Easy 5-Minute Play Fort

Posted by on Jul 16, 2007 in Popular Posts: Family Fun | 6 comments Nothing can push your mothering creativity like the long days of summer. When I hear my son start quoting air freshener commercials I know it’s time to shut off the TV and force a little good-ol-fashioned fort making. I wasn’t up for destroying the living room, so we used a corner of a bedroom instead. First, we rearranged the furniture to create a nook. We used bookcases, but...
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Swimming Suit Shower Hooks

Posted by on Jul 11, 2007 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 1 comment Sometimes it seems like my kids spend half the summer in their bathing suits. Between weekends at the lake, trips to the pool, and afternoons jumping through sprinklers in the backyard, my kids enjoy more than their fair share of water fun. Of course, the downside to all this aquatic activity is the piles of soggy suits I find all over the house. I can’t count the number of times...
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