My son wanted to be Captain America for Halloween a few years ago. But I really hated spending $20 on a plastic costume that he would wear one time for Trick or Treating, a few times for fun around the house and then it would be done. Instead, we decided to make the costume. We’ve…
One of the highlights of the Fall season is going to the pumpkin patch and letting the kids pick out their own pumpkin. Pumpkin Patches have been around forever but in the last few years, they have really upped the cool factor for the whole family. You can enjoy feed tube slides, hayrides, bounce trampolines,…
Do you believe that you should let kids tinker? My 10 year old son is fascinated with how things work. He was thrilled when we gave him permission to take his broken CD player apart piece by piece. We gave him the basic ground rules and set him loose. This was a fun adventure for…
i’m not the world’s best cook, but the kids and I have always had a great time trying out new recipes. I grew up helping my Mom use the hand beater to make cakes and cookies. It was always the best reward to get to lick the beaters or help clean out the bowl! I…
I’ve always been fascinated with treehouses! As a kid, my parents were always working to improve our backyard fun. We always had the coolest playhouses, sandboxes and treehouses to play in. My parents were the kind of people who would willingly hand us the hammer, a bucket of nails and free access to any wood…
Who doesn’t love a personally designed Tie Dyed T-Shirt?! Making a Tie Dye Shirt was on my daughter’s wish list for summer activities. So we grabbed a white t-shirt for my 2 youngest and a white pillowcase for my 10 year old.
My kids love to do crafts and make things. That’s why I was excited to work with Scrapbuck.com to have a Card Making Party. The kids had a ball and made some pretty cool creations and we learned a few things along the way! Hobbies on a Budget uses affiliate links. Click here for a…
We found some beautiful seashells while on vacation in Florida a few years ago. And of course, we brought many of them home. So now what do we do with all these seashells? There are so many ways to display your seashell memories. Here are a few of my favorites. This post includes affiliate links….