I am all about school starting this week – and getting my household organized for the upcoming hustle and bustle…  I saw these Days of the Week Hanger Tags on Pinterest and thought how cute are these?

Print a FREE set of Days of the Week Hanger Tags to help get your little one ready for the school week – and make it a little easier on them (and YOU) in the mornings!  Oh my gosh – I would love to be this organized!

My 10 year old STILL comes down the stairs wearing completely weird combinations and with his shirt on backwards on a daily basis.  I think he needs it more than my 5 year old!

I saw this project on Pinterest a few weeks back and I ran out and bought several sponges and made them with the boys.  It was so easy and you would not BELIEVE how popular they were at the community pool!  All the kids loved them – and I sat on the edge of the pool tossing them back and forth with all the boys.  It got me wet – but hey, when it’s 100 degrees, getting wet is really not so bad is it?

Photo courtesy of Make and Takes

You’ll Need:

• 2  Ocello Sponges per Water Bomb (or similar sponges)
• Rubber Band

Cut the sponges into strips and group them together in your hand.  Fasten the middle with a rubber band very tightly so that the sponges fluff out all around it.  Dunk in water – throw – enjoy!

For more water games – check out our post on 15 water games HERE!

I saw this on Pinterest and I thought -

a) Who on earth has that many flowery gypsy sheets?
and then…
b) I wish I had 30 flowery gypsy sheets right now….  Sigh.

But seriously – I saw this and it reminded me how magical a homemade tent can really be.  In Girl Scouts we once had a challenge where they let us go in little groups off into the night to fend for ourselves with our backpacks, sleeping bags, flashlights, a tarp, and a rope.  We had to locate a good spot and build our own lean-to or simple tarp tent for the night.  We chose the tarp-over-a-rope tent, and it has stuck with me every since.

As a mom of 4 boys, I’m constantly making improvised sheet castles, military blanket fortresses, pillow moats, pirate ships on the porch, and a variety of other magical strongholds.  If you haven’t built one this summer – it’s just one of those things you should try with the kids.  I haven’t done one outside in the dark yet this year – but this picture has me wanting to hop up and gather all the flowery gypsy sheets I own (All two of them) right now!