’s Ambassador team is going to make a run at it!
We are hosting a shortened 4-H Camp at the Lassen County Fairgrounds April 13th through the 15th. Yep, during spring break! This camp is not an overnight camp and it’s only half a day for kids ages 5-8 so that our older youth can enjoy some leadership activities in the afternoon.
We figure that kids might want something to do while their parents are at work or parents just want their kids to experience the fun of camp!
We have had many people ask – why should our kids come to 4-H Camp? Well, let us tell you a little about what we have planned for the first afternoon, which is open to children and their families, for the Camp Olympics.
Are you fast? Stealthy? Love to play team sports! 4-H Camp Olympics needs you! Layton Allen will be hosting “Capture the Flag.” There are two teams, the red and blue team. Each team has a flag, and the point of the game is to catch the other teams flag to win.
You have to play both defense and offense during this game which makes it interesting.
Layton is looking forward to the tribal dancing and cultural engagement during 4-H camp.
With 4-H Camp comes many games! During our Camp Olympics Paiton Hallmark will be hosting the classic game of the three-legged race. In this game participants pair up and stand side by side, with their adjacent legs tied together.
The objective of this game is to work together to run or walk to the finish line as quickly as possible. This game is a wonderful way to have fun, laugh a lot, and learn how to work as a team!
As much fun as this activity is, Paiton is looking forward the most to doing the Egg Drop Challenge. This challenge is a fantastic way to get creative! You will have to think out of the box to design a contraption that can protect an egg from breaking when dropped from a height.
This also allows for a teaching moment of science and engineering in a hands-on way.
Last but most definitely not least, you get to see if your egg survives or not. Even if your egg breaks, you will have a good laugh and learn what to do better next time.
At 4-H camp there are so many more fun activities planned and many cool skills to be discovered all while trying something new and meeting new friends, so why not give it a shot?
Lassen County 4-H Camp to feature the centuries old Potato Sack Race as part of the Camp Olympics hosted by Samantha Medvin. Fun Fact: potato Sack races date back to the early 1900’s when farm workers used to race each other while carrying sacks of potatoes on their back.
With a few race challenges added we are excited to bring this old-fashioned race to the Camp Olympics. Your 4-H Ambassadors are looking forward to seeing 4H camp come to a successful event attended by you. We have days planned with many activities, food, music, culture, campfire stories, special guests and fun. We want to thank many community partners who have helped the 4-H Ambassadors with camp planning.
Recently the Lassen Municipal Utility District donated $300 towards the camp, a big thank you to them for their support!
Russell Mallery is hosting some good old-fashioned Tug-of-War! Unfortunately, no mud pit in the middle though. The part of camp that Russell is looking forward to the most is making tie die t-shirts and the Egg Drop Challenge that the Ambassadors are planning!
4-H Camp Registration is closing on March 21st! If you’re between age ages of 5-18 then 4-H Camp is for you! If you’re not a 4-H member there’s a small 4-H enrollment fee of $33.50 in addition to the $25.00 camp registration fee.
If your children want to attend camp but need financial assistance please contact the Ambassador Advisor, Nickie Dilts, at 1.530.310.6882. We want every kid to get the opportunity to come check out 4-H Camp.
Click here for registration information on Lassen 4H’s Facebook page.
