Trunk or Treat
The Somerset County 4-H Association Presents: 4-H Trunk or Treat
October 20th 6:00-7:30pm
Attention all witches, ghouls and goblins! Jump on your broomsticks and join the Somerset County 4-H Association for the Somerset County 4-H Trunk or Treat. There will be activities, games, and of course...CANDY!
So get dressed up in your scariest, funniest, or cutest costume. Come have some Halloween fun with Somerset County 4-H!
Children Helping Children - Presented by 4-H Senior Council
October 14th, 2023, from 10 PM - 4 PM-
Somerset County 4-H Senior Council will be hosting a children’s charity craft fair to benefit the Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation. It will be held at the Ted Blum 4-H Center at 310 Milltown Road in Bridgewater.
The Children Helping Children Fair is where children bring their homemade items and use booths to sell them to the people who come. Profits will go towards the Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation. These funds will go into research, equipment, and anything else the hospitals need.
Somerset County 4-H Senior Council is a teen run club that focuses on community service projects throughout the year. The goals of the event are not just focused on helping a non-profit but also to have those who participate as vendors develop their communication and entrepreneurial skills.
REGISTRATION TO BE A VENDOR IS REQUIRED. SCAN THE QR CODE TO JOIN.
For more information, please contact the 4-H Senior Council club leader Amanda Hess at Amanda.hess151@gmail.com .
NJ 4-H Discover the Leader in You! Conference
4-H members - are you ready to start your leadership journey? Youth in grades 6-8 are invited to participate in this introductory leadership conference.
4-H members only
Register by Oct 21, 2022
Full Moon Trunk-or-Treat
Attention all witches, ghouls and goblins! Jump on your broomsticks and join us for Trunk or Treat. There will be arts & crafts, games, and of course...CANDY!
Chinese Culture Day
4-H Chinese Culture Club and Raritan Valley Chinese School invite you to a free event to celebrate Chinese culture. Learn how to make Taiwanese mooncakes and origami spinner tops.
Register by October 9, 2022
4-H CRAFTacular!
Explore your creativity with 4-H! CRAFTacular is a morning of hands-on arts and crafts.
Grades K-3, Register by Oct 3
New Jersey 4-H: New York Jets Tickets
Help support New Jersey 4-H by purchasing tickets to some New York Jets games! A portion of all proceeds purchased using the link below will go towards fundraising efforts for New Jersey 4-H youth.
Purchase Deadline: October 30, 2021
Earth Day, Every Day: Navigating the Urban Wild
Join us to discover the wild animals that ‘go bump in the night’ this Halloween with Kathleen Kerwin, Program Associate with Rutgers Cooperative Extension Wildlife Conservation and Management Program. Learn about what lives in our urban environment and how to reduce human-wildlife conflict. Species covered will include coyotes, fox, raccoons, skunks, bats, birds, deer, and more!
Full Moon Trunk-or-Treat
Open to the public for all ages, share a spook-tacular night with your friends as you go trunk-to-trunk trick-or-treating! This will be a devilishly good time filled with games, activities, arts and crafts, and of course, candy! So get dressed up in your scariest or cutest costume and have some Halloween fun with 4-H.
New Jersey 4-H: 4-H Bridge Club
Youth in 6th grade and above are invited to join the Virtual 4‑H Bridge Club. Club members will participate in group activities and interactive games; learn life skills and explore healthy living; have the opportunity to meet kids from other counties; and more. For more information contact Laura Eppinger (eppinger@njaes.rutgers.edu).
New Jersey 4-H: Monologue and Scene Writing
This program will incorporate a multidisciplinary arts approach integrating creative writing and improvisational theatre with expressive arts including visual art, photography, music, film, and creative movement.
Earth Day, Every Day: Combined Sewers in New Jersey
Combined sewer overflows (CSO's), have been in use since the middle 1800's in many large American cities including 21 cities in New Jersey. Initially, they were thought to be a hygienic solution to open-pit sewers. Now these systems are outdated and cause for public and ecological health concerns. The EPA has mandated that all US cities with CSOs eliminate or reduce their overflows. So, what are New Jersey cities doing to reduce their CSOs and what can YOU do to help make this work as sustainable as possible? Join Liz Pyshnik, Program Coordinator with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program, to find out!
New Jersey 4-H: Minecraft Haunted Village
Youth and adults are invited to join the Morris County 4‑H Minecraft Club for a live tour of the haunted village. This is the perfect opportunity to learn about 4‑H and participate in some Minecraft build challenges. Participants can enjoy the Minecraft Haunted Village experience with Zoom, Discord, or a personal Minecraft account. Pre-register to receive the login details.
New Jersey 4-H: Data to the Rescue - Clues in the Corals
What can corals tell us about our environment? How do scientists figure out what corals are telling us? Join a research team from Rutgers investigating deep water corals and inventing new tools—called proxies—to study them. This 3-session virtual program is designed for youth currently in grades 5-8 and attendance is limited to 30 participants. During this program series, participants will investigate coral anatomy, analyze real scientific data and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of current Rutgers research.
Earth Day, Every Day: Safe Soils for Urban Gardening
The soil in older, urban neighborhoods can be contaminated with lead. Gardening in the city can be done safely, but there are steps everyone should take to reduce their exposure to lead, especially while gardening with children. Learn the basics of soil contamination with Michele Bakacs, Associate Professor and Extension Agent at Rutgers and best practices for having safe soil while gardening.
New Jersey 4-H: Meet the Seeing Eye Puppies
Get to know the Morris County 4-Footed Leaders 4‑H club members and their puppies! These members work hard all year to raise and train future guide dogs for The Seeing Eye. This is your chance to learn what it takes to raise a future guide dog, why this work is so important, and have some fun meeting these adorable puppies.
New Jersey 4-H: Family Financial Trivia Night
Youth (grades 4 and above) and their families are invited to participate in an online trivia night via Zoom where you can learn about money, finances, setting goals, and investments. Prizes will be awarded.
Paper Clover Campaign
Taking place between October 6-17, 2021 - shoppers at any of the 26 Tractor Supply stores located in New Jersey will have the opportunity to support the New Jersey 4-H Program by choosing to donate at the checkout while at a store. Funds raised will be donated to 4-H and will support scholarships for 4-H leadership and camp experiences in New Jersey.
Earth Day, Every Day: Be a Citizen Scientist
Did you know YOU can be a volunteer scientist! There are so many exciting opportunities for volunteers to contribute to the collection of scientific data at home or in your community. Be it collecting rainfall data, tracking invasive species, assessing the nightime sky, or tracking monarch butterflies, there is a project for you. Join the #E2D2 team to learn how you can contribute as well specifics on a few New Jersey based projects that need your help!
NJ 4-H Teen Russian / American International Leadership Program (T.R.A.I.L.)
This program gives teens the chance to partner with each other to teach younger youth environmental stewardship practices that will affect both sides of the planet! This program is 100% virtual and runs from October 2021 – February 2022 for teens 16–19.
New Jersey 4-H: Virtual Escape Room
Youth in grades K–13 and their families are invited to test your 4‑H knowledge and have fun as you visit the NJ 4‑H Escape Room.
[FUNDRAISER] Somerset County 4-H Association: Annual Wreath Sale
The holiday season is approaching and there is no better way to celebrate family and community with a beautiful wreath. This year the Somerset County 4-H Association is selling both plain and deocrated wreaths for $15 and $18 respectively, with all proceeds going towards supporting the Somerset County 4-H Association which manages The Ted Blum 4-H Center and Somerset County 4-H Fair.