Join us at Howell Farm for children’s activities, animal shows, hay rides, live music, pony rides, magic shows, archery, and more! Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will also be available. The 104th annual Mercer County 4-H Fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and from 10 a.m. […]
Rutgers Day is a festival held annually on the last Saturday in April at Rutgers University. First branded as “Rutgers Day” in 2009, the festival brings tens of thousands of festival-goers to campus; it is open to the public and offers more than 500 free programs featuring demonstrations, child-friendly interactive activities involving animals and plants, […]
Three Mercer County 4-H Teens attended the inaugural 4-H Legislative Leadership Experience program. This exciting new opportunity was conducted at the New Jersey State House in Trenton on April 25th. Two virtual program sessions were held prior to the in-person event, to prepare the 4-H Teens for the experience. The program’s goal is for students […]
Members of the Boys and Girls club enjoyed a 4-H art project that really took off during the long days of the pandemic, painting by number! It is a craft that is not only fun, but it also develops fine motor skills & hand-eye coordination. Students sat together and shared the happenings of the day […]
Mercer County 4-H has partnered with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) for the last ten years to provide Science Saturday programming to Trenton area youth in 4th-7th grades. Each year, the participants receive six sessions of programming, once a month, from October to March, where they learn about science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the scientific method, and […]
