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Make an awesome skateboard swing for the kids!

Make an awesome skateboard swing for the kids!

  • Post author:sandrine
  • Post published:March 25, 2017
  • Post category:Play Equipment/Recycled
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Do the kids want a swing at home? You don't have to buy a swing set, just a used skateboard! Who says you need to spend a fortune to provide…

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Build your own backyard bowling alley!

Build your own backyard bowling alley!

  • Post author:sandrine
  • Post published:March 17, 2017
  • Post category:Play Equipment
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Whether you’re good at it or not, bowling is a fun thing to do with friends and family. But a session at an alley requires planning and isn't a cheap…

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From an old nightstand to an adorable play kitchen!

From an old nightstand to an adorable play kitchen!

  • Post author:sandrine
  • Post published:February 20, 2017
  • Post category:Play Equipment/Recycled
  • Post comments:5 Comments

Here's another upcycling project for those of you who want to give the little kids an awesome kitchen set to play with... Build one with an old nightstand! Don't have an old nightstand?…

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Build your kids a picnic table with sandbox!

Build your kids a picnic table with sandbox!

  • Post author:sandrine
  • Post published:February 20, 2017
  • Post category:Furniture/Indoor/Play Equipment
  • Post comments:26 Comments

Want to give your kids a sandbox or  a sandpit but don't have enough room for it at home? If you do, why don't you make them a picnic table that doubles…

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Build your kids an outdoor music wall from recycled materials!

Build your kids an outdoor music wall from recycled materials!

  • Post author:sandrine
  • Post published:February 3, 2017
  • Post category:Play Equipment/Recycled
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Want your little kids to explore and be more active outdoors? Then you've got to give them something really fun and entertaining, like this DIY outdoor music wall! There are…

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Build a milk jug igloo for the kids!

Build a milk jug igloo for the kids!

  • Post author:sandrine
  • Post published:January 19, 2017
  • Post category:Cubby Houses/Recycled
  • Post comments:0 Comments

What a good idea for the kids to make use of all the plastic milk jugs we buy! This milk jug igloo is another kind of fort the little ones…

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DIY VW Micro-Bus Bunk Bed and Playhouse

DIY VW Micro-Bus Bunk Bed and Playhouse

  • Post author:alma
  • Post published:December 18, 2014
  • Post category:Furniture/Home Decoration/Indoor
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Calling all VW fans (or just people who love clever ideas)!  Whether you use this as a bunk bed or a loft bed with a playhouse underneath, it’s a great project to do…

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Build Your Own Bamboo Cubby
The cubby in its natural setting next to a pond

Build Your Own Bamboo Cubby

  • Post author:teamobn
  • Post published:November 24, 2014
  • Post category:Cubby Houses/Play Equipment/Tiny houses
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Every kid always wants their only little getaway within the comfort of their backyard. They imagine temporary forts from lawn chairs and sheets, ask their parents a plastic little tike…

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The Wild West Comes to the Backyard!

The Wild West Comes to the Backyard!

  • Post author:alma
  • Post published:October 14, 2014
  • Post category:Outdoor/Play Equipment/Tiny houses
  • Post comments:5 Comments

Is there any child who doesn’t like a fort or cubby house to play in? This western saloon would surely never go empty! This fort was inspired by saloon style playhouses…

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