Mama Gone Green is a blog dedicated to raising happy children and reducing our impact on the Earth. My name is Taryn and I am the mother of 2 young kids and an environmental studies instructor at a community college in Portland, Oregon. Please join me as I journey through life as a mama, teacher, knitter, photographer, gardener, and environmentalist!

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Summer TeePee

Apparently, backyard teepees are all the rage this summer. I have seen them posted all over the blogosphere, and I guess I was feeling either jealous or inspired (or both). This morning, the kids and I made our own front-yard teepee. Neither our front or back yards have grass, but inside our fenced in front yard, we do have a patch of mow-able clover. The area was originally supposed to be a planting area, but our dog, Moshi, ate everything that we planted (including a whole apple tree). A few days ago, Todd and I decided that a teepee would be the perfect thing to cover up the weeds: cute, and hopefully, the dog won't be able to eat it.
I gathered some bamboo poles, an old sheet, some hemp twine, and some clothespins. I found some simple instructions here, but honestly, I mostly just winged it. I think next time around, I will be more orderly when I pin the sheet to the poles, but hey- it works. And the kids do love it.



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8 comments:

  1. Cute! She looks pretty happy with it :)

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  2. Very sweet. did you make that sweater too? So adorable, and with the pigtails, you are killing me :)

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  3. I've def been thinking about a teepee....very cute.

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  4. Are you kidding me with that last picture?! So stinkin cute!

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  5. love the tee pee but her pigtails are extremely adorable as well as the hand knit sweater :)

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  6. I still have the pattern for ours if you want to use it. it requires about 12 yards of fabric thought..boo. I threw ours away this summer cause it was totally rotten but want to make another. Just need to find a way to afford 12 yards of fabric!!! yikes. I like your version!

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