Gardening. Jewelry-related. Recipes and Food. How to Make an Ant Farm. Ants can be great fun to observe and they are easy to keep.
Here we'll show you how to make a homemade ant farm out of a mason jar. However, if you are younger than 14, get your parents’ permission first. And we would suggest getting a much more harmless ant than a fire ant! You don’t want to put yourself in danger of fire ant bites. Also, keep in mind that you should only collect ants to observe them. Building Your Own Ant Farm The best cage to observe ants in a live ant farm is a large jelly jar or mason jar. Buy a Ready Made Ant Farm If you're not interested in making your own ant farm, a simple search on the internet will show you plenty or places to buy one. Read more about ant farms. Travel checkers board. Well, I have another DVD case project for you!
I love this one! When I was young my family would take a lot of road trips. And, back then, iPads, iPods, Nintendo DXs, and whatever small electronic device the kids use these days were just not available. :) So, my brother and I would bring along books and travel games. I still love those travel games. Anything small and compact that was fun! Here we go! {what you need} empty DVD case 2 pieces of cardboard, 5x7.25 inches fabric 3/4 inch wide Velcro in 2 colors 24 buttons, 12 in one color, 12 in another {plus a few more for kings} card stock cut to 5x7.25 inches {tools} utility knife spray adhesive glue gun and glue.
Part 2 - Creating a Table for Play. One of the Lego "situations" we had goin' on around here was the fact that Legos inevitably end up all over our home.
Bedrooms, living room, kitchen and stairs, even the bathroom sink. Not kidding. I thought it would be best to create a Lego play place that the boys wouldn't want to leave. And since it's the one toy they all have in common, the new playroom is going to be very much designed to revolve around Legos. I started to solve the Lego problem by assigning a build bucket to each boy. But that was only the tip of the iceberg. That said, I was on the mission to find the kids a great "build"/project table. Don't you LOVE it? OK, so maybe you don't see the potential, but I did! The top was a laminate {like a counter-top}, the bottom real wood.
I taped off the laminate... And I selected yellow for the legs! After two coats, I ran out of yellow. I removed the tape and was well on my way to a great build table for the three P's! Dad's tie to gadget case - the tutorial. Father's day is coming up right around the corner and who need another cheesy father's day gift?
Nevertheless another tie? Why not make your hubby a father's day gift this year he can use. let's admit it; most men nowadays have a cell phone, camera, iPod that they are using. they may also have a lot of ties kicking around. so instead of buying yet another tie for father's day this year, why not refashion one he doesn't wear anymore? What's great is this project involves only a little bit of sewing, some fun seam ripping (the kids love this) and dad can use it as a functioning gift. you're helping the environment by reusing and refashioning an article of clothing in your home and also being easy on your wallet.
***Copyright 2009 www.luvinthemommyhood.com All rights reserved. Click here for the dad's tie to gadget case tutorial in downloadable pdf format. have fun and make sure to add your pics to our flickr group!