Indoor Sled

Punch two holes about 2 inches from top of a large cardboard box about 4-inches apart. Thread a piece of rope through each hole and tie a knot on the inside of the box to hold the rope in place. One child can sit in the box while another child or adult uses the rope to drag the box over a carpet, packed snow or wet grass. Caution: box will eventually fall apart when dragged over wet landscape.

McD’s Artists’ Palette

Thank you to Debbie Yates from Echo’s Voice for this tip.

“This is an awesome idea for both water color and acrylic painting. I use styrofoam to-go food containers as palettes for acyclic paints.” IA: I think that those styrofoam trays that some produce and meat come packaged with would work well also.

“Here is something that most acrylic painters don’t know. Acrylic dries really quickly, and when finished painting for the day, if I still have paint on the palette it will dry out by the next time I’m ready to paint. So if you’re usingĀ  styrofoam containersĀ  or wax paper as a palette, simply put the lid back on and stick it in the freezer. Normally I don’t put a lid on it, but for the sake of your website it would be best to say that. The acyclic freezes and then it can be used anytime. Just take it out of freezer and in a matter of a minute you’re good to go.”