Leaders, junior leaders, and parents may tell or demonstrate to members how, but 4-H ers are expected to learn how to do things themselves. An exhibit is an object or display designed to help youngsters feel they are capable and have accomplished something. Ideally, exhibits motivate youngsters to learn and to have fun in a 4-H project. An exhibit is not an end in itself, nor does it measure the learning that takes place in the process. A first-place blue ribbon is only one measure of success.
Some projects including conservation or biking are more fun when done as a group.
Others, like sewing a pair of shorts or making cookies, are individual endeavors. Recognize that leaders are unpaid volunteers. Help in any way you can. Attend a 4-H meeting, or offer to hold meetings in your home. And ask the youngsters to ask their parents to help.