In
this 4-H project, you can learn to express your creativity
through art and crafts (including wood crafts), fashion
design, clothing construction, and interior design.Here
are a few ways that you could help your community and reinforce
your 4-H project work, too!
- teach
summer crafts workshops at a nursing home
- run
a kids' crafts booth at the fair, either as free entertainment
or to raise money for a good cause
- make
holiday decorations for a homeless shelter or for people
in the hospital
- help
Head Start students make Father's Day cards
- make
Christmas frames, bookmarks, or other items for nursing
home residents
- collect
crayons and other supplies for hospitals, day cares, etc.
- make
holiday crafts with special needs children
- create
posters to promote 4-H
- build
picnic tables for a local school
- build
wooden flower beds at a community center, school, nursing
home, etc.
- make
blue bird boxes, wood duck boxes, etc.
- restore
a gazeebo in the park
- help
build a Habitat for Humanity home
- build
wheelchair ramps for homes, community buildings, etc.
- construct
shelves for the library, a classroom, etc.
- help
nursing home residents decorate their rooms
- collect
items for a women's shelter
- decorate
a Habitat for Humanity house
- coach
an interior design judging team
- work
with foster kids to decorate their group home for the holidays
- sponsor
a clothing drive for a homeless shelter or other local agency
- sew
a quilt for a crisis pregnancy center
- make
clothes for an abused women's shelter
- create
costumes for a local children's theater
- make
historical costumes for the town's 4th of July celebration
- assist
with a fashion show for young 4-H'ers
- work
in the clothing room at a shelter, sorting and folding clothing
donations
- make
Alzheimer's Aprons for patients in a local nursing home
- make
caps for cancer patients
Here
are some additional suggestions, courtesy of Bridgett Smith,
former clothing specialist for The University of Tennessee
Agricultural Extension Service.
- Children's
pj's - Angel Trees
- Aprons
- shelters serving food
- Hospitals
- baby caps, blankets, stuffed animals, preemie gowns, burial
gowns
- Ronald
McDonald Homes - decor, quillows, stuffed animals, books,
games
- Doctor's
offices - ouchee dolls
- Fabric
gift bags - books, personal care items, techer appreciation,
etc.
- Children
- coats, scarves, mittens, apparel
- Elderly
- memory pillows, walker caddies, fidget aprons
- Disadvantaged
- Habitat for Humanity, blankets, stockings
- Humane
Society - new owner kits
- After
School Care - play venters, soft books, tents, kites, games
- Emergency
workers - stuffed animals, blankets, quillows
- Cancer
patients - caps, hug pillows, etc.
Follow
these links to websites for sewing-related service projects.
Let us know of your great ideas for ways to use your 4-H project
for service learning!
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