The University of Illinois Extension Unit 18 has been having camps for kids throughout the beginning of the summer and they have more planned. These camps have included things such as robotics, photography, and science, and in the near future, they'll have more camps and workshops such as a babysitter's clinic, sewing camps, and visual arts camps. Alicia Gullidge 4H and Youth Development Coordinator at the U of I Extension Unit 18, said that one thing she likes about these camps and 4H is that they can help kids find out what they want to do career wise and help them focus solely on that. Whereas, they aren't really able to do that in school, where their primary focus is general education.

Gullidge said that the U of I's summer schedule for kids will be very busy, just as June was, but they will more focused on the fair.

For more information of the 4H program at the University of Illinois you can visit their website at web.extension.illinois.edu/cjmm or call them at 217-287-7246. Gullidge appeared on Thursday's NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show.