PHOTO PROVIDED From left, Valley Moore, Isaac Miller and Addison Cundiff.

Three 4-H members from Lycoming County participated in the Northeast Regional Expressive Arts Adventure Camp. This event was open to 4-H members ages 8 to 18 years old in Bradford, Carbon, Clinton, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Potter, Snyder, Susquehanna, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.

According to a news release, the Northeast Regional Expressive Arts Adventure Camp took place Feb. 7 at the Montour County Extension office in Danville.

Throughout the day 20 4-H members attended various expressive arts workshops. The workshops consisted of sewing, theater, fine arts, and crafts. These workshops were on a rotational basis, sewing and theater were held in the morning and fine arts and crafts were held in the afternoon.

“In the sewing workshop members learned basic sewing techniques like sewing a straight line, threading the machine, and what to do if your machine becomes unthreaded,” the news release said. “Teaching basics were very important for the group because most participants had never used a sewing machine before. The goal was to complete a finished drawstring bag. The bags were the hardest part of the day, but at the end of the day everyone was able to take home a completed bag.”

The second workshop was theater. In this workshop, the 4-Her’s got to be creative by creating their own story boards. The participants designed a story on paper then brought it together by performing using stuff animals and puppets to tell their stories.

The first afternoon workshop was fine arts. In this workshop members learned the proper techniques to complete a winter themed wooded scene painting with a cardinal. The participants got to learn about shading with the paint to make the background and trees. Then the participants learned how to create a cardinal to finish the painting.

In the afternoon the craft workshop provided members with 3 craft projects. Projects included a fabric ornament made of scrap fabric, a dried flower jar with a tea light candle, and a non-sew tie pillow.

Participants from Lycoming County included: Addison Cundiff (On the Fence), Isaac Miller (On the Fence), and Valley Moore (On the Fence and Stirrup Some Fun).

For additional information on 4-H programs in Pennsylvania, contact your county Penn State Cooperative Extension office at extension.psu.edu/counties or visit the Pennsylvania 4-H Program web site at extension.psu.edu/programs/4-h.

Administered in Pennsylvania by Penn State Extension, 4-H is a community of more than 6 million young people across America learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. Penn State Extension 4-H youth development educators in all 67 counties throughout the commonwealth administer local 4-H programs through non-formal education and outreach. To find your local program, visit the Penn State Extension website at https://extension.psu.edu/programs/4-h.