MSU Extension Grand Traverse County

4-H Events Calendar

• Apr 30

  Make the Most of Your Market Animal Project Webinar Series

  April 30, 2025 – May 28, 2025

  Designed for youth ages 8-19, this engaging webinar series covers everything you need to succeed at livestock auctions. Topics include marketing and communication to record keeping, goal setting, and understanding break-even points.

• May 2

  Online Parent Talk System Webinar Series for Kinship Caregivers -May 2025

  May 2, 2025 – June 6, 2025 11:30am-1:00pm ET Online

  The Parent Talk System is a course for caregivers of toddlers to teens to improve communication and provide strategies for raising confident, caring, responsible children. Offered at no cost.

• May 2

  Online Parent Talk System Webinar Series for Kinship Caregivers -May 2025

  May 2, 2025 – June 6, 2025 11:30am-1:00pm ET Online

  The Parent Talk System is a course for caregivers of toddlers to teens to improve communication and provide strategies for raising confident, caring, responsible children. Offered at no cost.

• May 14

  Online Parent Talk System Webinar Series - May June 2025

  May 14, 2025 – June 18, 2025 11:30am-1:00pm ET Online

  The Parent Talk System is a course for caregivers of toddlers to teens to improve communication and provide strategies for raising confident, caring, responsible children. Offered at no cost.

• May 15

  Michigan 4-H Summer of Savings

  May 15, 2025 – August 15, 2025

  Michigan youth ages 9–19 can earn a $20 gift card by completing a savings lesson this summer.

• May 15

  Online Guiding Principles for Highly Successful Parenting Webinar Series - May 2025

  May 15, 2025 – June 12, 2025 7:30pm-9:00pm ET online

  Guiding Principles is a FREE online course for parents of toddlers to teens to learn strategies for helping children, parents and families be successful.

• May 19

  Michigan 4-H Volunteer Webinar Series: Engaging Parents in 4-H Experiences and Implement Shared Leadership in 4-H Clubs noon

  May 19, 2025 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom

  Discover strategies to engage parents and implement shared leadership in your 4-H club.

• May 19

  Michigan 4-H Volunteer Webinar Series: Engaging Parents in 4-H Experiences and Implement Shared Leadership in 4-H Clubs 7pm

  May 19, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00PM Zoom

  Discover strategies to engage parents and implement shared leadership in your 4-H club.

• May 21

  Make the Most of Your Market Animal Project - Market Mastery

  May 21, 2025 6:30PM – 7:30PM

  Delve into the 5 P’s of marketing and explore innovative strategies to elevate your outreach. Youth will learn practical tools and techniques to promote their projects successfully, enhance their sales, and build valuable connections in their industry.

• May 28

  Make the Most of Your Market Animal Project - Pitch to Payment

  May 28, 2025 6:30PM – 7:30PM

  Communication and outreach are important methods to recruit buyers for your market livestock project. Discover how to use social media platforms to promote your market animal project, reach a wider audience, and share your progress.

• Jun 11

  Michigan Youth Livestock Judging Camp 2025

  June 11, 2025 – June 12, 2025 MSU Campus

  This overnight camp is for youth ages 12-19 (as of January 1) who are interested in sharpening their livestock judging skills.

• Jun 28

  2025 MI 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl

  June 28, 2025 10:00AM – 12:00AM Anthony Hall, MSU

  The registration for the 2025 MI 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest is now open! Registration closes on June 15th, 2025.

• Jul 7

  4-H Animal and Veterinary Science Camp 2025

  July 7, 2025 – July 10, 2025 Anthony Hall

  The Michigan 4-H Animal and Veterinary Science Camp is a pre-college program held at Michigan State University (MSU) through which youth will explore fields relating to animal science and veterinary medicine.

• Jul 9

  Adulting 101: Mastering Meal Planning

  July 9, 2025 4:00PM – 5:00PM zoom

  In this class you will learn how to eat healthy on a budget and stretch your food dollars. This includes learning how to cook once and eat twice, how to make a meal plan that will save you money at the store, and other great tips!

• Jul 16

  Saginaw Bay 4-H Fish Camp 2025

  July 16, 2025 – July 17, 2025

  Youth will learn about knot tying, tackle crafting, casting, aquatic ecology, angler ethics and more.