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Vigo County Mini 4-H

• Mini 4-H is open to youth in kindergarten, 1^st and 2^nd
• Mini 4-Hers can attend any 4-H Club meeting.
• Mini 4-Hers are invited to sign up for projects to be exhibited at the fair.
• Mini 4-H projects will receive a ribbon for each project exhibited.
• You can add and drop projects until May 15^th, using the 4HOnline system.
• Mini 4-Hers can exhibit a full size poster (22x28) or a half-size poster (11x14). It is preferred that posters be on a hard backing (foam board is available for purchase at the Extension Office and displayed horizontally.
• Mini 4-Hers can show an animal in the Alpaca/Llama, Beef, Dairy, Goat, Horse & Pony, Poultry, Rabbit, or Sheep, Swine shows at the fair. Please check fair book for all rules.

Mini 4-H Exhibit Descriptions

Bicycle- Exhibit 1 of the following:  a poster based on one of the activities covered in the manual such as choosing a bike, bicycle maintenance, traffic rules, hazards of the road, safety and helmets.

Bugs-  Exhibit 1 of the following:  make a poster of an insect or spider and label the body parts, draw a picture of a butterfly.  Be sure to make the designs on the wings symmetrical.  Make a poster or a book showing some of the ways bugs protect themselves.  Make a project activity as a group and take it to the Fair to show the kinds of things your group has been doing.  Make a scrapbook of pictures showing your group having fun while making the project activities in this manual.

Collections- Exhibit 1 of the following:  a sample of your collection, a report on a collection you saw at a museum or library, or a survey of friends and family to find out what they had collected.

Crafts- Exhibit 1 of the following:  splatter painting, drawing, craft kits, design your own crafts and more.

Cupcake Decorating- Exhibit 2 individually decorated cupcakes, decorated in a theme and displayed in single layer, on a solid base with project tag attached.

Dinosaurs- Exhibit 1 of the following:  a fossil cast, a dinosaur scrapbook, a dinosaur model, a poster showing how big dinosaurs were, and many more.

Farm Animals- Exhibit 1 of the following:  an original story about a favorite farm animal, poster of farm products or kinds of farm animals, story about a farmer; story about fairy tale farm animals; model of farm animal.

Foods- Exhibit 1 of the following:  peanut butter sandwich popcorn snack, no bake cookies, kitchen safety poster, My Plate poster, or marshmallow treats.

Forestry- Exhibit 1 of the following:  a poster of the parts of a tree, the uses of wood, animal homes, types of trees, along with collecting colored leaves and completing leaf rubbings.

Gardening- Exhibit 1 of the following:  plate of 3 vegetables, plant in a pot, plant scrapbook, or Chia pet.

I’m a Hoosier- Exhibit a poster based on one of the activities covered in the manual such as:  Indiana symbols, state song, state rock, state flower, state tree or state song.

Me and My Pet- Exhibit 1 of the following:  a notebook or poster about your pet.

Models- Exhibit 1 of the following:  snap together model, a model made from clay or popsicle sticks, a model made out of different things (ex. Legos and clay), a model with a background, or a report on models that you saw in a museum.

More Bugs- Exhibit 1 of the following:  design & make your own bug using materials around your house, make a poster showing bugs that live in groups on one half and bugs that live alone on the other half.

Photography- Exhibit an 11" x 14" poster (mounted on a stiff backing and covered with plastic) with 5 color pictures you have taken.

Plants and Flowers- Exhibit 1 of the following:  3 cut flowers in a vase, flowering plant, houseplant, cacti, colored flower, poster on different parts of a plant, scrapbook of flowers or a plant maze.

Sewing- Exhibit 1 of the following:  sewing kit, pin cushion, Kool Cat & Honey Bear, machine practice pages, or throw pillow.

Space- Exhibit 1 of the following:  make poster or a group mural of space, design and make your own rocket using materials around your house like paper towel tubes and construction paper, make a poster or a book showing some things you have discovered about astronauts, make the star constellation of your choice using two different techniques from this manual or make up your own method.

Sun, Stars and Space- Exhibit 1 of the following:  a planet mobile, a model of a planet or moon hit by asteroids, a model of a comet, a poster or model of the shuttle or a poster about constellations, a poster or mural of the solar system.

Trees- Exhibit 1 of the following:  5 leaf rubbings, a tree poster of the 4 seasons, a collage of tree pictures, or pictures of a group working on activities from the project manual.

Whales and Dolphins- Exhibit 1 of the following:  a whale or dolphin scrapbook, a whale or dolphin model, and a poster showing different parts of a whale, a whalarama and others.

Wildlife Adventure- Exhibit 1 of the following:  birds of Indiana poster, bird feeder, bird watching chart, collecting insects & others.

Vigo County Mini 4-H

Livestock Exhibits

All Mini 4-Her’s must be enrolled as a Vigo County Mini 4-H member in 4HOnline to participate in shows and exhibit projects. Mini 4-H in Indiana is open to youth in grades K-2. Mini 4-H is a NON-COMPETITIVE learning environment including rewards that are identical and/or ribbons of the same color for everyone, no champions or winners are selected.

Alpaca & Llama- Use an animal of an older 4-H member already entered in the show. Mini 4-H Show will begin at 6:00 PM on Sunday. The show consists of a showmanship class.   

Beef- Use an animal of an older 4-H member already entered in the show. Participate in a Mini 4-H Showmanship class at the conclusion of the beef show on Thursday afternoon. Mini 4-H MUST be assisted by a parent, legal guardian, or another adult designated by the guardian. The adult will have control of the animal at all times.

Dairy- Use an animal of an older 4-H member already entered in the show. Mini’s show in 4-H Dairy Showmanship. Mini 4-H MUST be assisted by a parent, legal guardian, or another adult designated by the guardian.” The adult will have control of the animal at all times.

Goats- Use an animal of an older 4-H member already entered in the show. Mini 4-H Showmanship classes offered for both Dairy and Meat Goats following the other Goat Showmanship classes at the beginning of each show on Wednesday starting at 9:00 AM.

Horse & Pony- Mini can use their own horse or use an animal of an older 4-H member already entered in the show. All horses must show proof of vaccination.  Mini 4-H classes offered include Showmanship and Walk, Trot shown on Saturday and they can choose between Western or English.  Mini Barrels (Walk, Trot) are shown on Sunday. The Mini 4-H horse can stay in the stalls during fair if there is space available and they have enough Horse & Pony Club points.

Poultry- Mini 4-H members may bring two birds for exhibition at the Fair.  The birds will stay the duration of the fair. Mini 4-H birds will be examined by the judge during the show on Monday.   

Rabbits- Mini’s may exhibit a maximum of two of their rabbits for their Mini 4-H Rabbit project (one buck and one doe).  These Rabbits must be of an A.R.B.A. recognized breed in order to be able to exhibit.  Mini 4-H members will follow all regular 4-H Rabbit Department Terms and Conditions. The Mini Show is Sunday at 5:00 PM.

Sheep- Use an animal of an older 4-H member already entered in the show. Mini 4-H’ers will show at the beginning of showmanship, which follows animal classes on Monday evening.

Swine- Use an animal of an older 4-H member already entered in the show. The Mini 4-H Showmanship class will take place at the conclusion of the Barrow Show on Tuesday afternoon.

2023 4-H VIGO COUNTY COUNCIL. 3

VIGO COUNTY 4-H CLUBS AND LEADERS. 4

FAIR SCHEDULE of 4-H EVENTS. 5

VIGO COUNTY FRIENDS OF  4-H WINNERS. 6

ADMINISTRATIVE. 7

4-H GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS. 8

4-H OVERNIGHT REGULATIONS DURING THE FAIR. 9

RECORD OF 4-H ACHIEVEMENT. 10

4-H PREMIUM SCHEDULE. 10

4-H POSTER GUIDELINES. 10

NOTEBOOK & POSTER PROJECT TIPS. 11

Common Exhibit Hall Forms. 12

GRIEVANCE/APPEAL GUIDELINES FOR COUNTY 4-H PROGRAM ISSUES. 14

Indiana 4-H Grievance/Appeal Form... 16

2022 EXHIBIT HALL SPONSORS. 17

List of Projects
*Indicates State Fair

  ACHIEVEMENT BOOK. 17

*AEROSPACE. 19

Arts & Crafts
    *ANY OTHER CRAFT. 21

      COLLECTIONS. 22

    *FINE ART. 23

    *GIFT WRAPPING.. 24

    *MODEL CRAFT. 25

    *NEEDLE CRAFT. 26

    *SCRAPBOOK. 27

*ATV SAFETY POSTER. 29

  BARBECUE CONTEST. 30

  BARBECUE POSTER. 31

*BEEKEEPING.. 32

  BICYCLE. 33

  BLACKSMITHING.. 34

*CAKE DECORATING.. 36

  CUPCAKE DECORATING.. 37

*CAT. 38

  CAT CAGE DECORATING.. 39

*CAT POSTER. 40

*CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 41

*COMPUTER SCIENCE. 42

*CONSUMER CLOTHING.. 47

*Construction and Architectrual Replica:      
      FARM SCENE. 48

      LEGOS AND MORE. 49

*CREATIVE WRITING.. 50

  CROPS. 51

 
  Communications
       civics:  Public awareness. 52
     *DEMONSTRATION.. 53

     *INFORMATIVE 4-H PRESENTATION.. 54

     *PROFESSIONAL PERSUASIVE PRESENTATION.. 55

     *PUBLIC SPEAKING.. 56

  DISCOVER THE RIVER. 58

*DOG.. 61

*DOG POSTER. 66

*ELECTRIC. 67

*ENTOMOLOGY. 70

*Floriculture. 72

Foods. 75

  *Foods, Baked.. 75

  *Foods, Preserved.. 79

    CREATE A MIX. 83

    mICROWAVE COOKING.. 84

*Forestry. 85

*Garden.. 87

  GARDEN:  SMALL FRUIT. 91

*Genealogy. 92

*geology. 97

  GROUP PROJECTS. 99

*Health.. 100

*Home Environment. 101

  HORSE LOVERS. 103

  I’M A HOOSIER. 104

*Lawn & Garden  Tractor Safety. 105

  LEADERSHIP. 107

  LITTLE CRITTERS. 108

  LIVESTOCK POSTERS. 109

*Llama and Alpaca Craft. 110

*Llama or Alpaca Poster. 111

*Photography. 112

*POULTRY POSTER. 113

*RABBIT POSTER. 114

  RECYCLING.. 115

*SEWING, NON-WEARABLE. 116

*SEWING, WEARABLE. 117

*FASHION REVUE. 119

  just sew... 121

*Shooting Sports. 122

*SMALL ENGINE. 124

*Soil and Water Science. 125

*Sportfishing.. 126

  Sports Poster. 127

*TRACTOR SAFETY POSTER. 128

  TRACTOR OPERATOR SKILLS CONTEST. 129

*VETERINARY SCIENCE. 130

*Weather and Climate Science. 131

  WELDING.. 132

*Wildlife. 134

*Woodworking

Premise ID

• All 4-H livestock youth are required to obtain a premises ID from the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH).
• Visit BOAH's FAQ page for more details.
• Obtain a premises ID from BOAH by visiting their website here.

Animal ID: 4-H Online

All Animal ID information will be posted shortly. All Animal ID information will need to be completed via 4-H Online by May 15th.

• In order for your animal to be eligible to show at the Vigo County 4-H Fair and/or the Indiana State Fair, your animal needs to be identified on the 4-H Online database.

Youth Animal Quality Assurance Training

• All beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, meat goats, dairy goats, poultry and rabbits, 4-H exhibitors MUST be certified through the Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care OR Youth for the Quality Care of Animals prior to livestock check-in. Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care is an annual program that will include a hands-on session presented by an Extension Educator. Youth for the Quality Care of Animals can be completed via online modules at http://yqcaprogram.org. For more information about in-person trainings, please contact the Vigo County Extension Office.
• 2023 Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care training dates

ANIMAL LEASE AGREEMENT

• Animal Lease Agreement

Beef

• Project Website:  Beef - Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines
• Livestock Record​
• Beef ID Worksheet
• Video: Making a 4-H Poster

Cat

• Project Website:  Cat - Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• Cat Vaccination Form​
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines

Dairy

• Animal Lease Agreement
• Individual Cow Record Sheet
• Livestock Record​​
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines
• Dairy Cattle ID Worksheet
• Video: Making a 4-H Poster

Dog

• Project Website:  Dog- Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• Dog Record Sheet
• Dog Vacc​ination​ Form​
  
• Indiana 4-H Dog Showmanship Guide
• Common Dog Diseases and Health Problems
• AKC Show​manship Regulations are available at https://images.akc.org/pdf/rulebooks/REJRSH.pdf
• AKC Obedience Regulations are available at https://images.akc.org/pdf/rulebooks/RO2999.pdf
• Showing in 4-H Dog Obedience
• Dog Obedience Class Exercises
• 4-H Dog Agility Rules​
  
• Dog Record Sheet
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines

Goat

• Project Website:  Goat - Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines
• Livestock Record​​
• Dairy Goat and Pygmy Goat ID Worksheet
• Meat Goat ID Worksheet
• Video: How to tag sheep/goats using Shearwell - RFID tags
• Video: Making a 4-H Poster

Horse

• Project Website:  Horse & Pony- Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• Animal Lease Agreement
• Horse & Pony Vaccination Form
• Horse and Pony Record - Grades 3-5, Beginner
• Horse and Pony Record - Grades 6-8, Intermediate
• Horse and Pony Record - Grades 9-12, Senior
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines

Llama and Alpaca

• Project Website:  Llama and Alpaca - Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• Animal Lease Agreement
• Llama and Alpaca Poster or Display Scorecard, 4-H 105L-W
• Llama and Alpaca Craft Scorecard, 4-H 553A-W
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines
• Llama or Alpaca Craft exhibit guidelines

Poultry

• Project Website:  Poultry - Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• Poultry Poster Scorecard, 4-H 806-W
• Poultry Showmanship Scorecard, 4-H 690-W
• Egg & Flock Record Sheet
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines

Rabbit

• Project Website:  Rabbit- Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• 2023-Vigo County 4-H Rabbit Project Enrollment and Livestock Form 
• 2023 4-H Rabbit Educational Project
• Rabbit Poster Scorecard, 4-H 803-W
• Rabbit Animal Scorecard, 4-H 518-W
• Indiana 4-H Rabbit Records (4-H-517-W)
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines

Sheep

• Project Website:  Sheep - Check this out for all your information regarding the project
• Livestock Record​
• Sheep Trimming Scorecard
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines
• Sheep ID Worksheet 
• Video: How to tag sheep/goats using Shearwell - RFID tags
• Video: Making a 4-H Poster

Swine

• Project Website:  Swine- Check this out for all your information regarding the project!
• Livestock Record​
• Visit the Animal Identification web page for animal exhibit guidelines
• Visit the Animal Education project page for poster/educational display guidelines
• Swine ID Worksheet
• Video: Making a 4-H Poster

To download the 2022 Fair Book click HERE!

All 4-H projects and events are registered through FairEntry.

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Download paper instructions here.