Jones County, Iowa 4-H

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🎨 Ready to create a winning 4-H poster exhibit? Here are some quick tips to make your project stand out at the fair! 🍀✅ ...
06/08/2026

🎨 Ready to create a winning 4-H poster exhibit? Here are some quick tips to make your project stand out at the fair! 🍀

✅ Keep your message clear, simple, and easy to read from 6–8 feet away
✅ Use eye-catching visuals that support your main idea
✅ Don’t overcrowd your poster — white space helps your design shine
✅ Choose colors and text sizes that grab attention
✅ Make sure your facts come from credible sources and give credit where it’s due
✅ Be ready to explain what you learned and how you created your exhibit

Remember: judges want to see YOUR learning, creativity, and effort! 💡🙌

These tips work for any poster at fair, but we especially hope to see your creativity in the 4-H Poster Communication Exhibit where you share information using one of four themes:
4-H is…
Join 4-H
Beyond Ready in 4-H
4-H Spirit
4-H for America's Next 250 Years

06/08/2026

Due to arena conditions, tonight's horse workshop has been canceled. Horse exhibitors, watch your inbox for an email from Amelia soon.

Update: Due to Arena conditions, no horse clinic tonight. Watch your inbox for an email from Amelia soon!Horse exhibitor...
06/08/2026

Update: Due to Arena conditions, no horse clinic tonight. Watch your inbox for an email from Amelia soon!

Horse exhibitors make sure to mark these dates on your calendars to continue your learning and growth in this project area! The next June clinic will be Tuesday, June 24th at 5:30 PM.

Questions? Contact Amelia at [email protected] or 319-465-3224.

Great reminder from our friends in Washington County!
06/08/2026

Great reminder from our friends in Washington County!

🔬☀️ Summer Science Discovery Day Camps Are Filling Fast! ☀️🔬Looking for a fun, hands-on way to add some educational exci...
06/07/2026

🔬☀️ Summer Science Discovery Day Camps Are Filling Fast! ☀️🔬

Looking for a fun, hands-on way to add some educational excitement to your child’s summer? Space in our Summer Science Discovery Day Camps is getting limited, and we’re down to just five camps still accepting new campers!

These engaging one-day camps combine science, technology, agriculture, and exploration to spark curiosity and keep young minds learning all summer long.

Available K–3 Grade Camps:
🌱 Sprout & Grow – Dig into the world of plants, gardening, and nature through hands-on activities.
💻 Little Coders – Explore the basics of coding and technology through fun, age-appropriate challenges.

Available 3–6 Grade Camps:
🌊 4-H Ocean Explorers – Dive into STEM with ocean-themed engineering, coding, and discovery activities with Lego Robotics.
🐄 Pen to Pasture – Learn about livestock, agriculture, animal science, and where our food comes from through interactive experiences.
🌿 Grow and Know – Discover the science behind plants, food systems, and the natural world through hands-on learning.

For camp details and registration information, visit: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/jones/youth-programs

Attention beef exhibitors, registration papers need to be turned in to the extension office by July 1 if they were not u...
06/07/2026

Attention beef exhibitors, registration papers need to be turned in to the extension office by July 1 if they were not uploaded as part of your animal identification process online. Reminder that you also need to have a copy with you at check-in during fair.

📣 Calling all 4-H and FFA families! 📣Mark your calendars and join us for Fair Set-Up Day as we help the Great Jones Coun...
06/06/2026

📣 Calling all 4-H and FFA families! 📣

Mark your calendars and join us for Fair Set-Up Day as we help the Great Jones County Fair Board make final preparations for the five best days of summer!

📅 Saturday, July 18
⏰ 8:00 AM
📍 Meet at the Swine Barn

If your family can bring a flatbed trailer, please email Amelia at [email protected]. Trailers are needed to help haul benches and garbage cans to various locations across the fairgrounds.

We hope to see you on July 18! Your help makes a big difference as we get the fairgrounds ready for an amazing week.

⭐ Reminder: Clubs with the most members participating in Fair Set-Up and Clean-Up Days will receive higher draft picks in the food stand shift selection for next year's fair!

As you enter your STATIC projects in Fair Entry, you may notice a new field this year called "entry description." Pleas...
06/06/2026

As you enter your STATIC projects in Fair Entry, you may notice a new field this year called "entry description." Please fill out the description to the best of your ability. If you still aren't sure on the details, it is ok to be a bit vague but if your project is selected for the Iowa State Fair, we will need to edit it with a more descriptive entry.

🎨 4-H Families: Help your 4-H'er get ready for judging in Visual Arts, Home Improvement, and Clothing & Fashion!Successf...
06/05/2026

🎨 4-H Families: Help your 4-H'er get ready for judging in Visual Arts, Home Improvement, and Clothing & Fashion!

Successful design exhibits do more than look good—they show an understanding of the elements and principles of design.
Encourage youth to think about and be prepared to discuss:

🔹 Elements of Design: line, shape, color, texture, form, and space
🔹 Principles of Design: balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity

When preparing for judging, ask your 4-H'er:
✨ Which design elements did you intentionally use?
✨ How do the colors, textures, or shapes work together?
✨ What is the focal point of your design?
✨ How does your design create balance or unity?
✨ What design choices are you most proud of?

Judges want to hear how youth used design concepts to create a project that is both functional and visually appealing. Practicing these conversations before the fair can help build confidence and showcase the learning behind the exhibit.

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800 N. Maple Street, Suite 2
Monticello, IA
52310

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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+13194653224

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