My strongest memories of summer camp involve bracelets. Lanyards, friendship bracelets, charm bracelets made from beaded safety pins … and so I love this woven summer bracelet tutorial from Between the Lines, which updates the cheap plastic I remember with leather or fabric scraps for a more sophisticated look. I would totally wear these, and […]
Make your own Cornhole boards and bags. Cornhole is a fun summertime lawn game where players take turns throwing corn filled bags at a raised platform with a hole in the far end.
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It’s easy and fun to make your own popsicles at home, and you can really custom tailor your ingredients that way, too! Instructables user izzyinsf shows us how to make one kind: smoothie pops. More: How-To: Homemade Popsicles HOW TO – Make Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles How-To: Blackberry Smash Cocktail
Howtoons just released another great toon; this one lets your kids get in on the backyard BBQ action without starting any fires! The Cosmic Cooker Howtoon teaches kids about the physics of solar power, the geometry of parabolic reflectors, and the importance of a classic summer meal (I personally would also experiment with s’mores). The […]
By Future Craft Collective How many times have you been out and about – on the road, at the beach or in the woods with a hankering to get your craft on but no supplies handy? Which always feels like such a shame, since nature, travel or even being stranded in a train station can […]
Erin Woodward, who runs the blog Sutton Grace, has created a fabulous play kitchen for her daughter out of an old entertainment center. You know, the kind you see for sale at almost every garage sale you’ve ever been to in the burbs. Although the one she used in her reuse project was a bit […]
When I was a kid, I used to pretend to be a mermaid or fish while swimming, I only wish I had one of these! Instructables user msaraann made this super adorable and simple mermaid tail out of a monofin and some spandex swim fabric. This kid looks like one happy customer!
