4-H Fall Yard Display Contest

For Grafton County 4-H Families

Monday, September 13, 2021

Promote 4-H throughout Grafton County by putting up a display in your yard during National 4-H Week, October 3-9, 2021. Use your design to encourage new families to join the program and to celebrate how much you love 4-H!

Use haybales, wooden boards, scarecrows, leaves, banners, pumpkins, 4-H clovers, signs, recyclables, toys, whatever you have to create your display. Photograph your creation, then, register your display. Photos will be posted on-line where the public can vote for their favorite entry. The display that collects the most votes will earn a prize.

Guidelines

Displays should:

Promote 4-H.
Be in place by October 2 and remain in place until October 10.
Be a minimum of 3 feet across. (There is no maximum size.)
Be outside and easily seen by those who walk or drive by.
Be completed by:
- An individual OR
- A family OR
- A group or club (if UNH Extension / CDC guidance allows)
Only include 4-H appropriate content.
Only contain props that can withstand any rain, wind, and sun that the display may experience during the week.

Tips for 4-H'ers

Talk with the adults in your home to help select a location that will work well for your display. Since your display will be in place for a week, be sure it is out of the way of walking, lawn mowing, parking cars, etc.
Decide if you’ll be doing the display on your own, or if others will join you.
Gather as many props as possible before you start designing.
Make your display easy to read and eye-catching. Consider using bright colors to attract attention.
Be creative and be flexible. If something doesn’t work, try something else.
Be sure to have fun. After all, that is the whole point!

Register

Once your display is in place, register by e-mailing ce.grafton@unh.edu. The registration deadline is October 11. Be sure to send the following information when registering: