#diy dad

[mandelene]

"I need eye protection, and I need my wine!"

...

"All right. Well, look, that was my error. It was my fault." 😂

Typical dad lol.

[flat-pack-ninja-blog]

Gift Ideas for Dad

okay so can we talk about how dads always say they "have all the tools they need" and then spend 20 minutes looking for a screwdriver that actually fits??

this father's day, maybe it's time to upgrade that collection of mystery tools he's been hoarding since 1987. we found the actual essential tools that'll transform his DIY game from "close enough" to "damn, dad actually knows what he's doing"

because honestly? he deserves tools that don't make him swear at inanimate objects every weekend

SEE TOOL IDEAS

[wombtoworld]

< $10 DIY Wood Baby Gym

Michael and I are sick of plastic and believe that if we don't limit our plastic consumption we might get sick from plastic. I'll do a future post on my quest for a plastic free baby bottle because there is only ONE company in the entire global market that makes 100% plastic free bottles.

Once Nolan began focusing on objects during tummy time and staring at things around the house, it was time to get him a baby gym. But I didn't like anything I saw for sale...they are mass produced, mostly plastic, and so tacky that you'd want to put it away after baby was done. There were some really fun ones on Etsy, but we couldn't afford to spend $150+ on a baby gym. So we decided to make one ourselves. 

Working backwards, we selected the baby gym toys first. My colleague Gloria had donated three colorful cloth toys and auntie Andrea bought Nolan an interactive toy bee (his favorite!). Each of these hangs from it's own ring to attach to a car seat, vibrating seat, etc so we knew they'd work great in a gym design. 

We didn't have to reinvent the wheel. We borrowed a few ideas from Pintrest and put our own twist on it.  All you need is some wood, sanding paper, a dowel, wood glue, ribbon, and a drill (with a drill bit that matches the size of the dowel). Ours turned out less than perfect (we're still debating whether we should redo it for another $5). Our 1 inch drill bit was loose so we ended up using a 3/4 inch bit and widening the holes for the dowel with another bit. The imperfections don't compromise safety so it's just fine for now. Most importantly, Nolan loves it! 

[soullesstomatoes]

My dad is trying to put shelves up in my room. So far I have two giant hole in the wall and no shelves. This is going well.