Summer means it is time to be in the pool! Make a fun DIY Pool Noodle Fish Float With Headrest to float about the pool and relax on. Lean back and rest your head on the fish tail for a supremely relaxing rest time in the water. Or, let your kids take the fish float for a playful swim around the pool. This pool noodle float is easy to make using only pool noodles and rope. This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclaimer in the top menu bar. This float is not just for kids. As ... Continue Reading...
DIY Pool Noodle Float Strip
We have a backyard inground pool which our family loves! We lose many pool floaties to holes, so I'm on the search for solutions to get more creative with pool noodle floats. I love to use pool noodles to make new creations, and my new moldable DIY Pool Noodle Float Strip is a hit with my boys (and me!). I love this design because it is so versatile, plus it's more fun than a boring, ordinary straight noodle. It can be used as a 6'2" straight float, or it can be doubled over for a stronger ... Continue Reading...
DIY Pool Noodle Goggle Holder Float
Tired of dropping goggles and losing them on the bottom of a pool or lake? Try out my idea for DIY Pool Noodle Goggle Holder Floats. They are so easy and quick to make. We are pool owners and we love it! However, we frequently have a problem with goggles. The kids will take off their goggles in the pool and let go which causes the goggles sink to the bottom. To retreive the goggles, I have to get the net or give the kid another pair of goggles so he can swim down and retrieve the goggles at ... Continue Reading...
DIY Kids Craft Spring Decoration Jar
Looking for a cheap kids craft activity that is easy to make, simple, and quick with little mess? Try my DIY Kids Craft Spring Decoration idea. It requires only a few supplies and the shine and sparkle it gives off brings smiles of joy to kids' faces. My boys made these jars in about twenty minutes and had an absolute blast. This would be a great spring break activity, Easter activity, or spare time activity kids will certainly enjoy. I love the simple ingredients because I'm a busy mom and ... Continue Reading...
DIY Pool Noodle Float Ring
My family loves pool noodles for swimming but they tend to wear out and crack with time. I'm sharing an easy cheap craft that reuses those worn out pool noodles. Do you have noodles with bite marks and cracks in them at your house? Instead of tossing them out continue to use the noodles by making them into a DIY Pool Noodle Float Ring. After awhile they just wear out and start to fall apart, but often only some of the noodle wears out and the rest is still good. Cut up the good parts of the ... Continue Reading...
DIY Pool Noodle Float Raft
I love pool noodles! I designed this DIY Pool Noodle Float Raft using cut sections of pool noodles. This raft is easy and cheap to make plus you can customize it to your own design and color tastes. Kids can help too and plan out their own rafts so everyone in the family can have their own personally styled noodle raft. You could buy new noodles and cut them up or upscale to use the parts old pool noodles that have sections without cracks or bite marks (however new noodles work best). As ... Continue Reading...
DIY Cheap Fun Family Trip Souvenir Tradition
DIY Cheap Fun Family Trip Souvenir Tradition This DIY Cheap Fun Family Trip Sounvenir Tradition using vials and a shadow box is fun for the whole family. It is an inexpensive and easy way to accomplish family vacation souvenirs. This post contains an affiliate links including one to a product we used to accomplish this DIY project. Please review my disclaimer for details. Opinions here are 100 % my own. Several years ago, we started a fun souvenir collecting tradition in our family. My ... Continue Reading...
Easy DIY Valentine’s Ice Cream Sandwiches
Valentine's Day is coming! The fun treats make the day more fun for us all, especially kids. I am sharing a recipe for Easy DIY Valentine's Ice Cream Sandwiches that is so easy older kids could easily make it on their own. The younger kids would need some help, but this is seriously so easy. These ice cream sandwiches are so yummy and maybe a little healthier given they are made with graham crackers rather than chocolate cookies. (This post contains affiliate links to my favorite things. If ... Continue Reading...
Easy Two Ingredient Make Your Own Fresh Butter
Easy DIY Butter Have you ever tried making your own fresh butter? It's really so easy with only two ingredients. I accidentally made my own butter one day when I was mixing heavy whipping cream for a cookie recipe. I was making prune tarts at Christmas time and as a busy mom I got interrupted. Unheard of, right? Yep, I went too far and mixed the whipping cream too long. But that was OK because I realized I had just made butter. (This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through the ... Continue Reading...
DIY Fort in a Bag Gift for Kids
Building a fort is such a basic yet enjoyable activity for kids. My DIY Fort in a Bag for Kids is perfect because all the ingredients for a great fort are together in one bag. All the components are stored in the bag so the child can simply grab the bag to build the best fort ever. This homemade DIY Fort in a Bag is a great gift for Christmas or a birthday. Fort making is a favorite activity at my house. My kids often would go hunting around the house for the components to make a fort. The ... Continue Reading...
