With Memorial Day weekend just a few days away,
it’s a good time to make some items that you can enjoy all summer.
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Umbrella wreath: Start with a Styrofoam ring and a box of drink umbrellas.
Stick them into the foam. May need to use glue to get them to stay in place.
• Dots:
Pick up a couple of boxes of Dots Candy and use either pins or toothpicks to
stick them into the Styrofoam ring.
• Garden
Hose Wreath: Love this idea. Take some old hose and wrap it around. Wire on
some faux flowers along with a pair of gloves, plastic trowel or whatever else
strikes your fancy and finish it with a bow.
Make a Welcome Summer Kit for Someone: Depending on age and
preferences, pack a small cooler, pail or another summer related container with
all sorts of things they can use in the months to come. Items to consider: glow
sticks, star gazing guide, bubbles, beach ball, sand pail, gardening spade or
gloves, flip flops, squirt gun, Popsicle mold, something for the BBQ, a book by
their favorite author, sunscreen, water bottle, bug spray, beach blanket,
tickets to the baseball game or outdoor concert, or a summer wine with
appropriate glassware and cheese.
Sidewalk
Chalk: Mix three tablespoons of tempera paint with
one cup of cold water. Slowly add one and a half cups of plaster of Paris and
stir until the lumps dissolve. Pour into muffin tins and let harden. For a
slightly different twist, try sidewalk paint.
Memorial Day Activities: Lots of ideas from how
to clean gravestones to making a five-pointed star in one snip.
Container Garden: Even if it’s planting a few herbs for the
kitchen, there is a lot you can do to enhance your recipes with food you’ve
grown yourself.
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