Project Guide
This is your place to connect to our entire collection of Ohio 4-H project books for the year. Each project book contains information and activities for members to explore as an organized group project or at home under the guidance of a parent or interested adult. When choosing a project, consider your interests, background, what is necessary to start the project, and the resources available to help you complete it.
Project Guide Link - click here
Project Judging Information
2026 Lifeskills Judging (by appointment only) - Tuesday, July 14 at Harvest Ridge
How To Schedule an Appointment:
- 1. Identify 4-H member's project number(s). Located on the book cover or look them up here
- 2. Match project number(s) to color on the list below (projects are in numerical order).
- 3. Find an open appointment time for each project, and make sure it matches up with the appropriate judge.
Signing up multiple family members? If you are signing up your child or someone else with whom you are the primary contact, you will first complete your name and contact information with a quantity of '0 Spots' (click the minus sign "-" to enter 0 Spots) and then click Save and Add Another Person to assign the spot to your child or the other person.
Project Numbers Matched to Colors:
Colors are listed in alphabetical order in the sign-up.
| Color | Project Number and Name |
| Yellow | 091 Discovering 4-H |
| Brown | 173 Horseless Horse |
| Brown | 215 Cavy Project and Record Book |
| Brown | 216 Purr-fect Pals: Level 1 |
| Brown | 244 From Airedales to Zebras: Level 1 |
| Brown | 246 On the Cutting Edge: Level 3 |
| Yellow | 357 Alcohol and Drug Abuse |
| Yellow | 359 Your Thoughts Matter |
| Pink | 365.00 Music |
| Yellow | 365.00 Self Determined Project - General, Other |
| Pink | 365.02 Self Determined - Creative Arts, Other |
| Green | 365.04 Miniature Garden - Live |
| Orange | 409 Sew Fun |
| Orange | 409 Sew Fun |
| Orange | 409 Sew Fun |
| Orange | 410 Designed by Me |
| Coral | 411 em•bel•lish: A 4-H Guide to Wearable Art |
| Orange | 418 Loungewear |
| Coral | 424 Clothing for Middle School |
| Yellow | 442 Family History Treasure Hunt |
| Yellow | 445 Exploring Personal Finance |
| Purple | 461 Let's Bake Quick Breads |
| Purple | 472 Grill Master |
| Purple | 484 Snack Attack! |
| Purple | 487 Take a Break for Breakfast |
| Purple | 492B Cake Decoration Project and Record Book - Beginning |
| Purple | 492I Cake Decoration Project and Record Book - Intermediate |
| Purple | 497 Scrapbooking: A Guide to Preserving Memories |
| Coral | 498 Quilting the Best Better |
| Coral | 499 You Can Quilt! |
| Black | 501 Rockets Away (2-liter bottles) |
| Black | 503 Rockets Away (Solid fueled rockets) |
| Black | 509 Robotics Essentials |
| Red | 527 Magic of Electricity: Level 1 |
| Red | 540 Not Just Knots |
| Red | 541 Crank It Up: Level 1 |
| Black | 549 Young Engineers in Space: Missions in Microgravity |
| Black | 550 Young Engineers in Solar Energy |
| Red | 555 ATV Safety |
| Red | 556 Measuring Up: Level 1 |
| Red | 560M Woodworking Master |
| Red | 573 Arcs and Sparks |
| Gray | 584 Photography Basics, Book 1 |
| Olive | 588 The Writer in You |
| Pink | 592 Get Started in Art |
| Pink | 593 Seeing Through Graphic Design |
| Brown | 611 Explore the Outdoors |
| Green | 621 Ohio Birds |
| Green | 623 Outdoor Adventurer: Beginning Fishing |
| Green | 624 Outdoor Adventurer: Intermediate Fishing |
| Navy | 630 Safe Use of Guns |
| Navy | 631 Basic Archery |
| Brown | 641 Beekeeping Project and Record book |
| Brown | 652 Farm to Table to Career |
| Brown | 670 Canning and Freezing |
| Green | 671 How Does Your Garden Grow? |
| Green | 673 Edible Landscapes |
| Green | 691 Grow Your Own Vegetables |
| Navy | 750 Rifle Project |
| Navy | 751 Archery |
| Navy | 752 Shotgun Member Record Book |
| Navy | 753 Pistol Project |
Project Completion Guide for 2025
DRESS CODE:
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Clean pants, skirts or dresses that fit properly. Shorts and Capri pants are notallowed. Skirts and dresses must be fingertip length or longer.
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Clean shirt or top that fits properly. Writing or images on shirts that may be considered offensive or inappropriate are not allowed.
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Tops, sundresses, etc. must have shoulder straps of 1-inch or wider.
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No hats worn during judging. Hats that are part of an ensemble or costume should be removed when speaking with judges.
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No flip-flops.
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Hair should be neatly styled and not hanging in the face. The judges want to see who they are talking to!
- Overall: Dress to show respect for the judges and for yourself.