LA - Leisure Arts 
Project Codes
LA1  

Arts & Crafts

Arts and Crafts - A Palette of Fun Leader's Guide 4H CCS 7597 Ordering INFO
Youth will have many artistic experiences with A Palette of Fun with Arts and Crafts: A Helper's Guide for Children's Art Activities.  All activities will focus on teaching the elements and principles of art and developing skills for a life time.  Children will learn art through cutting and pasting, painting, sculpting, drawing, printing, construction with fibers and other materials.  This curriculum connects the art experience to careers, culture, science, technology, and more.  
Folk Arts Leader's Guide  NCR 534 Ordering INFO
This book offers a unique avenue to appreciate cultural diversity and respect for traditional ways of life. The book's four units describe folk arts and encourage participants to consider their communities' folk arts and their families' traditions. Produced by the University of Nebraska, available through National 4-H.
LA2

Hobbies & Collectibles

Collectibles  496 Ordering INFO
This project guide is designed for members 12 and older who have little or no experience with collectibles. Younger members should take this project under guidance of a willing adult. It allows members to choose an area they are interested in and explore different approaches to methods of collecting. Produced by Ohio State University.
LA3

Woodworking Wonders

This curriculum is designed to improve youth's scientific and technical literacy through hands on learning. From the basic skill of measuring to using advanced equipment such as routers and jointers, it provides youth the opportunity to experience applied creativity, while also helping them develop life skills such as decision making and communications. Produced by 4HCCS.
LA31 Woodworking 1 - Measuring Up   4H CCS 6875 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 7-10, and is the first in the "Skills for Life" Woodworking series.  In Measuring Up 4-H'ers will learn about; woodworking tools, safety, how to select appropriate projects, the quality of wood, how to measure and mark boards, how use use different woodworking tools, constructing a butt joint, and constructing a project. 
LA32 Woodworking 2 - Making the Cut   4H CCS 6876 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 10-12, and is the second in the "Skills for Life" Woodworking series.  In Making the Cut 4-H'ers will learn about; the different functions of tools, safety techniques, potential careers, wood grain, different lumber types, plan dimensions and scale, how to make a miter cut, and different woodworking practices.
LA33 Woodworking 3 - Nailing it Together  4H CCS 6877 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 12-14, and is the third in the "Skills for Life" Woodworking series.  Nailing it Together will teach 4-H'ers about; keeping current with technology, exploring woodworking careers, working with power tools, how to enlarge scale drawn plans, how to make a dado joint, hinges, hasps and flush plates, the difference between various clamps, how to make a dowel joint, and how to stain wood. 
LA34 Woodworking 4 - Finishing Up  4H CCS 6878 Ordering INFO
This activity guide is for 4-H members ages 15 and up, and is the fourth in the "Skills for Life" Woodworking series.  Finishing Up will teach 4-H'ers about; different woodworking techniques, how to design a woodworking shop, develop a woodworking plan, how to make dovetail joints, how to make a blind mortise and a tenon joint, different types of adhesive, and different chemicals to change the colors of wood. 
Woodworking Helper's Guide  4H CCS 6879 Ordering INFO
This leader's guide will help you support youth in his or her efforts to set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series.