What is 4-H
4-H assists youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society.
Who Can Belong to 4-H?
Today's 4-H is for all youth between the ages of 8 and 18 years. Cloverbuds are pre-4-H.
- Cloverbud / 5 to 7 years
- Junior / 8 to 11 years
- Intermediate / 12 to 14 years
- Senior / 15 to 18 years
Canyon County 4-H Resources
4-H Clubs
Choose a club that interests you! Canyon County 4-H clubs focus on topics from family and consumer sciences to animals. 4-H club members elect their own officers and decide what the club does. Learn and work together in club activities, then exhibit your project at the fair.
View a list of all our 4-H clubs.
4-H Projects
Show off your skills in your 4-H project. With over 200 different projects to choose from, the hardest part may be picking just one. Projects vary in sill level depending on age and involvement in 4-H, so everyone can participate! See a
list of 4-H projects offered in Canyon County and read about project requirements.
4-H Forms
Download your
4-H forms and applications here! Also available are camp registrations, rulebooks, and fair data.
Be a 4-H Volunteer
Make a world of difference, and become a 4-H volunteer. 4-H volunteers coordinate local community clubs and help plan and conduct local 4-H events.
Find out more.
What Do 4-H Members Do?
Join 4-H clubs and participate in learning activities of one or more interesting 4-H projects. Choose a project from a wide variety of subjects.
- Citizenship & Civic Education
- Communications & Expressive Arts
- Consumer & Family Sciences
- Environmental Education & Earth Sciences
- Healthy Lifestyles Education
- Personal Development & Leadership
- Plants & Animals
- Science & Technology
A complete listing of projects is provided in the
Idaho 4-H Today publication, available at the Canyon County Extension Office.
