MeetingsWhat: Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting for YOUTH
Where: Dimond Park and Recreation Center, 3860 Hanly Rd, Oakland, CA 94602 When: MOSTLY 2nd Mondays, Sept-May from 6:15-7:45 PM September FIRST MEETING: 9/14/26 October: 10/19/26, 6pm upper parking lot starting with a Trunk or Treat November: 11/9/26 December: 12/14/26, 5:30-8:30pm January: 1/11/27 February: 2/8/27 March: 3/8/27 April: 4/12/27 May: 5/10/27 JUNE CLUB PICNIC: TBA (date, time and location) OT4H Club Meeting AgendasOT4H Club Meeting Minutes |
Projects2026-2027 Projects
Unless otherwise noted, Projects are open to all Oak Town 4-H members but members under 9 years old must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. Arts/A&C: Hands on art and craft projects driven by member interest. Charcoal drawing, watercolor painting, stamp making, collage, paper marbling, comics, dream catchers, and clay or paper mache sculpture are all options. Agenda driven by member interest. Third Sunday of the month from 1-3, beginning in October, going through March. Camping: Meetings will be in person at various local, public outdoor parks on Sundays: Oct 4, Nov 1, Feb 7, Mar 7 from 2-4pm to prepare for our two night group camping in late April/Early May. Cooking: Teaching creation of simple dishes. dishes include soup, vegetables, a chicken dish, and desserts. A combination of pre-packaged items (fresh or frozen veggies, sauces in a jar, etc) and freshly prepped items will be used to help teach members different options available to creating a meal at home. First meeting Sunday, October 11th, 2-4pm. Future meetings will be the second weekend of each month through May, (no meetings in December or January) most likely 2-4pm; this will be finalized by the group at the first meeting. Fiber Arts/Sewing : Learn basic sewing skills. Learn different ways to create projects using fabircs and fibers including: Dying, Crocheting, Sewing and Fabric Block Printing Meetings: October18th, November 15th, January 17th, Feb 21st, March 21st, April 18th. 3 to 5 pm for the first meeting and the rest wll be from 10 to noon Gardening: (ages 7/8 w/ parental participation, 9+) Spring vegetable gardening basics. Seed germination, soil preparation, weed identification, plant safety, water options, mulching, harvesting, produce judging, fair produce preparation. Meetings Sunday afternoons beginning 3/21/27. Likely twice a month through June. Hiking/ Environmental Stewardship: We will be exploring trail in the local area and are learning about the habitat as well as environmental stewardship. We will be meeting on 10/4 from 2 to 3:30 and 11/15 from 2 to 4 the rest of the meetings will be February, March and April Firm Dates and times TBD. Ice Cream: Learn to make several varieties of frozen desserts. Learn the history of ice cream and types (ice cream, sorbet, gelato, kulfi), how to make ice cream, dairy free ice cream and sorbet, use different methods to make ice cream with blender, dry ice, and ice cream maker. 3 meetings from 10a-Noon on Sun 9/27, 10/4, 10/11. Fenton's Creamery Arctic Tour meeting on Sun, 10/18 from 10-10:30a in Oakland. Mini Gardens and Floral Art: Learn to design and create a Mini Garden and other floral arts such as flower arranging, pr4ssed flowers, corsages, flower prints. Agendas will be driven by participant interests. 3-4 weekend dates late January-early April, likely Sunday afternoons, TBD Painted Rocks 4 Ways: Painted rocks for PR/branding, community service, potted plant decoration and FAIR! 4 weekend days, Sundays, 10/4, 11/8, 12/6, 1/10/27, 2-3:30pm Photography: (ages 9+ or leader approval) Learn the fundamentals of photography, put it in to practice with photo walks, and photo critiques. Meetings:9/27, 10/11, 11/15, 11/22 and more TBD Public Speaking: Learn public speaking skills and prepare for Presentation Day. Practicing public speaking and presentation skills. Preparation for Presentation Day. Meetings TBD. Also attend County Wrokshop 11/14/26 9am Hayward Robotics: We will build robots using the state 4H competition curriculum. The robots are designed for elementary student skill level with parent support. Testing, troubleshooting, and teaming are a big part of the mission! Building Robots for the CA 4-H Robotics Team Contest. Meetings will be held in Berkeley beginning November 1st, 2026 and continuing through May State Field Day Small Animals: All Ages. Cover several small animals, such as Chickens, Rabbits, Dogs, Cats and open the agenda up following initial topics to discuss small animals the project members are interested in. First meeting Oct. 4th at 3:30pm. October through April for 4-6 meetings, each lasting approximately 1.5 hours. Start times will be 3pm except when the meeting falls on the same day as Painted Rocks, then it will be 3;30. See OT4H Club calendar. Oak Town 4-H Project List with more complete information. |
