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Expressive Arts

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Autumn Britt, 4-H Program Manager
Phone Number509-588-7817 Email Addressautumn.britt@wsu.edu
Title "Expressive Arts" in white on a green background. White paper crane at left, needle and thread in shape of a heart around the word "arts". Bottom bordered by colored pencil tips.

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Activity Ideas

4-H Friday Fun!  Origami Paper Cranes – The University of Maine (YouTube video)

4-H Friday Fun! is a series of at-home activities for parents and kids. In this video, join Erin McDonald, 4-H Youth Development Professional (York County), as she shows how to make a traditional paper crane using Japanese origami. She will also discuss origami’s history and how it is used in contemporary processes.

Produced by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H.

The PDF instructions are available through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension website.  A larger step-by-step PDF of folding instructions is also available.

Washington Specific Reference Material

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From 4-H Programs

4-H Arts Showcase

The 4-H Arts Showcase is sponsored by the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4-HYDP) Communications & Expressive Arts Working Group. This site offers an online platform for provide a collection teaching resources to help 4-H professionals, volunteers and partners implement meaningful arts experiences into their 4-H educational programs.


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