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Trash to treasure. Turn a headboard into a…

October 1, 2013 by not your average mom 3 Comments

This is the end to one of the boys’ old bunk beds. I have four of them. I’ve had them for about four years. I’ve been saving them for something. I just didn’t know what. Until recenly… We took one and primed it. Then my husband built this out of scrap wood from his shop: […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Timesavers Tagged With: recycle, recycling a headboard, reduce, reuse

Way #947 to reuse a milk jug.

April 22, 2013 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

My kids love chocolate milk, but buying the already made stuff is way more expensive than mixing it myself. I used to mix my own in a Rubbermaid pitcher, but it was a real pain to clean. Especially in the handle. I could not get all traces of chocolate milk out of there. So now […]

Filed Under: Timesavers Tagged With: chocolate milk, milk jug, recycle, reduce, reuse

Make your own watering can.

April 21, 2013 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Today we made watering cans. It was pretty easy. Here’s what you need: a milk jug (make sure it has a screw on top) or small laundry detergent container a drill (you could probably use a hammer and a nail if you don’t have a drill) paint, if you want to decorate your watering can […]

Filed Under: Kids' Corner, Timesavers Tagged With: Earth Day, kid activities, laundry detergent, milk jugs, recycle, reduce, reuse, watering can

Easy milk jug bird feeders

April 18, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

We made bird feeders today. The kids had fun, and they are pretty easy to do. Everything I used we already had here at home, so the only thing I paid for was the bird seed. Here’s what I used: sharp scissors milk jugs acrylic paint (because it’s water resistant when it dries) sticks found […]

Filed Under: Kids' Corner Tagged With: bird feeders, home schooling, milk jugs, recycle, reduce, reuse

start a garden with your kids :)

April 17, 2013 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again… Time to start planting! Wooo hoooo!!!! Since I kind of have a secret desire to homeschool my kids, we started yesterday and made it a multi-age activity. Thought I’d share in case you want to give it a try too. I saved my pumpkin seeds from last Halloween’s pumpkin […]

Filed Under: Kids' Corner Tagged With: gardening, homeschooling, reduce, reuse recycle, seed planting

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