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March 2011

Crafty bug

Have you ever asked yourself “What do I do with these empty egg cartons?” AND “What kind of craft can I make with my son…

Make your own fun Wow Wow Wubbzy birthday cake

A few years ago Julia was way into Wow Wow Wubbzy, she thought he was cute and had a funny voice and whatever else kids…

License plate

What has your car dealership done for you?

Maybe a better title is “Remove the dealership’s license plate frame from your car” You know what I’m talking about, right? The frame that surrounds your car license…

A small deck within a planting bed.

Dead Plant = Deck, Part 2

I had been itching all week to work on this thing, one, to get the stuff out of my front yard, and two, I had…

Cans of beans marketed to kids

Brand Synergy + Kids = Vegetables

With four kids, we try to maintain a relationship with each child individually, and since the middle two are twins (and innocently referred to by…

Sugru Hacking A Horse Ear

You might be saying “How do I fix my daughter’s toy horse?”. There could be lots of reasons you’d be saying that. Maybe your kid…

The Front of Marty's House

Dead plants = Deck

So a few years ago I loaded up the planting bed in the front of my house with all kinds of awesome tropical plants. Bird…

Causin’ a Ruckus

My love of scooters started back in like 1985 when Marty, or maybe it was his brother Fry (Brian), got a Honda Aero 50 scooter.…

Like a G12

I had some bonus money burning a hole in my pocket. I know, I know, I should have bought a savings bond, or Sirius XM…

Impromptu Cinnamon Rolls

In case Alton Brown, or Rachel Ray, or Jaime Oliver haven’t burned it into your head yet, here’s a news flash, kids love to cook.…

Addicted to glue

Ever drawn to something totally ridiculous? Have some kind of strange addiction? Me too. It’s glues, bonding agents, etc. It didn’t really hit me until…

Sugru is very science-y, indeed.

Everyone should go online and buy sugru now. There, I said it. Everyone has something that needs it, whether you realize it or not. It’s like…