On March 16, 2020 the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service began a quick transition to remote working conditions due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.  During this time, our local school system had dismissed and students were doing school work from home so the Hickman County 4-H Agent quickly began looking for ways to continue programming and reaching youth within the community.    One of the ways the 4-H Agent began doing this was to create grab-n-go kits if you will.           

Each kit was designed to fit within the areas of the 4-H Core Curriculum.  During the month of April, many of these grab-n-go kits were put together and left in a weatherproof container outside of the office for families to pick up and take home to complete with their youth.  To reach more youth, the agent began delivering kits to the lunch pick up points within the county to be distributed.  

A list below will show what kits were made and how many were distributed.

Hygiene packets – 50 kits

Beginner gardening kits – 25 Chalk art – 25

Marshmallow catapults – 30

Gardening kits – 75

Cooking kits – 100

Family Fun Activity Bags – 25

While not all kits were provided for each youth in the household, many were provided one kit per household in hopes of reaching more families.  

Each family was asked to provide feedback and unfortunately, I didn't receive much back, however, a couple of parents did verbally thank me for the kits and one posted to Facebook a picture of her daughter with the completed project.