Dinosaur Dig

In September, my dad cut his hunting trip short and spent the rest of the time with us.  We had all sorts of fun, including orchestrating a dinosaur dig.  I got some cured bones from a butcher in town and then we went to a local park to (first, bury the bones and then) dig them up.

   

   

  

My Harley Boys

 

 

Fence "Painting"

For our second installment of Cheapo Summer Fun, I introduce......Fence Painting.

You will need:

an old bucket

old paint brushes

water

Cost: Free

Don't worry, it's alright if your dog drinks the "paint."

And it will occupy your kids for days.

Have fun!

Up Next: Stay-at-home Restaurant, Backyard Picnics, Puddle Jumping, Library Visits, and Silly Putty Making.  Any additional ideas are welcome.

Cheapo Summer Fun

This summer, we have a mission.  

Creating Summer fun for either free or really cheap.

If you have any suggestions, we are all ears.

The other day it was rainy and crummy outside.

Tim and I threw around the idea of going out to see a movie, but when you add it all up, it's kind of expensive to take four of us to the movies.

So Tim and I decided to turn our house into a movie theater.

First, we did a little secretive preparation:

 

Then I took the boys outside and told them that our house was now deemed a movie theater.

We gave them some pocket change to buy their tickets and concessions.

 

 

Then the Ticket-Taker ran upstairs to man his ticket-taking-booth.

 

He wouldn't even let me in without a ticket!

Stickler!