One of my fondest memories as a kid was running through the sprinklers with my brothers. When I saw this quick & easy way to whip up a sprinkler on a hot day I had to share it with you! This was written by Erin on her blog Making Memories with Your Kids ~

Check out this DIY Homemade Sprinkler

Please be sure to read my Safety Disclaimer, too.

Photo by Andre Chinn

Written by Chris McLaughlin | Blissfully Domestic

Kids and gardens are a natural partnership partly because it’s about the outdoors and partly because things are always changing in the garden. Gardening as a family let’s you create lasting memories and offers more opportunities to connect with one another. But gardening with your kids has some other advantages that you may not have considered.

Gardening provides natural lessons in math, science, observation, problem-solving, record keeping, responsibility, self-sufficiency, community, accomplishment, and pride. Here are some kid-friendly ideas to get you to play in the dirt as a family.

Read more about 5 Ways to Garden Together as a Family

Photo by Arkansas Shutterbug

Written by Sharon Cohoon | Sunset

Step one in creating a “dogscape” is learning to think like a canine: If you were a dog, what would you want? Spaniels, terriers, retrievers ― each breed has a different personality, Stuckey says. “The better you can accommodate its particular traits, the happier your dog,” he explains. “And the happier your dog, the better your chance of maintaining a garden you’ll both enjoy.”

Get a dog and there goes the garden. That’s what many homeowners conclude, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Read more about How to Landscape a Dog-Friendly Garden

photo by condour

Written by Rachelle | Kiwi Crate

“The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” — Alan Alda

Would you like to raise your children to be their most creative selves, but you could use a little map on getting from here to there? The path to creative thinking is twisty and murky, with few sign posts and plentiful detours, but there are some landmarks that can help us find our way.

Here are 10 simple ways to raise creative children.

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Photo by Hollis Queen

Written by The Preschool Toolbox

Children love to discuss the weather and observe weather patterns in their own cities and towns.  Below are a few suggestions that will help the children understand the changes that occur as many climates transition from Winter to Spring.

Introduce the concept of “Lion or Lamb weather”. Which animal makes a loud sound?…which a softer sound? Name several types of weather and ask which animal it would be…Lion or Lamb? What is the weather like today? Is it like a Lion or Lamb? What would the phrase, “In like a Lion and Out like a Lamb” mean? Read the poem (linked above) with your children and discuss today’s weather.  Which weather is stronger…weather like a Lion or Lamb?

Read more about this project at In Like a Lion? March Weather for Kids!

Lion photo by Renette Stowe