COLUSA, CA (MPG) – The Colusa County 4-H “Make it and Take it” Craft Expo on Nov. 4 had youth and adults of all ages making Christmas ornaments and other projects.
and Take it” Craft Expo at the Colusa County Fairgrounds on Nov. 4.
Local clubs, parents, and volunteers hosted about a dozen different craft projects, with all the needed supplies provided to the public at A cost ranging from $1 to $10.
The event was hosted by the Colusa County 4-H Council, a group of 4-H members and adults, who are passionate about the program and provide ideas and opinions about the way the local 4-H program is run.
The Colusa County 4-H Program currently serves more than 400 youth, with clubs located in Colusa, Princeton, Maxwell, Stonyford, and Arbuckle.
The 4-H Craft Expo on Saturday brought the clubs together from all over Colusa County under the same roof at
Festival Hall at the Colusa County Fairgrounds, and all the clubs were well represented.
Volunteers from Colusa’s 4-H taught rock painting, and Princeton 4-H taught others how to make Christmas ornaments that look like colorful ribbon candy. Stonyford 4-H provided supplies to make treasure bags, with a Native American flair to honor the foothill community in western Colusa County, and 4-H members and volunteers manned many booths to teach a craft before doing a few crafts themselves.
to make ribbon ornaments.
Participants also learned how to frost Mrs. Costa’s Cookies from Maxwell 4-H volunteer Mrs. (Laurie) Costa, herself, or learned how to make hot chocolate from Colusa 4-H volunteers. Arbuckle 4-H’s booth used scrapbooking supplies donated by the family of Jane Peacock, who died in 2020, to make Origami Snowmen.“Jane loved scrapbooking,” said Sherrie Vann, mother to 4-H members Owen and Max, who ran the Cricut machine.“I’m just spreading Jane’s love around.”
Most of the 4-H members that helped at the countywide expo are involved in projects outside of arts and crafts.
Ayla Goodman, 11, of Colusa, helped people make pipe cleaner holiday wreaths to hang on their Christmas tree, but the sixth grader will be bringing a second pig to the Colusa County Fair this year.
Take it” Craft Expo at the Colusa County Fairgrounds.
“I did the swine project last year,” Goodman said. “It’s easier for me and my brothers did swine.”
Organizers said this year’s event was well attend and nobody left Festival Hall empty handed.
To learn more about 4-H opportunities for youth and adult volunteers (project leaders), visit cecolusa.ucanr.edu/4-
H_Program/ or call 458-0570.