Kids' Garden Mobile

Daphne and I are really into crafts this month. Here is the latest and greatest: an outdoor mobile for the garden area.

This was so fun to make with all of the random buttons and beads that I've collected over the years.
1. Cut shapes out of cardboard and glue on tissue paper (kids can help rip and glue paper)
2. Punch holes into cardboard shapes.
3. Use fishing line or beading line to string shapes, buttons, beads and jewels (Daphne liked selecting the beads/buttons to use).
4: Find a stick to tie them to, and then a perfect spot to hang... wherever the wind blows, really.

The perfectionist in me wanted to do more shapes and beads to fill it out, but I was working with a 2yr. old, and her attention span is not that long...and it IS for the child...I guess. ;)

Garden Art

I love garden nicknacks. Love them. Little frog rocks and butterfly stakes. But they're so darn expensive. So Daphne and I decided to make our own.

Step 1: Cut cardboard into desired shape.


Step 2: Paste tissue paper onto shape.


Step 3: Attach to fence.


Instant charm. I love how kid art looks good in the garden.


On a related note, we're also working on a miniature garden mural. Even Tim painted something.

Summer Garden, Take 2

We're finally in our new place. Built new garden beds and planted all of my transplants. They're doing OK. Not used to this super hot weather I think... that and being transplanted twice.