The news you have been waiting for (and will be posted at some point this evening on the Ohio State – 4-H Youth Development page to the public: ONLINE BOOK ORDERS!
I know the price of books via the OSU Extension Publications (state website) is a bit more than what we have access to locally, but this is our current option with the local Extension Office being closed until further notice!
While county offices are closed and local distribution of project books is on hold, choose one of these ways to get a project book:
- Download one for free. A special collection of project books is available for free on the Perfect Stay-at-Home Projects web page (https://ohio4h.org/stayathomeprojects). Click on the book you want, and when the file opens on your screen, save or print it from there. Horseless Horse and Science Fun with Physics are being added soon! (For accessible formats of these publications, visit cfaes.osu.edu/accessibility.)
- Buy one online. If you would like to buy a print copy of a Perfect Stay-at-Home project or any other project book, you can order directly from extensionpubs.osu.edu (click on 4-H) with one of these special discounts for Ohio residents: FREE2020 (for free shipping) OR 20IN2020 (20% off the entire order). Use the coupon that works best for you. Orders can be shipped directly to a person’s home as long as it is an Ohio address. Please review your order carefully. No returns are accepted. There is no restriction on the number of times a coupon can be used. See printable ordering instructions HERE.
- Make your own. If you would rather not purchase a book in this way, self-determined projects are an excellent choice for self-motivated members eager to get started by creating their own projects. Although self-determined projects may be better suited for older 4-H members, they are available for any member and are often based on idea starters already available online. Many of the idea starters are great stay-at-home projects too, for example, Music, Bats, String Art, Climate Change, American Sign Language, etc. (For project judging, self-determined projects are judged in self-determined categories.)
If none of these options work for you because of affordability or internet access, contact Jane Wright, Ohio 4-H curriculum manager, who may be able to help (wright.646@osu.edu). Additionally, you may reach out to Leslie Cooksey (cooksey.25@osu.edu) or Aubry Fowler (fowler.442@osu.edu) – Fairfield County 4-H Educators.
Additionally, if you have already submitted your 4-H enrollment for 2020, you can still make changes now through May 1st – especially if you’d like to add one of the FREE Stay at Home Project options! If your 4-HOnline Profile has been approved, just send Missy Koenig (koenig.398@osu.edu) an email letting her know what changes you’d like to make to your projects. Furthermore, we will be posting our County Only Project Books on our website under Member Resources by the end of this week for the Pies and Candies Projects. These books will be FREE of charge and you can download and print to use NOW!
Stay safe, stay healthy! You’re all Making the Best Better in 4-H!
