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Squirrel Cafe

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Just as we humans enjoy a good bite to eat at our favorite summer roadside diner, so can the bushy-tailed travelers in your neck of the woods--if your family opens up one of these easy-to-build squirrel cafés. It's a great craft...

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Create an Outdoor
Art Studio

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Sunny spring weather is meant to be enjoyed. So postpone laundry day and use your clothesline for an activity young artists will get pumped up about.

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Clothesline Theater

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This simple theater sets the stage for hours of backyard fun.

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Ship Ahoy!

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If boredom's got your kids walking the plank, let them turn a refrigerator box on its side and set sail on the waves of their imagination.

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Fruit Print T-Shirt

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Produce cool summer apparel with stamps made from favorite fruits and vegetables.

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Backyard Teepee

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Just like the traditional Native American teepee that inspired it, this backyard shelter can be assembled and dismantled in a jiffy.

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Homemade Sports Goal

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For about $30 in materials (and an hour or so of time), you can build this versatile sports goal, just right for games of backyard soccer or driveway street hockey.

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The Perfect Sandbox

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The perfect sandbox is one that draws a crowd of kids all summer and that calls to mind the greatest of all play sites: the beach.

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Picnic Game Table

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You and your family will have lots of fun designing this outdoor picnic table together -- and then, year after year, you'll have lots of fun using the gameboards you've painted onto the tabletop.

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Build a Portable
Golf Course

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It's hard to resist the appeal of putt-ering around the yard on a weekend afternoon. All it takes to get a quick game underway is a few plastic practice golf balls and the following easy-to-make props.

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