This post contains affiliate links. Please disclaimer in the top bar menu for details. Thank you. I am pleased to share a guest post written by Sarah Jones of The DIY Hammer. Feel Accomplished with a DIY Wood Project Successfully completing a DIY project brings feelings of satisfaction and happiness. Most people discover that starting and finishing a product or project, particularly one that benefits your home, makes them happy. :) Not only can it make you happy, but it ... Continue Reading...
DIY Pool Noodle Fish Float With Headrest
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...
This Boy Mom Reports: Crafts Gone Horribly Wrong
Boy Mom Reports Crafts Gone Horribly Wrong One of my three sons is infatuated with crafts. Boy crafts I mean. Not simple coloring, cutting, or gluing but deeply involved mini man crafts made with tools. I admit he is quite creative with his inventions. Though it’s a tough pill to swallow when his boy mind disregards what this girl mom thinks is OK when making these crafts. We clearly don’t see eye to eye. Some crafts have gone horribly wrong. This Boy Mom Reports: The making of ... Continue Reading...
Crafts are for Boys too
This was originally published on Her View From Home . “Watch out Mom!” I hear my son say as a cut up foam bullet whizzes into the kitchen and lands near my cutting board. It’s my middle son and he’s created another invention. He smiles and shows me his new shooter. Crafts are for boys too. Yes, Gun Crafts Yes, my boys make gun crafts as much as I tried to keep guns out of the picture, the boys have their own ideas about that. The inventiveness of it is what allows me to accept it as they ... Continue Reading...
