The game does not play the team
Welcome to Dads Can Do Crafts (#DC2). This month I'm showing you how to make a super fun geyser out of Diet Coke and Mentos candy! While you can attempt this by quickly shoving the candy into the bottle, I HIGHLY discourage it. There are several videos on the net showing people getting sprayed, hit with bottle caps, etc... Don't be that guy! I have included a link to a kit designed for … [Read more...]
Today's craft(s) comes to you from my own personal stash. The crafting bucket was my answer to a craft closet (those are scary...) The boo-boo bunny I learned when I was a teen from an old camp counselor for Cub Scouts. Her kid came into where she worked banged up from something, she threw one of these together, and off he went. I was amazed! The concept stuck with me the rest of my … [Read more...]
If you’ve been to my blog recently, you’ve seen a couple new additions to my categories and pages. Namely the acronyms DC2 and 4LDads. So, what on earth are they? In short, they are my blog’s motif, if you will. A big part of it, anyway. What is DC2? It’s ‘Dads Can Do Crafts’. Why crafts? A craft by definition is nothing more than a trade, art, or occupation. As parents, our … [Read more...]
Today's craft comes to you from Laurel Smith of Mom's Minivan, a site dedicated to providing you with a ton of road trip games and other resources for parents and kids. The original inspiration for this project is from her post 'how to make a pirate treasure map'. Laurel was kind enough to let me make a video out of this, so please show her some support and have a look … [Read more...]
Call me a horrible dad, but I do not always drop everything to play with my daughter. I have stuff to do all the time, and honestly, if I let the monkey have her way, we would starve to death in the name of playtime. Now, what I am big on is developing little traditions within my family. One that my youngest daughter and I started recently is doing the Build and Grow clinics at Lowe's. Don't … [Read more...]
