Earth Day Bee Boxes

This photo represents a good idea… and insufficient research.

After building and installing the attractive, kid-friendly bee houses on the right, we discovered that plastic straws are NOT good for the health and well being of the bees we were hoping to attract and protect. Despite our good intentions, it turns out that paper, [click headline to read more…]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

A few years ago we started making Leprechaun traps as a St. Patrick’s Day tradition. Matt and the kids create them a week or so before the big day, running a few trials ahead of time in case some Leprechauns are casing our house early.

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LEGOs in Motion

Fun Ideas for LEGOs on Wheels

LEGOs are a great alternative to screen time, and in our opinion, every child should have access to them. Rather than invest in video games or other screen-based entertainment, we’ve opted for LEGOs and similar creative, brain-boosting options such as Tinker Toys and marble runs. If cost is a [click headline to read more…]

Snow, Snow, Snow! (Part 3)

And finally—now that we’re more ready for spring than snow—here are the bears I promised!

Snow Bear from winter 2004-05 (two views).

And now, the last installment (I hope) for this winter: leafy “Chair Bear” from 2006.

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Snow, Snow, Snow! (Part 2)

As promised in the first installment, here are more snow creatures from our front yard. The bears will be next.

Note: the snow train already posted was created on 2/9/08.

Penguin. Created 2/1/09.

Hello Kitty (three views). Created 2/19/07.

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