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Perler Bead Pokemon Coasters
I’ve wrote before about how much I adore perler beads. One day, a couple of years ago, I bought a container of 10,000 perler beads for my daughter. It was a great deal! Clearly, I did not understand how many 10,000 perler beads actually was. I’m guessing we still have 9,217 perler beads remaining. Last weekend, I left Handy Husband and our daughter home for ONE HOUR while I took our son to his fencing practice. One. Hour. Imagine my horror when I got home to see the tray from our entryway being used like this… When I accusingly calmly asked who released 6,000 perler beads from their secure containment facility (aka…
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Upcycled Tic Tac Toe
My son’s kindergarten homework for the week of Earth Day was to: 1) play outside 2) do a project that involves reusing or recycling I was ALL on board with #1. In the interest of full disclosure, I had every intention of ignoring #2. It’s kindergarten. It’s not even required in our state. I know, I know. Mother of the year. Don’t worry. I have not sent my son down the path of underachievement…yet. We pulled the project off – even if it began accidentally. Here’s how it went down… While the kids were outside playing, I decided that would be a good time to apply a coat of stain…
