Small Closet Organization (on a budget)
Miss Chloë got ripped off in the closet department – but in our defence, we didn’t know we were having two kids when we built. As it was our builder hadn’t incorporated a linen closet into our home, so we had to use part of – what later became – Chloë’s closet. It’s a single […]
Backyard Playground Makeover
If you’ve followed along, you will have seen a few posts now where I’ve done different projects for a playground makeover. The goal of the entire endeavour was to get a few more years of use out of our backyard play set / treehouse… I needed to “Tween it up” to make it cool enough […]
Finishing up the Playground – Outdoor Art
Do you ever sit in your yard, front or back, and think “I wish I could add some colour”? But the idea of painting your fence seems too daunting, permanent and possibly expensive? My backyard playground updates included colour for the structure itself, but nothing for the fence for those exact reasons. I didn’t want […]
Repurposed Plastic Jug
I trash-dove this morning. Okay not really into the trash and I didn’t really “dive” – more like I snuck a plastic jug from my friend’s recycling. After you see what I did with it, you’re going to go in search of recycling to pilfer as well. I’ll start with the need, so you know […]
DIY Chalkboard – part of our treehouse upgrades
Chalkboards seem to be all-the-rage now – people are trimming anything and everything with chalkboard paint to create message boards, labels, jar lids, gift tags – you name it and it’s probably had a coating of chalkboard paint to make it better. Our backyard playground / treehouse is no exception – but where do you […]
Candy Bar / Candy Buffet
My girls have danced around the house all weekend reminding me that there are only “9 days left of school”. At this point, actually learning anything is mute – it’s all about treat days and field trips to celebrate the end of another school year…. essentially a month-long party with a bit of math squeezed […]
Outdoor Summer Games – Tic Tac Toe
I will admit that there are a LOT of pins with ideas for creating tic tac toe boards in fun and unusual ways. Ladybug and frog rocks, chalk paint and frisbees on the lawn, paper plates in hotel rooms – there’s even a version of tic tac toe with lego. It’s an easy game for […]