This was a huge hit at our house last summer – we did a slip ‘n slide kickball birthday party for my son and they loved it so much we set it up 3 more times and had a church youth group and a girl’s soccer team use it as well. It’s a perfect activity for a reunion, summer party, youth group, or bbq!
Here’s what you’ll need:
* pools – one for each base. We got the kiddie three ring one and the whale one – the whale one was our favorite – we didn’t inflate the tail. It was a perfect size. We lost one of the ring ones by the 5th or 6th use. You could pick up the hard plastic ones at the store, but we thought they may be kind of painful crashing into them.
* no tears baby wash/shampoo – this helps make it extra slippery and it was fine on the grass.
* kickball
You just run the plastic sheeting up to the pools and secure with landscape pins,
fill up the pools, get the plastic wet, add some baby wash,
and have a blast playing kickball and making up the rules.
A perfect summer activity! You don’t want to leave this out too long or it will kill the grass, we moved it around to the dry spots in the grass and they were green in no time when we emptied the pools.
Here’s to the beginning of summer!
Nordstrom is also having their half-yearly sale! Here are some favorites:
* Zyla Faux Leather Tote $38.96
* Set of 5 Geo Etched Bangles $19.49
* Fitbit Flex 2 Wristband $59.95
* Hexagon Pendant Necklace $9.49
This grilled corn salad at Well Plated:
* hilarious winners of the first annual comedy wildlife photography awards
* 50 books recommended by this year’s TED speakers
and of course, DEALS! These are the prices when I hit publish, they can change or run out at anytime. Lowest price means it is the lowest price within a year, within $1:
* get 50 free 4X6 prints at Amazon!
* Brother Wireless All-in-One Printer $39.99
* Star Trek the Complete Series $49.96
* Spalding 54” portable basketball hoop $197
* lowest price: Logitech Harmony all in one smart control $69.99
* Fujifilm Instax Cameras $59.99
* Tiki Torches only $1.88 at Home Depot
* $10 off $25 off at Kohl’s with code TAKE10
* lowest price: steel storage 5 shelf/rack $33.88
* 50% off tees, tanks, shorts, and swim at Old Navy plus an extra 10% off everything
* Dyson Total Clean V6 Bagless $369
* Fashion Friday: Americana Fashion for 40% Off + FREE SHIPPING w/code AMERICANA
* Gorgeous Hair Event at Ulta: today is Rusk hairspray and Speed Freak hair dryer
* lowest price: Titleist Pro Golf Balls, one dozen $39.99
* Juicy Bath Sets – take an additional $10 off at Amazon
* Graco 4 in 1 Convertible Car Seat $210
* Crystal Light on the go packets 44 ct $4.45 when you clip the coupon
* Gears, Gears, Gears! Learning Set $15.79
* Barbie Fairytale Ballerina $5
* Crayola Color Escapes Coloring Kit $5.15
* lowest price: Cottonelle 36 rolls $14.63 when you clip the coupon
* lowest price: Coppertone Water Babies $5.57 when you clip the coupon
Happy Memorial Day weekend ~
* this modern farmhouse at Hendel Homes:
* a beautiful video about how living with dimentia feels
* you’ve been using ketchup cups all wrong
and of course, DEALS! These are the prices when I hit publish, they can change or run out at anytime. Lowest price means it is the lowest price within a year, within $1:
* today only: rare 25% off everything at Hanna Andersson, even clearance + free shipping!
* Ulta Gorgeous Hair Event – Hot Tools Turbo Ceramic Ion Hairdryer $29.99
* double buckle sandals at Jane.com $14.99
* 4/$10 Scott’s Mulch at Home Depot and they also have their paint rebate going on – $10 off 1 gallons and $40 off 5 gallons!
* lowest price: Spirograph Shapes Set $9.62
* lowest price: LEGO Adventure Book, hardcover $11.13
* lowest price: LEGO City Fireboat $48.44
* lowest price: Allen Sports 2 child bike trailer $66.79
* lowest price: Sassy Developmental Bumpy Ball $4.13
* lowest price: Wilton Mini Loaf Pan $7.55
* lowest price: heart shaped waffle maker $23.02
Father’s Day!
* lowest price: 4 pc Nivea Men’s Gifts Set $9.99
* 3 piece Nivea Men Maximum Hydration 3 in 1 Body Wash $7.87 when you choose sub & save
Happy Weekend! We had SNOW this week, hoping we start to warm up…
Halla – loo – yer, hallalooyer! We’re wrapping this room up. Thanks for all of the suggestions and thoughts on the curtain post.
I really thought we would go with the blush from Target and I was dreading adding something to the bottom and I even tried ordering some blush ones from H&M Home that Jodi R recommended on Facebook but then they were out of stock so I took that as a sign. We put up the BH&G ones from Walmart and she loved them, I loved them, they were the right length so they stayed. Didn’t even iron them! May is such a crazy month with 3 boys in baseball, end of the year performances, concerts, recitals, parties and I honestly wanted to cry adding one more thing to my list -- so I didn’t.
I don’t think the pictures do them justice, and we needed some pattern in there. The lamps used to be in our master bedroom in Virginia and we spray painted them gold. The black framed print is from Hobby Lobby (only $6!!)
The dresser was also in our master in VA but we gave it a new coat of white spray paint.
This was a fun way to display some of her favorite Instagram photos – we found the bulletin board for $5 at the thrift store and then we had them printed at Persnickety Prints. It was the first time we had used them and I loved the kind of paper they used – perfect for display, it was $15 for all of these pics. Then we just hung them with jute twine and tiny clothespins.
I ordered this print from Minted forever ago because I loved it so much – it’s serene and restful and the hint of pink was perfect for her room. It’s called Mornings Away by Emily Jeffords and then we framed it in an Ikea Ribba frame spray painted gold.
The bed is from Amazon and we only paid $152 with Prime in March – right now it doesn’t look like Amazon is selling it, but watch and it may come back at a great price? Info on the board & batten on the wall is here. The chandelier is from my Grandma’s house ♥
The lamps on the dresser are from a yard sale in Texas FOREVER ago, $5 for both. The frames and greenery are from Ross and local stores.
The white & gold pillows are actually from Walmart for $13 each. The white coverlet is from a thrift store for $5 – I was going to use it as a display blanket in a cute basket but it was in such great shape we washed it and used it on her bed. The blush comforter at the foot of the bed came in a set from Ross – only $29.99. Here is a pic:
The bar cart is a crazy random find at Target – it was an after Christmas clearance find for 90% off! $13!! I checked a few more stores for my sister that wanted one but no luck.
The framed quotes by the bar cart are in Ikea and TJ Maxx frames, just printed out at Costco. The top one was from Etsy for $1.50 and I used some floral wrapping paper from TJ Maxx to wrap the mat.
That’s it! I returned all of the curtain choices that we didn’t use and this makeover ended up being easily under $300 since we had the mattress, chandelier, and dresser -- I think I linked up to everything as we went along – let me know if you have any questions! Thanks for stopping by ~ I’m adding it to the home tour tab.
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