Ignite Your Creativity at 4-H POP-UP SPARKS Night!

🎉 Join us for a 4-H POP-UP SPARKS Night! 🎉
📅 Date: May 4th, 2025
🕒 Time: 3 PM – 6 PM
📍 Location: Buffalo City Building, Buffalo City, WI
💸 Cost: FREE!

Youth must be accompanied by an adult to attend this event!

Come explore exciting activities like 3D printing and 3D pens, fire tiles, and making fleece blankets and pillowcases for our service-learning project, ‘Sleep in Heavenly Peace’.

Open to all grades but recommended for grades 3-6.

For questions, please contact Stephanie Foust at foust3@wisc.edu or Bianca Mullen at chesang@wisc.edu.

Don’t miss out on the fun and creativity! ✨

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