Home Depot for Kids

  The weekend is my downtime.  There's less running around with errands and more time to lounge.  The kids have their time and I have my time.  I do enjoy taking the kids to different events on the weekend.  The weekend with its slow pace is a time for us to enjoy each other.

  This past Saturday and every first Saturday of the month is a kids workshop at Home Depot.  The event starts at 9 runs until noon or when the kits are all given out.  There is registration online required at some locations.

  Each child that attends the workshop is given
                  an apron

 a sealed kit

                  a certificate of

completion and a pin!

  The tables are prepared with the necessary items for that particular kit.  Just a hammer and wood glue was the necessary items for today's kit.

         Some events have paint available!

  Open you kit and line up all your pieces. This months project was a Valentines Bean Bag Toss.

 Every kit has instructions! Most of the time they are easy to follow along too!

Then guide you child into the building process.

 

I started the first nail on each side and the kids finished the rest of them.  Yes, they have hit their fingers in the past but, have gotten much better at paying attention and keeping their hands out of the way!

There were stickers to apply to this item as there usually is. Definitely an easy step for all ages.

My son even tried the game when he was done.  He was very satisfied with his new craft.

Each month I try to make it.  My kids enjoy the building part of it.  That independence and finished project that they make is huge to them.  I like that it is a free event, the kids walk away with something they made and it's fun family time.

Registration starts about a week or two out from that first Saturday so don't forget to sign your child up.  I'm sure they will have just as much fun as my kids.

Fun in the Sand

  I don't feel the need to attend every local festival but there are some that I am determined to get to.  I do enjoy the vendors with their various homemade items, the delicious food only offered at the fairs, carnivals and festivals and even the brands and companies giving away their promo cups, bags and Frisbees.  However one event I make every effort to attend every year is the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.  Not only does this festival have the food vendors offering me fried dough, turkey legs, kettle corn and drinks in those cute bronze cups but also paintings, pictures, lawn decorations made of recycled items and jewelry made of everything.  This year I only bought a bag of slush mix to add to a bottle of wine.

  I will worry about the DIY mix later because I am sure there is one out there but, when I tasted this peach blend it was delicious.  The only sad thing about the mix is the lady lives in Alabama so I will need to make my own or find a closer supplier.

  The freebies that I picked up include more bags that I will get an additional $.05 off at Krogers for bringing in, coupons to include 2 free pizza's, a couple of fans and a wooden spoon!

  All this was just fluff on the cake as the real star of the show was the sand sculptures!

  Each year artists come from all over the world for this competition and it's never a disappointment.

  Some sculptures are just as spectacular on the backside as they are on the front!

We ate a couple sample slices of pizza from @urbanpie! Delicious doesn't describe these enough.  The coupons we picked up will be used soon.  We even scored free salted caramel ice cream cups from @turkeyhill for dessert!

If you haven't been to this festival you really should.  It's known as taking back the beach after the tourist season is over.  It's very family friendly and with a modest $5 entry fee to see the sand sculptures it's money well spent!

Goodbye 2016 Neptune Festival see you next year!