DIY: Children's Wooden Kitchen

So I came across this the other day and fell in love!! I SOOO.. want to make this. I have two girls and I want them to have a little kitchen to play with. I love the wooden ones, but they are pretty pricey so I kind of just gave up and hoped to just maybe find one at a consignment store for a good deal. Then I saw this and my hopes got higher! It is a future project of mine, so when the time comes I will post photos of my progress and any tips I learned along the way. :)

This is the link to the designer of the kitchen plans. Other moms have posted pics of the kitchens they have made from her plans. Oh, so adorable and great ideas!:

Ana White Homemaker

I like this style the best.  photo credit

Here is the link to the lady's website who made this kitchen:

Shanty 2 Chic

She has some great ideas such as a garden hose holder and a way cool farmhouse style dining table that I want to make some day. :) Besides the kitchen set I also want to make this children's table...

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Here is the direct link on how to make the Kids Play Table.

These are my two goals for this year! I probably won't get started on them until after the summer is over. I can't wait!! 

Blessings!

Sponge Balls! Fun and Safe Water Play for the Summer!

** Update: So I made our sponge balls this week! I used a cheaper sponge from Dollar tree in the craft section. You get 10 in a bag for $1 instead of just 2 like the kind pictured below, (the kind in the picture below are also at Dollar tree). One bag of 10 sponges makes 3 sponge balls with a sponge to spare. So if you buy 3 bags you can make 10 balls. They turned out great! I used some cotton yarn and tied double knots and then wrapped the yarn back around and tied again. We hope to use them today!**

*** Ok so we used the sponge balls! They were even more fun than I expected! I was amazed at how well they held the water! I had used some cotton yarn to tie them together. Well, after getting wet the cotton yarn does stretch just a teensy bit. Enough though for my curious 3 yr. old to try and pull a strip out. :) So I would suggest a rubber band would be a better grip. I do like the color options in the picture below, so I may get a few of them just to add some variety. :) I give this project a 5 star! We had great fun playing catch with them and cooling off at the same time! ***

    Hey guys! I just came across this awesome idea for my kiddos this summer! Go check out this video on how to make sponge balls. I have seen moms use rubber bands to tie the center of the sponge strips. You could use what ever you find around the house probably. Can't wait to make them next week!          
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