Fond du Lac Youth leaders, volunteers, the 4-H Summer Intern, and the 4-H Educator helped plan out the Cloverbud Day Camp. The youth leaders led activities with the groups all day under the supervision of the adult volunteer leaders. Cloverbuds started the morning off by learning everyone’s names with a couple of games. The participants were able to collect bugs and participate in a nature walk with a scavenger hunt. After the nature walk, campers built their own bugs. Campers ate packed lunches. After lunch, the group played some active games, such as Dead Ant Tag and Wah Master. The youth had a visit from the Wisconsin Honeybee Queen, Sadie. Sadie shared lots of information about honeybees and honey. After Sadie shared some information, the campers participated in a yogurt parfait-making activity, which included honey. The campers had so many questions for Sadie! The campers finished the day by building butterflies and making dirt cups and ants on a log snack.
18 youth participated in the 2024 Buzz, Flutter, Crawl Cloverbud Day Camp. Evaluation data was collected. 9 surveys were completed. 89% of the youth strongly agreed with the following statement: “The activities were fun and engaging.” 67% of youth who completed the survey strongly agreed with the statement: “The activities taught us something new.” 78% of the completed survey youth strongly agreed, “The activities increased our interest and curiosity about insects.”
What did I learn during camp? (answered by Cloverbud participants):
- I learned some new stuff about beekeeping
- syrup that bees make
- About bugs
- Bees pollinate
- About the different types of insects and what they provide for the environment
- I learned how bees make honey. I learned all the jobs that bees have and what they are called
