Category: DIY Fun

Monday morning we went to the zoo. And got drenched by a torrential downpour as we sloshed through rivers of water back to the van, past a car that had stalled in the middle of the monsoon, abandoned by a wet and distraught zookeeper on her way to work. We literally had to dump water … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Pirate Ship Fort”

*Andrew “strongly recommended” that I change Adventure Day to DIY Fun, as this better captures the content of these posts… so I begrudgingly oblige.* This morning’s adventure DIY fun is a lot less complicated than the last two. I know that some days you need a last minute idea to occupy the littles that involves very … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Shadow People”

These guys love adventures. And while real fishing is definitely in our future, traveling to a pond or lake or river with three little men who think they can swim (but can’t) and handing them sharp little items to get stuck in lord-knows-where sounds like one of my worst nightmares, so for now, we will … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Magnetic Fishing Game”

One thing that’s great about summer is the weather. So many beautiful warm sunny days! And what’s better on a beautiful day than a picnic? But not just any picnic. A day like this calls for a very special kind of event. We listen to this song pretty often since Cat and Garriy put it on a CD for … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Teddy Bear’s Picnic”

My friend Andrea finds the coolest ideas/clothes/articles about kids and always so thoughtfully passes them my way. One day, if she chooses to be so, she is going to be the bees knees of all moms. On Wednesday afternoon, she sent me this link, and you’d better believe that 10 minutes after all three boys … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Giant Ice Cube Awesomeness”