Summer is here and with it comes my desire to eat ice cream ALL THE TIME! While I think that homemade traditional ice cream is amazing, this no churn strawberry ice cream is a super fun (and super easy) way to make ice cream with very little elbow grease. And if you have summer strawberries […]

I’ve had a multi-summer obsession with cold brew coffee. The cold brew process makes it taste so much smoother than traditional drip coffee. But the pre-made cold brew concentrates you find in the store are either too spendy or they have a faintly metallic taste to them (at least to me!) So why not make […]

Boozy popsicles (otherwise known as alcoholic freezer pops) are popping up in my Facebook feed A LOT as summer approaches. How awesome does that sound? Can you say summer party hostess gift? Is anyone going to be not excited to greet someone who brings alcohol in popsicle format? I think not! It was time to […]

You really really need to learn how to make your own magnetic slime because oh my goodness! This stuff is absolutely the coolest!! I only just finally got around to ordering some iron oxide powder and magnets and I sincerely wish I had done it sooner. This is a project involving minimal mess, lots of […]

If you’re like us - summertime means wet towels and swimsuits EVERYWHERE. It drives me crazy! When our kids were younger, we had a metal fence that wrapped around our pool and that became the de facto towel rack. But eventually rust got the better of it and it had to come down. Then our […]

My internet friends - you need to try making your own homemade silly putty! It is actually way better than the store bought stuff. Messy to make? Yes. Fun for kids? Double yes. What could be more fun than making your own, customizing the color, and watching it form in front of your own eyes? […]

  How cool is Yoda? And who doesn’t love a Yoda hooded towel? My five year old daughter is somewhat obsessed with Yoda right now so I decided I’d try and make her a little something Yoda-ish. Since swimming season is upon us (here in the Southwest) a towel she could use by the pool […]

So weird story…I was sitting in my backyard watching my kids in the pool and I happened to look down. Lying on the ground were these wooden stakes we purchased to lay out an outline for where we’d like a new border for the grass in our yard. We thought we’d use the stakes instead […]

Summer is nearly upon us and what better way to have some outdoor fun than making (and then playing with!) homemade sidewalk chalk? Yes, I know you could just run to the store and buy some, but making it is a great way to engage kids. It also makes a wonderful, personal gift. You can […]

  There is just something so fun about duct tape crafts. When my daughters took a summer art class and came home with these little coin purses - I knew I wanted to learn how. They’re just so cute! My oldest was kind enough to walk me step by step through how they did it […]