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Hands-on activities: Families Branching Out Expo provides plenty of fun

Gavin Bunce, 5, of Kenosha, pets Henrietta, an 18-pound Flemish giant bunny, during a 4-H demonstration at the Families Branching Out Expo at the Kenosha County Center on Saturday.PHOTOS: KENOSHA COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS

The large hearing room at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol was packed full of vendors and visitors at Saturday’s Families Branching Out Expo. The annual event is sponsored by the Kenosha County Association for Home & Community Education.

Saturday’s rain didn’t keep plenty of people away from Families Branching Out Expo at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol.

The event, now in its second year, is sponsored by the Kenosha County Association for Home & Community Education, a group that presents educational programs on a variety of topics throughout the year.

Expo activities included seminars on water safety, the Kenosha County 4-H Small Animal Project, internet safety, the services of the Sharing Center, practicing peace with Peace Learning Circles, line dancing, and more. Vendor booths offered information about a wide range of organizations from across Kenosha County.

More information about the Association for Home & Community Education is available at https://www.wahceinc.org/kenosha-county-hce.

Jaden Ouwerkerk, left, and Carolyn Brown — along with Henrietta, an 18-pound Flemish giant bunny — give a demonstration on showmanship on behalf of the 4-H Small Animal Project.

Jacob Kurtz, 6, draws a bee on a balloon while standing alongside the real thing, at the Racine/Kenosha Beekeepers Association booth at Saturday’s Families Branching Out Expo at the Kenosha County Center. Jacob, of Salem Lakes, was with his mom, Samantha Kurtz. Also, Cambrie Schultz, 8, or Pleasant Prairie, decorates a miniature sailboat at one of the activity stations.