Looking for some ideas for your friends or family that loves to do different types of projects around the home, farm or even some cooking tips for families with kids. Here are a list of our favorites:

Black & Decker: Home Planner & Log Book

We love this book it really helps us plan for the important things in our household. Being a home owner and someone who sometimes forgets things I feel this book really helps me remember when we last fixed up something. It gives you tips about areas around your home. It gives you places that write down about each room and each area of your home. There are even pockets in the back to put important paperwork.

Barnyard Kids: A Family Guide For Raising Animals

I love that this book teaches kids about the different animals at the farms. I love it teaches them how to take care of the animals and how to raise them. The book has detailed overviews of raising and caring for chickens, pigs, sheep, goats, cows, and rabbits. There are beautiful photos of the different animals. This is a perfect book for kids that live on the farm or that have farms near by. Even though we don’t have either. I really enjoy sharing this book with my daughter. My dad has chickens in his backyard so she can learn how to take care of them when she is out there visiting.

HOLIDAY CRAFTS: 50 Projects for Year-Round Family Fun

Chelsea and I just enjoy getting creative I love that this book has creative ideas for every holiday. I love that all of these crafts are simple to make and most of the supplies are items that could be found around the home. The easy-to-follow instructions, cheerful design, full-color-photographs, and simple supply lists will ensure the success of any little crafter. The book contains five crafts for ten different holidays, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, Halloween, Back to School, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, and Valentine’s Day.

WILD EATS AND ADORABLE TREATS: 40 Animal-Inspired Meals and Snacks for Kids

Wild Eats and Adorable Treats is full of simple, healthy recipes that kids will enjoy because all the meals resemble kids’ favorite animals. The dishes run the gamut, from breakfast delights to lunches and snacks to take to school, and of course dinner and desserts to make at home. The best part is that children will have a blast preparing and eating the dishes, shaped like different animals, such as owls, pigs, sheep, and many more.

5 Gallon Bucket Book: DIY Projects, Hacks and Upcycles

The book includes 60+ DIY projects for homeowners, gardeners, tinkerers, and more. The five-gallon bucket can do more than carry things! I always think of them as the buckets you get when you need to paint or mix something. Well really it can also be hacked, hot-rodded, reengineered, and upcycled to create dozens of useful DIY projects for homeowners, gardeners, and hobbyists.  Each project has simple step-by-step instructions, as well as parts lists and images of the completed projects.  The wealth of projects collected in this book includes inventions that range from useful to just plain fun, and from as simple as it gets to fairly involved. There are so many different projects available right there at your fingertips with this book.

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