Winter

  • 5 Rainy Day, Bouncy Ball Games

    July 21, 2015 5 Rainy Day, Bouncy Ball Games

    It wasn’t a “rainy day” here today, but it might as well have been! L was having fun, being a kid, over the weekend and ended up with stitches in her forehead…so, no swimming for the week while temps are in the upper 90s. Yuck! We had a ball this morning though (every pun intended) ...

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  • DIY Tin Can Bird Feeder #2

    February 26, 2015 DIY Tin Can Bird Feeder #2

    To celebrate the last week of National Bird Feeding Month, L and I made these adorable TIN CAN BIRD FEEDERS! They are really easy to make, look beautiful and cost nothing…just go digging through your recyclables! Not only will the birds love this winter treat, this bird feeder would make a fantastic gift for your ...

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  • Snow Candles

    February 17, 2015 Snow Candles

    Ever since I was a kid I’ve always wanted to try making candles in the snow and today was the day!!! Such a cool experiment! I just love how they turned out! The sides of the SNOW CANDLES have this beautiful texture created by the crystals of snow. Just like snowflakes, each snow candle is ...

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  • Bird Feeder Garland and Bird Feeder Ornaments

    February 10, 2015 Bird Feeder Garland and Bird Feeder Ornaments

    The BIRD FEEDER GARLAND is one of my favorite Winter crafts. It’s fun to make and even more fun to watch the wildlife activity that arises in our backyard after we hang it up! This week we’ve watched birds nibbling, followed by squirrels chasing the birds, then snacking themselves, and lastly, we observed four neighborhood ...

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  • DIY Cereal Bird Feeder

    February 4, 2015 DIY Cereal Bird Feeder

    Being that February is National Bird-Feeding Month, I thought we’d make and share a few homemade, bird feeders with you over the next few weeks! This DIY CEREAL BIRD FEEDER may be the quickest and easiest one to make! I remember making similar ones when I was in grade school. So cute!         Materials needed: pipe cleaners (or ...

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  • PVC Pipe Ball Drop / Water Run

    January 27, 2015 PVC Pipe Ball Drop / Water Run

    We made this PVC PIPE BALL DROP / WATER RUN last Summer to take with us to the beach…beach houses usually have large windows and sliding doors so I knew it’d be the perfect place to test it out. We originally used corn kernels to drop through the tubes, which turned out to be a ...

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  • 20 Non-Candy Valentine Ideas!

    January 25, 2015 20 Non-Candy Valentine Ideas!

    Valentine’s Day is just around the corner…time to spread a little love and happiness! Instead of giving out candy this year, why not make some NON-CANDY VALENTINES for friends and loved ones? Here are a few ideas for your kids’ friends and for yours…you may even want to make a “Thumbprint Necklace” for yourself! Most ...

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  • DIY Heart Wreath

    January 14, 2015 DIY Heart Wreath

    I’m so glad I dreamt this HEART WREATH up last night…it’s that time of year when your Christmas wreath needs to come down off the front door, but it’s not quite time for your Spring wreath to go up. This HEART WREATH is cute, simple, sweet and perfect to get us through the months of ...

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  • Winter Shelter for Strays

    January 12, 2015 Winter Shelter for Strays

    Though we don’t own any furry pets ourselves, our neighborhood seems to have its own little cat community. On any given day we may have up to 5 or 6 cats playing in our yard, hiding under our front porch or napping beneath our Little Free Library. Some of the cats have collars and tags, ...

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  • Giant Ice Marbles

    January 9, 2015 Giant Ice Marbles

    How cool are these GIANT ICE MARBLES!? I’d seen pictures of something similar before, but never a “how-to” on making them. Figuring it couldn’t be too hard to do, we gave it a try! There is definitely a list of things not to do we quickly found out. Haha! Hopefully I can help you avoid ...

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