Category: summer fun

• Five Friday favorites: things I’m loving right now

  I currently have 12.5 days left of school. My children have been out of school since May 12 and I am in a big hurry to join them. Sadly, there is no way to fast-foward the time, so I’m just going to have to wait it out. I have already promised my little girls that […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  May 20, 2022

  2022, summer, summer fun

  beach, seasonal, summer

• Life as a Lumber: what we’ve been up to!

  Hi, all! After a short, busy summer, we are now (mostly) back on a regular blogging schedule. We’ve been a bit quiet here on the blogging front as we are trying to establish our farm and spend time together as a family. If you follow me on Instagram or TiKToK, you already have seen some […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  August 7, 2021

  2021, family, garden, kids, Personal, Pinspiration, Social media, summer fun

  2021, kids, life as a lumber, Personal, summer

• 15 Free Summer Activities For Your Family

  I don’t know about you, but we struggle to find fun, free ways to occupy our time toward the end of summer. There are plenty of activities you can pay to do, but that gets expensive. Today, I am going to share 15 awesome ways you and your family can have fun this summer…for free!! […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  July 14, 2021

  2021, family, summer, summer fun

  family, fun, summer, summer fun

• Junk Drawer DIYs: make these crafts from things you already have around your home

  I don’t know about you guys, but I am itching for a good project. With the current cost of lumber, I have been struggling to find ways to scratch my creative itch. I’ve got a few scrap wood projects and pallet projects in mind, but until then, I’m making things from what I already have. […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  June 22, 2021

  2021, cheap decorating, crafts, DIY, farmhouse, farmhouse decor, Pin-spired projects, Pinspiration, Pinterest roundup, recycle, repurpose, summer fun, upcycle, Wood crafts

  budget decorating, crafts, DIY, easy diy, farmhouse, farmhouse decor, Pinterest roundup, recycle, repurpose, upcycle, Wood crafts

• Intex Quick Set Pool Review

  We had a Target version of an Intex family pool at the start of summer. It was 7 feet in diameter with a bench and it held 200 gallons of water. It was great. Until we came outside one morning to find it leaking badly and partially deflated. I tried to patch it and make […]

  LumberInMyMiniVan

  July 15, 2020

  2020, pools, summer fun

  2020, kids, pools, summer, summer fun