Iowa 4-H: Clover

4-H Clover Kids

Most frequently asked questions.

What is Clover Kids? Hands-on Working Exhibit

Clover Kids is a FUN 4-H program for children in kindergarten through third grade. Children participate in hands-on activities designed to build lots of different life skills!

What do Clover Kids do?

Explore science with simple science experiments
Strengthen motor skills through a variety of art and craft experiences
Have fun learning and playing cooperative games
Make friends and learn to work together with others in a group setting
And much, much more!!

How can my child become a Clover Kid

Contact your county Extension Office to ask about Clover Kids groups in your area.

Get Involved!

You can help your child's Clover Kid group or start one of your own! We will give you the information, training, and other help to get you started. All volunteers must go through a background screening. Contact your county Extension office to get started.

Join the Iowa 4-H Clover Kids Action Team

Adults and youth are invited to serve on the Iowa 4-H Clover Kids Action Team.
Now taking applications for 2012. Application deadline is February 10, 2012.

Clover Kids Toolbox

The majority of the Clover Kids Toolbox has been recently updated; a few sections are still under development. The updated Toolbox can be accessed by linking to www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/Clover/toolbox.htm.

Share Clover Kids Meeting Agendas
Are you a Clover Kids volunteer trying to figure out what you will do at the next Clover Kids meeting? Iowa 4-H Clover Kids has developmentally appropriate lesson plans for you to use, and we are accepting meeting agendas from our Clover Kids' volunteers also. If you have a meeting agenda that you want to share with everyone, submit it to Brenda Welch at bwelch@iastate.edu or Katie Peterson at katiejp@iastate.edu.

In order to be included in our collection of meeting agendas, your meeting agenda must be in the “Clover Kids Meeting Agenda Template” and follow our submission guidelines. The Template is available as a MSWord document you can download, then type into, or as a PDF document for download and printing. Approved meeting agendas will be added to the new “Clover Kids Meeting Agenda” website collection.

Helping Children Cope with Disasters

Iowa has had many natural disasters over the past couple years. Children and youth need assistance from caring adults in coping with disasters.

Iowa State University Extension has created two websites to give caring adults the information that they need to help children and youth. "Assisting Children and Youth Cope with Disasters" contains specific resources for children and youth. “Dealing with Disasters” is a complete listing of all flood related resources available. For more information, contact Brenda Welch, bwelch@iastate.edu.

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