2025 4-H Skill-a-thons
June 16 and 17, 5 PM to 9 PM
Complex, Fairgrounds
Skill-a-thon Chart for Projects
Register for your Skill-a-thon Time for each project using the Links Below. Links will not be live until June 1.
| Project | Skill-a-thon Days | Registration Link |
| Alpacas & Llamas | June 17 | |
| Beef | June 17 | |
| Cavy | June 16 | |
| Dairy Females | June 16 | |
| Dairy Market - Feeders and Steers | June 16 and 17 | |
| Dog | June 16 | |
| Goat | June 16 and 17 | |
| Horse | June 16 | |
| Poultry | June 17 | |
| Rabbit | June 16 | |
| Sheep | June 17 | |
| Swine | June 16 and 17 |
2025 4-H Skillathon Results - Will Be Posted Prior to the Start of Fair
Miscellaneous and Shooting Sports Judging
2025 4-H Miscellaneous Project Judging
Tuesday, July 8, 3 PM to 7 PM
Annex, Fairgrounds
Register for your judging time(s) by Midnight, Sunday, July 6 https://go.osu.edu/2025clarkco4hmiscellaneousprojectjudgingreg
Link to register will be live by June 20.
2025 4-H Miscellaneous Project Judging Results – Will Be Posted Prior to the Start of Fair
2025 4-H Shooting Sports Project Judging
Saturday, July 12, 9 AM to 3 PM
New Carlisle Sportsmen’s Club
Register for your judging time(s) by Midnight Thursday, July 10 https://go.osu.edu/2025clarkco4hshootingsportsprojectjudgingreg
2025 4-H Shooting Sports Judging Results – Will Be Posted Prior to the Start of Fair
Shooting Sports Policy
Baking Contest Judging
2025 Clark Co. 4-H Baking Contest
Sunday, July 13, 2 PM to 6 PM
Extension Office
Make Entry by Midnight, July 9 https://go.osu.edu/2025clarkco4hbakingcontestentry
2025 4-H Baking Contest Results – Will Be Posted on Monday, July 14
Art Contest
2025 Clark Co. 4-H Art Contest
Saturday, July 19, Youth Building
Check-In Art Work and Sign up For Judging Time: Noon to 1 PM
Judging: 1 PM to 4 PM
Awards: 5 PM
Deadline to Enter Midnight, Friday, July 18 https://go.osu.edu/2025clarkco4hartcontestentry
2025 4-H Art Contest Results – Will Be Posted by Sunday, July 20
2025 Clark County 4-H Winner’s Revue
Tuesday, July 22, 7 PM
Entertainment Tent
Clark County Fairgrounds
2025 Clark County 4-H Winner’s Revue Program – Will be posted the day of the event
Project Resources
4-H Project Guide
Find answers to your club management questions and sharpen your coaching skills to lead your club to a winning 4-H season. Select your 4-H projects. View the 4-H Project Guide on-line. Order hard copies for your club or stop by the Extension Office to pick one up for yourself.
4-H Project Central
Get a sneak peek at any 4-H project. Rate your last year's project experience. Visit 4-H Project Central to Search, Learn and Rate Ohio's 4-H Project offerings. Find the 4-H projects you would like to explore this year.
2025 Goat Buyers Resource List
2025 Purchasing Your Dairy Feeder
4-H Self Determined & Idea Starters
Must complete the Self-Determined Project Guide with any of the idea starters.
Click here for a complete list of Idea Starters.
365.00 General
- 3D Printing
- Amateur Radio
- American Sign Language
- Aquaponics: Can I Produce My Own Food
- Astronomy
- Babysitting
- Bats
- Camp Counseling
- Clowning
- Computer Science
- Crop Production
- Digital Citizenship: Being Safe Online
- Digital Media
- Disability Advocacy and Awareness
- Discovering Genetics
- Ferrets
- Field to Faucet: What Determines Water Quality
- Flower Gardening
- Get Started with Composting
- Hedgehogs
- Miniature Gardens
- Model Railroading
- Music
- Native American Artifacts: Arrowheads
- Paddle Water Sports
- Paper Craft
- Pigeons
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Shale Gas Extraction
- Skateboarding
- String Art
- Surviving in the Great Outdoors
- Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi, Oh My
- Weather
4-H Master Projects
| Leadership Master | Clothing Master: Design and Construction |
| Sewing and Textiles Master |
Rocketry Master |
| Robotics Master | Woodworking Master |
| Photography Master |
4-H Project Activities
Resources To Help You With Projects
You may want to check out these websites to learn project information & skills, explore fun and educational games and activities on line and to learn about 4-H programs in other states.
Animals and Livestock
Environmental and Natural Resources
| Shake, Rattle and Slide (earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers) | Treehouse Weather Kids |
| The All Star River Explorers | Riding the Winds with Kalani, A Weather Adventure |
Horticulture, Gardening, Insects, Trees, & Natural Resources
| The Adventures of Herman the Worm | The Great Plant Escape |
Foods and Nutrition
| Healthy Eating Made Easy | Nutrition & Fitness Center |
| Choose My Plate | My Plate Food Guide |
Food Safety
Health, Fitness and Personal Development
| Scrub Club for a Healthy You |
4-H Links & Resources
Links...Connecting You to More
Ohio 4-H
Ohio 4-H Animal Sciences
Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports
Check out 4-H resources through the Extension Office by reserving for your club or family. Just call 937-398-7596; patterson.1332@osu.edu or 937-398-7604; newman.221@osu.edu
Skill-a-thon Kits: Practice project skills in these project areas: Alpaca/Llama, Beef, Cavy, Dairy, Dog, Goat, Horse, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Swine..
Check out time: 48 hours. Reserve a maximum of 2 kits each time.
Livestock Quality Assurance: Teach market project members how to produce a safe wholesome food product and meet Fair quality assurance requirements. Check Out Time: maximum 4 days May also use to help prepare for Skill-a-thon.