Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Milk Jug Igloo

So after I saw some crazy thing on the internet about a kindergarten class saving up enough plastic milk jugs to make an igloo--I thought, sure I can do that at home.  So through the use of freecycle, several wonderful people saved their milk jugs for me.  In the end I had over 350 milk jugs.  It took just over 2 months and over 250 sticks of hot glue, but the product is finished, well as finished as I am going to go with it, let me explain.  Here is the final product.

My original plan was to make a doorway and go all out and make it look like an igloo, but half way through we had to do a major reconstruction due to an accident the igloo had suffered at the hands of my children.  So I thought more of a cavelike structure would be a much better fit for our needs. 

Here are a few other construction photos. 




The kids are very excited, and it is big enough to sleep in, so we plan on having a few camps outs, in the event that it lasts, I fear it won't last as long as I want. 

Thank you so much to everyone who helped me accomplish this!


Thursday, June 14, 2012

Outside Adventure Inside!

There is a place that we recently discovered called Play 'N Learn.  It is a playground store that opens up its showroom for you to go in and play.  They offer free times and the option the pay for 2 hours whenever you want.  I opt for paying to go when I want, and it is less crowded, and we have the run of the place.  The kids love it, and it is a nice distraction for the hot days of summer.  There are show rooms to visit in Columbia, MD and Chantilly, VA.  Here is there website to check out more info  http://playnlearn.com/about-us/free-play-days/  There are several display models of play structures, 2 trampolines and a basketball court.  The kids like to play on the trampolines more then anything!

And for some photos--