staycation

Create a tradition of picnic lunches in the back yard once a week throughout the summer! Visit Project Nursery for ideas.

Running out of summer fun ideas? Head over to Simply Kierste for ideas and free printables to make a Summer Bucket List. It’s not too late 😉

Looking for some outdoor family fun ideas? Babble has put together a list of 21 photo-worthy and affordable ideas.

Scroll through HERE for more staycation ideas.

If you weren’t around last year, you may have missed my tutorial for making your own water table. This is my sweet youngest child having a ball with it! In all it cost $18 to make, but you may spend less if you already have a plastic storage container on hand. Stop over HERE to view the full tutorial.

Need some indoor activity ideas for those rainy or just-too-hot days? Visit Babble for a great round-up.

Visit Babble for a “cool”  list of summer kids activities you can do with ice.

I have had these at the fancy ice cream shops, but for some reason never thought to make them at home. Visit She Wears Many Hats for details on making your own Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Cones.