Carter County Extension Service-Family and Consumer Sciences

10/22/2026

10/22/2026

10/22/2026

Interested in joining Carter County Homemakers? Stop by the Carter County Extension Office Education Center (3rd Building) this Friday October 23rd 12:00-3:00 to pay dues in person. They are only $10.00 a year!

We have 9 traditional clubs and 2 special interest. Little Friends club gets together twice a month with small children to play and the Quilts for Veterans makes quilts and presents to Carter County veterans.

Carter Caves, Denton/Willard, and Upper Tygart all meet in the evening and the other clubs meeting during the day.

Lindsey-Pactolus, Grayson Day, Wilson/Stinson, Little Friends, and Quilts for Veterans meet at the Carter County Extension office.

Anyone can be a mailbox member if you don't have time to join a club!

10/20/2026

October has been a busy around here!!

I started the month off in Knoxville for the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, where I was honored to receive the Continued Excellence Award. I learned some new programming ideas that I can’t wait to implement in Carter County!

The Carter County Homemakers hosted the Northeast Area Extension Homemakers Association’s Annual meeting. We had the largest crowd in years, with close to 150 in attendance,from nine counties.

Last week the Grayson Area Chamber of Commerce held their monthly meeting at our office. We were thrilled to host the meeting, connect with other members, and hear updates from KCU.

We also participated in two of the largest annual extension programs, the 4-H Reality store with 8th graders and the Farm and Family Field Day!

Twenty-three toddlers and preschoolers came out this month for Laugh and Learn and had so much learning through play. A new volunteer led program also started for little ones! Sensory Explorers was a huge hit and is taking registration for the second series of sessions!

10/14/2026

Big News!

The first class was such a hit, Rachael has agreed to offer another series of sessions! The Toddler Toolkit Rachael Fitzpatrick

09/19/2026

The Germinator 3000 is back visiting Elementary schools in Carter County as he tests handwashing skills! 🦠 🧼

09/18/2026

We’ve been partnering with Carter County 4-H to offer the Mindfulness Trail program in the 4th and 5th grade classes in Carter County this month. September is Mental Health Awareness Month so we want to give kids some tools to help with mental health. Practicing mindfulness is one way to help with stress and anxiety.

This program is a great, hands on way to learn mindfulness techniques for both youth and adults and the best part is, we can bring it to you or your group!

Contact Whitney Morrow at [email protected] if you’re interested in learning more!

09/18/2026

Today was a good day to learn through play!

This month’s Laugh and Learn theme was Germs! 🦠 Toddlers and Preschoolers learned that germs are not for sharing.

We used our fine motor skills to do a germ straw painting with water color. We also demonstrated the importance of using soap with a science experiment. 🧼

Join us next month!

09/03/2026

Big News!!!!!!

We are thrilled to be partnering with Rachael Fitzpatrick to offer Sensory Explorers! Ms. Rachael is bringing her own toddler toolkits for a hands-on sensory class at the Extension Office!

Spots are limited, so be sure to register quickly! You must attend and prepay for all four classes.

09/01/2026

Thirty Extension Homemaker members gathered last week representing Boyd, Carter, and Greenup counties.

They were trained on three train-the-trainer lessons that they will go back to their communities and share! The lessons included Storytelling: Speak Your Story, Heal Your Mind, Vision Boards to Realize Your Goals, and How Does It Work? Operating Your Devices.