Being a Project Leader is a great way to spend time with your kid(s) and make a meaningful impact on your community. Do you have any talents, hobbies, or things you want to learn that you could share and teach to youth? Does your kid have any interests for a Project that you could lead with them? Would you like to work with another Co-Leader to start a new project? From Geocaching and Rock Painting to Photography and Sewing, there are projects that fit any level of expertise. Some projects have guides to help you get started or you can create a brand new project. Email 4hredwoodclub @ gmail.com (remove spaces around @) for more details.
Projects require a minimum of 6 hours of instruction that can be spread out into a couple of days, monthly meetings Oct-May or any time that works in your schedule.
An hour once a month for 6 meetings or
2 weekend workshops that are 3 hours each or
3 meetings that are 2 hours each any time or
Projects can be seasonal, just in the Fall or Spring, or whenever works for your schedule
Animal Science
Career & Leadership
Civic Engagement
Expressive Arts & Communication
Healthy Living
Outdoor
STEM
Register as a 4-H Adult Volunteer (our club will reimburse $30 registration fee)
Complete background check (finger printing cost reimbursed by county)
Complete online 4-H Alameda County Volunteer training
Lead a minimum of 6 hours of project instruction
Remind Project members to bring snacks to one assigned Club Meeting
Have Project members contribute something to the holiday auction (if possible, not required)
Have Project members submit something to the Alameda County Fair (if possible, not required)
If possible, make an poster with your project details and talk with youth and parents at our Open House the first Thur in September where youth sign up for Projects.
Click on a project with a link to see the 4-H project sheets. The Project Sheets are a guide for 4-H project leaders to develop their projects with meaningful content. For a brief description of each 4-H project, please see the list of California 4-H Projects (PDF).
(Some links are broken as UC moved some files, email 4hredwoodclub @ gmail.com if you are interested in the link)
Embryology
Entomology
Marine Biology
Veterinary Science: Biosecurity
Zoology
Ambassador Leadership
Career Exploration
Consumer Economics (Consumer Education)
Home & Personal Management
Record Keeping
Record Keeping: Record Books
Domestic Exchanges
Hi 4-H
Arts & Crafts
Arts & Crafts: Beading
Arts & Crafts: Fine Arts
Arts & Crafts: Jewelry Making
Arts & Crafts: Painting
Calligraphy
Ceramics & Clay Arts
Clothing & Textiles: Beginning Sewing
Clothing & Textiles: Quilting
Clothing & Textiles: Sewing
Communications
Cultural Arts
Cultural Arts: Music
Dance
Drama & Theater Arts
Fiber Arts
Fiber Arts: Crochet
Fiber Arts: Knitting
Graphic Arts
Hobbies
Hobbies: Tabletop Gaming
Home Arts & Furnishings
Leathercraft
Public Speaking: Presentations
Scrapbooking
First Aid and Safety: CPR & First Aid
Foods
Foods: Advanced Cooking
Foods: Baking
Foods: Beginning
Foods: Beginner Food Preservation
Foods: Candy Making
Foods: Cooking
Foods: Dairy
Foods: International
Foods: Junior Master Food Preserver
Foods: Outdoor Cooking
Fitness (Physical Fitness)
Sports: Bowling
Sports: Golf
ATV and Dirt Biking
Junior Master Gardener
Ornamental Horticulture
Outdoor Adventure
Outdoor Adventure: Camping
Sports: Golf
Vegetable Gardening (and Crops)
Vegetable Gardens & Crops: Gardening
Automotive
Construction & Building
Farm Machinery
Field Crops and Management
Field Crops and Management: Sustainable Agriculture
Fruits, Nuts and Berries
GIS/GPS
GIS/GPS: Geocaching
Indoor and Mini Gardens
Metal Working
Metal Working: Welding
Oceanography
Science Literacy: Citizen Science
Science Literacy: Making and Tinkering
Science Literacy: Social Science
Small Engines
Water Conservation (Soil & Water Conservation)
Beginning 4-H
Primary Members (aka Cloverbud)
California 4-H Project Sheets were inspired by Iowa State University 4-H Project Hot Sheets (click link to see PDF sheets).