Cooking and Sewing

4-H Cooking and Sewing: Building Skills for Life
4-H cooking and sewing programs teach more than just practical skills—they foster creativity, responsibility, and independence. Through hands-on projects, youth learn to follow instructions, manage time, and take pride in their work. Cooking programs promote healthy eating and nutrition awareness, while sewing builds fine motor skills, patience, and design thinking. These experiences not only prepare young people for everyday life but also spark interests that can grow into lifelong hobbies or career paths. With 4-H, learning is personal, purposeful, and fun.

Green ApronDog Club

In this virtual cook along class, youth pre-register on zsuite. You can then pick up a cooking kit that includes some special ingredients for each bake, and some 4-H swag. Then youth will hop on the zoom meeting and cook along with our teachers to learn a new recipe and new skills.  Late registrations, or those on a budget, are invited to participate for a discounted fee, but will not be provided a cook along kit. For the most current calendar of Green Apron events available for yout to register for  visit 4h.zsuite.org. For additional information or questions contact brielle.smith@usu.edu.

This Year's OCTOBER-APRIL Schedule 
2025-2026  Line-Up Including Meal Plans and Dates! 

Sewing Clubs

 This clubs  help teach beginning sewing, modeling and interview skills. These clubs meets in Winter. Each participant will have a complete special projects and will be invited to participate in the Fashion Revue county contest and fashion show. 

2026 Sewing Circle
5 Beginner Sewing Projects 
Every Thursday starting January 8th and go until February 12th. 
5:00pm-6:30pm At the 4-H office
$30

2026 Fat Quarter Challenge 
The Fat quarter Challenge is a crossover STEM contest between engineering and textile production. This year's challenge will take place on April 20th. For more information read this resource packet.

FCS Leadership

County FCS Ambassador Program
The County FCS Ambassador Program is open to youth in grades 7–12 who are interested in developing leadership skills through Family and Consumer Sciences. Ambassadors focus on areas such as sewing, cooking, and crafts while helping plan and lead community events like craft nights and sewing or cooking camps. This program gives youth hands-on experience in teaching, event planning, and teamwork.

 

County Contest

2025 Dates for Box Elder County Foods Contests
February 6th, 4:00-7:00, Favorite Foods, HR Conference Room
March 13th, 4:00-7:00, Cooking Challenge (Challenge Ingredient is pitted fruit), Museum room
For more infomation on the contests, including contest descriptions and rubrics visit our County Contest Page.