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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Socorro County)
Date October 25, 2010, 8:02 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Stitch and Spoon Camp: On July 27-29 the Socorro County Extension Office hosted a Stitch and Spoon Camp at the Socorro Community Kitchen. The camp was limited to 20 youth, because of the nature of the projects and space limitations in the kitchen. As with the name “Stitch and Spoon”, youth learned the basics of Sewing and Cooking. 16 girls, 2 boys and 6 volunteer leaders attended the camp. The youth were split in half; half went to sewing and the other half in the kitchen with them switching after lunch. The first group in the kitchen were required to cook everyone lunch; Lupita Rincones, ICAN Nutrition Educator, taught the kids about kitchen safety, proper nutrition and ways to make their meals healthier. The afternoon session learned about different cooking utensils and what they’re used for, proper measuring techniques, and most importantly how to read a recipe. They then made chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, and biscuits out of the 4-H Baking project book. On the sewing side, the youth learned the parts of a sewing machine, how thread a machine, sewing a straight line, curvy lines, corners, and circles. To practice these skills the youth made scrunchies and tote bags utilizing the patterns out of the 4-H Sewing project book. All items made at the Stitch and Spoon camp were entered in the County Fair with all 1st place items going on to the NMSF. Through these activities youth have learned several life skills. Some of these have included: Heart: Relating • Communication- Youth had to listen carefully to the directions in order for their project to come out correctly. They also had to communicate with others in their group so everyone knew what was going on. Head: Managing • Planning/Organizing- Youth learned to plan and organize things by reading a recipe/pattern to determine what items were needed and how much was needed. Youth learned how to plan ahead to help prevent messing up their project. • Goal Setting- Youth learn to goal set by setting goals about what their end product would be, how hard they were going to work to get to that end product and determining what steps were needed to get to that end product. Health: Living • Healthy Lifestyle Choices- Youth learned proper nutrition and healthy eating habits. They learned about the Food Guide Pyramid and proper serving sizes. Being • Self-esteem- Youth increased their self-esteem from the beginning of the camp, because they didn’t think they could do it. They were all very excited to see their end product and in turn receive ribbons for their work at the county fair.