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Living Room Learning+
Living Room Learning is back for the summer of 2021 – and it’s a plus for everyone!
Living Room Learning+ offers hands-on, virtually guided activities for youth. Each session focuses on a new activity that can be completed with inexpensive, easy-to-find materials. The finished project may be showcased as an exhibit at a local county fair (optional). A career connection to the project will also be made. Each session will be recorded and made available on-demand. Youth do not need to be 4-H members to participate.
Resources
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 10:00 am CT
Food + Science
Meet us in the kitchen! Nebraska Extension Food, Nutrition & Health professionals will lead youth through an easy, microwavable food creation and a science experience using their favorite snacks.
Participants will also get a chance to learn from a Nebraska food scientist and create two projects to enter into the county fair. Now, that sounds delicious!
Supplies Needed
Activity 1: Find the Fat
- (can substitute any food item for a like-item)
- cheese puffs
- pretzels
- cookie/brownie
- dried fruit
- potato chips
- saltine cracker
- graham cracker
- sandwich cookie
- piece of paper and writing utensil
Activity 2: Blueberry Muffin in a Mug
Before beginning, wash hands thoroughly with soap and warm water. Mix the following ingredients together in a mug. Cook in microwave for 1 - 1:30 minutes.
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- Pinch cinnamon
- 1/2 Tbsp butter/margarine
- 1-2 Tbsp frozen blueberries
- 2-3 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- microwave safe coffee cup/mug (large)
- fork
- measuring cups/spoons
- spoon
- access to microwave
Fair Connection (optional)
- Non-Traditional Baked Product (Cooking 201, Class E410007) - exhibit must include a food product prepared using a non-traditional method (i.e. bread machine, cake baked in convection oven, baked item made in microwave, etc.) Entry must be at least ¾ baked product, or 4 muffins or cookies on a paper plate or in a disposable pan. Entry must include supporting information that discusses alternative preparation method and how it compares with traditional method.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 10:00 am CT
Entrepreneurship + Art
What do Art and Entrepreneurship have in common? There are many successful entrepreneurs who utilize their craft and their passion to create a business!
Tune into Living Room Learning + Entrepreneurship & Art to hear from two successful entrepreneurs who got their start with 4-H. One as a photographer and one as a fashion designer.
Youth will explore the elements and principles of art as they work to create personal artwork that tells a story!
Supplies Needed
- Smart device with capabilities to take photos (Smart phone, Smart tablet) OR digitial camera
- Various craft supplies (items found in junk or craft drawer, such as pipe cleaners, felt, craft foam, clothespins, tape, paper clips, crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc.)
Fair Connection (optional)
- Creative Composition Display or Print (Level 2: Next Level Photography, Class B181030) - Photos should capture a creative composition using the Rule of Thirds, Golden Triangle, Golden Rectangle, or another composition technique covered in Book 2 Next Level Photography.
- Abstract Photography Display or Print (Level 2: Next Level Photography, Class B181040) - Photos should be abstract or capture a small piece of a larger subject. Abstract photos may not look like anything in particular but should be able to capture a viewer's attention.
- Original Mixed Media Accessory (Portfolio Pathways, Class C261007) - An art exhibit using a combination of two or more different media or materials. One media must be included in another Portfolio Pathways class. (ex. Watercolor and graphite)