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Henrico 4-H to offer holiday-themed activities in December and January

Posted on November 18, 2025.

The Deck the Doors holiday party will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Henrico Extension Office, 6800 Staples Mill Road. Youth ages 5 to 13 will explore the beauty and importance of evergreens while crafting a festive wreath to take home.

A pair of science-themed workshops geared for youth ages 9 to 13 - Make it Merry and Make it Bright - will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Dec. 22 and Friday, Jan. 2 at the Belmont Recreation Center, 1600 Hilliard Road.

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Henrico 4-H to offer Food for Thought workshop for 3rd through 5th graders

Posted on March 3, 2025.

The workshop will use STEM subjects in thought-provoking games and activities that explore such topics as the global food supply chain, ways to reduce food waste and controlled-environment agriculture.

Henrico 4-H to offer Power Protectors workshop for youth March 9 and 23

Posted on February 15, 2024.

Henrico 4-H Youth Development will offer a half-day STEM Challenge workshop on Saturdays, March 9 and 23, to give youth an opportunity to apply critical thinking skills while learning about renewable energy.

Extension commemorates 4-H Week with 2 new SPIN clubs, wildlife workshop

Posted on October 6, 2023.

The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is celebrating National 4-H Week (Oct. 1-7) and the benefits of youth programming with two new special interest, or SPIN, clubs

Henrico 4-H to offer Project H2O Heroes workshop for youth Aug. 15-16

Posted on July 26, 2023.

Henrico 4-H Youth Development, in partnership with STEM Z, will offer a workshop Tuesday, Aug. 15 and Wednesday, Aug. 16 to help youth learn the importance of water filtration systems and their effect on the environment.

Henrico 4-H to offer Explorers of the Deep workshop for youth May 6 and 20

Posted on April 21, 2023.

Henrico 4-H Youth Development will offer a half-day STEM Challenge workshop on Saturdays, May 6 and 20 to give youth an opportunity to have fun while learning about exploring the oceans with robots.

Extension selling berry and asparagus plants, bag clips to benefit 4-H programs

Posted on February 15, 2023.

The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is selling a variety of berry plants as well as asparagus plants and large bag clips

Henrico 4-H to offer rock-climbing workshop for youth Dec. 19

Posted on December 7, 2022.

Henrico 4-H Youth Development will hold a rock-climbing workshop Monday, Dec. 19

Art Nooks installed at Deep Run, Dorey, Echo Lake parks

Posted on October 7, 2022.

Initiative to be celebrated with free event, art lesson Oct. 9 at Deep Run

Registration opens for new 4-H special interest clubs for youth

Posted on October 4, 2022.

Henrico County 4-H Youth Development is accepting registrations for three new special interest clubs that will encourage youth to have fun while exploring agriculture, animal science and cake decorating.

Henrico 4-H sale of apples, peanuts, honey, cookbooks, bag clips underway

Posted on September 27, 2022.

The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is selling Virginia apples, peanuts and honey as well as cookbooks and bag clips to benefit local 4-H youth programs.

Henrico 4-H open house Oct. 5 will highlight clubs, camps, opportunities

Posted on September 13, 2022.

Henrico 4-H will hold an open house Wednesday, Oct. 5 to showcase its many clubs, camps, contests and volunteer opportunities available for youth ages 5 to 19.

Henrico 4-H offering free, virtual art classes for all in July, August

Posted on July 21, 2022.

Henrico 4-H is offering free, virtual art classes this summer to promote stress relief and better physical and mental health.

Henrico 4-H opens registration for summer day camps for youth

Posted on May 18, 2022.

Henrico 4-H is accepting registration for four summer day camps that will help youth have fun while learning about such topics as health and nutrition, science and animals.

Farm Graze event will celebrate agriculture on March 26

Posted on March 1, 2022.

Henrico 4-H Youth Development will hold a free community celebration of all aspects of agriculture with the inaugural Farm Graze event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at Deep Run Park, 9900 Ridgefield Parkway.

Henrico 4-H offers SPIN club for youth to teach basics of chess

Posted on February 28, 2022.

The Chessmate special interest club will help youth learn to play chess. A kickoff event is set for March 1. The club starts March 8.

Extension berry plant, bag clip sale underway to benefit 4-H programs

Posted on February 22, 2022.

The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is selling a variety of berry plants and large bag clips to support local 4-H Youth Development programs.

Henrico 4-H sale of apples, peanuts, honey, cookbooks, bag clips underway

Posted on October 1, 2021.

The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is selling Virginia apples, peanuts and honey as well as cookbooks and bag clips to benefit local 4-H youth programs.

Henrico 4-H offers Super Science STEM kits for youth in grades 2-5

Posted on September 24, 2021.

Henrico 4-H is offering Super Science STEM kits to provide second- through fifth-graders with fun, at-home educational activities.

Henrico 4-H offers Just R.E.A.D club on agriculture

Posted on September 20, 2021.

Henrico 4-H is offering a new special interest, or SPIN, club on agriculture to help youth explore such topics as apples, pumpkins, poultry, pigs, dairy cattle, pollinators, grains and more.

Henrico 4-H, STEMinate to offer human anatomy SPIN club