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How to Build a Toy Chuck Wagon

Building a mini chuck wagon is a fun project requiring some simple tools and a little work. Buy the hardwood plywood already cut from your local building supply store and the other materials are easily...

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Backyard Play Area Step-by-Step Instructions

There was a time when the only “fun” play area was either in a park or on school grounds. Today, that is changing and play areas are popping up in backyards everywhere. Backyard play areas can provide...

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How to Purchase a Moonbounce

Moonbounces or bounce houses are growing more popular in America's backyards. One of the reasons is that manufacturers have found inexpensive material to make the houses that are sturdy enough for...

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Rose Art Super Bouncing Balls Instructions

The Rose Art Super Bouncing Balls Craft Kit contains supplies to make 16 bouncy balls in different colors and two sizes. It comes with one large ball mold, one small ball mold and 16 bags of Ball...

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Ideas on Repainting a Metal Swing Set

Metal swing sets provide kids hours of outdoor play to keep them active. Metal deteriorates overtime, however, which poses a potentially harmful risk to children. You can repaint metal swing sets to...

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How to Make a Portable Tetherball Set

The need to make a tetherball pole sturdy enough to hold up to competitive play usually means fixing it permanently in the ground—something not everyone is willing to do in a yard where it may...

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Homemade Snow Sled

Sliding down snow-covered slopes is a childhood fantasy. In regions of the country where snow falls regularly, most households keep sleds and other snow toys, just like Floridians have multiple bathing...

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Define Teeter Totter

A teeter totter is just a name for a seesaw. Names vary by region, and New England has the greatest differences. Within this region a seesaw is called a tilt, tilting board, teeter board, dandle,...

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The Best Play Kitchens For Toddlers

There is no denying that one thing children love to do is play pretend, especially when it makes them feel all grown up. Kitchen sets are an all-time favorite, providing the perfect setting for your...

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How to Make a Match Flinger With Clothes Pins

When you think of homemade match shooters, memories of mischievous boys from school are never far behind. They just couldn't resist showing off their handmade wood pistols that sometimes managed to...

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Ideas for a Child's Playhouse

A playhouse is a great way to provide children with opportunities for discovery while they express themselves and expand their imaginations. When choosing a playhouse, consider how you want inspire...

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How to Make a Ship Kite

Flying a kite is a fun activity for adults and children alike. While the young ones may be content with store-bought diamond-shaped kites, why not wow them with a kite designed to look like a ship....

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The Best Outdoor Swing Sets With a Toddler Seat

With TV and computers ruling the roost when it comes to recreation for children, there is an urgent need to introduce kids to the joys of playing outdoors. This is a habit that will need to be...

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How to Make Bird Gliders

Toys provide hours of enjoyment to children, and in their growing years, these toys allow them to use their imagination when playing. Toys also promote the formation of friendships and social skills...

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Playhouse Furniture Wood Projects

Although parents may be only a few feet away, a playhouse will seem like another world to your child. You can furnish your child's dream home by crafting your own wooden furniture. Make it a family...

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Ideas for Play Yards for Kids

There is something exhilarating about playing outdoors when you are a child. With all of today's indoor technological toys, you may have a difficult time coaxing your kids outside unless you tease...

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Pros & Cons of Above Ground Pools

If you want your own pool and have the space and resources, look into an above ground pool. While they are not maintenance free or an instant setup, they are an affordable option to the standard,...

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How to Hit the Target with a Sling Shot

Learning how to hit a target with a sling shot takes practice, as you must learn how to control the speed and trajectory of the ammunition--whether it be a lead pellet, a rock or wadded paper. Shooting...

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How to Inflate a Children's Pool With No Air Compressor

If you do not have a built-in pool at home, an inflatable pool can be a fun and safe alternative for your children on hot summer days. Unfortunately, these types of pools have to be inflated quite...

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How to Make a Big Bubble Blower

Blowing clouds of bubbles with a bottle of bubble solution and a small wand is fun for most small and big kids. But blowing big bubbles is completely exhilarating and guaranteed to provide hours of...

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How to Compare Radio Flyer Wagons

Radio Flyer has expanded their wagon line far beyond the classic red wagon. Deluxe Radio Flyer wagon models offer options that include advanced comfort and safety features, larger all-terrain wheels...

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How to Build a Cubby House DIY

Every kid needs a place that is all their own. A playhouse made of canvas and a card table is sturdy enough for outdoor play, and easily set up indoors on rainy days. This little house is big enough...

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How to Fix a Nerf Vulcan Machine Gun

The Nerf Vulcan EBF-25 blaster is one of the most popular items in the N-Strike line of Nerf guns. Styled after a light machine gun, the fully automatic Vulcan can fire up to three darts per second...

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Playground Safety Training

The National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) has created a standardized training plan for supervisors to ensure play areas and play behaviors minimize the risk of injury.

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How to Make Organic Soap Bubbles

Soap was originally made with a combination of oil and lye. In 1946, makers of commercial soaps and detergents began adding phosphates to the mixture, which improved cleaning ability. However,...

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How to Play With the House Tent & Tunnel

The House, Tent & Tunnel is a delightful child's toy that consists of two structures connected by a tunnel. Though sizes can range, depending on the particular manufacturer, it is usually too large...

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Wet Trampoline Safety

Trampolines are a common backyard toy, but they have a bad reputation for injuries. Follow safety precautions to ensure that your trampoline provides fun without being hazardous.

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How to Fix Damaged Bounce Houses

In order for a bounce house to work, it requires continuous air to flow through it at all times. It's normal for air to escape from the seams of a bounce house and minor tears may not affect the...

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Consumer Product Safety Review of Trampolines

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been investigating trampoline injuries for over a decade. Common especially in summer months, trampoline injuries account for over 100,000...

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Instructions on Building a Balloon Powered Car

Making a balloon-powered car can be done by using some basic items from your home or local craft store. A balloon-powered car gets its initial power from the release of air stored up in a blown-up...

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How to Create Your Own Bubble Soap

Make your own bubble soap so that you can create custom blends, such as bubble soap for large bubbles. You can also keep a supply on hand so you are always prepared to make bubbles with the kids....

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How to Build a Kids Play Fort

What kid wouldn't want to have a play fort in their back yard. Play forts provide hours of entertainment and outdoor exercise for kids. If you want to build a kids play fort in your yard, there are a...

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Homemade Water Guns Using PVC Pipe

Backyard games and activities have been popular for generations and have always been a great avenue for fun. Shooting water guns is one of the most popular activities and can entail a degree of...

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Backyard Trampoline Safety

Many doctors and researchers would rest easy if trampolines were banned. Since that's not likely to happen, they want Americans to know that trampolines represent a significant danger. The U.S....

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The Uses of Strontium Nitrate

Strontium nitrate is a white granular chemical with lots of uses. It is quite toxic and an irritant to eyes, skin, and lungs. It explodes into flame when heated or subjected to a shock. Burning it...

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Parts of a Diamond Kite

Kites are more than just toys for children. They can be objects that signal a celebration, helpers in battle and foundations of scientific experiments. Leonardo da Vinci's idea to span a river using a...

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Simple Kite Directions

You can make a simple kite from materials you may already have at home. Challenge your children to make their own kites and decorate them before heading to the backyard or park for a kite-flying...

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How to Secure a Metal Swing Set in the Ground

A metal swing set offers exceptional durability and lasting quality when compared to other swing set materials. A well built metal swing set will be sturdy in construction and able to stand up to wind,...

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Goalrilla Vs. Mammoth Basketball Equipment

From the homemade milk-carton and plywood to tempered glass and steel, the home basketball hoop is a common sight in many American backyards and driveways. There are systems manufactured to fit most...

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How Do You Make a Homemade Water Balloon Launcher?

When the weather is warm and you don't have access to a pool, water balloons are your best bet for summertime refreshment. While throwing water balloons is a perfectly suitable method of attack, you...

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Tire Swing Ideas

Many people who like to spend time on the water carry fond memories of swinging over a lake or river on a tire swing on a warm, summer day. Tire swings are easy to make and require only a few common...

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How to Build a Basic Play Fort With Wood

Building a simple wood fort with your kids is a rewarding family project. The kids can learn about construction, and parents get the satisfaction of helping their kids create a plaything the whole...

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How to Build a Sand & Water Table

Sand and water tables allow children to learn to measure and mold sand or other similar substances and engage in sensory stimulation activities. Sand tables have been used to encourage communication...

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Wooden Playground Ideas

Of the numerous options available for kids playgrounds, one of the more versatile would be wooden playground systems. With hard, pressure-treated wood, these systems hold up to many years of outdoor...

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Safety Standards for Children's Swings

Swings are among the most popular equipment on a playground, enjoyed by children of all ages, according to the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Public Playground Safety Handbook. But they...

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Playground Wooden Structure Vs. Resin Plastic

Creating a safe, inviting playground for your children requires thought and planning. You will want to consider things such as size, components, safety and price. An integral part of these...

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Blow Up Yard Games

Summertime brings all kinds of outdoor adventures. Blow up yard games provide an opportunity for those adventures to take place right outside your back door. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes...

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How to Build a Tire Swing Set

Sturdy tire swings provide loads of fun for children. Building a tire swing costs considerably less than store-bought varieties. A strong tree branch makes an excellent base for a tire swing. Large...

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How to Make Water Shooters Out of PVC Pipe

Water shooters can come in many different styles. As long as the item shoots water, you're pretty much set. While this is true, water shooters made out of PVC pipe tend to last longer than water...

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How to Make a Kite String Winder

Kids for years have been using just a stick wrapped with string to fly a kite. But when you want your kite to go up into the air hundreds of feet, you really need a better kite winder to help keep the...

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