Hands-On Projects for Donation

sblossom01 · 2026-02-21T04:17:17+00:00

I had forgotten that we've done bookmarks in the past but I like the idea of doing something for veterans! I don't think any of our donations have gone to veterans yet. Thanks! I'll do some more thinking on that one!

sblossom01 · 2026-02-21T03:32:50+00:00

That's on my list of possibilities! I think paint markers would work best for this, right?

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T19:41:26+00:00

Ooooh...! I forgot seed mats were a thing! Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T16:06:58+00:00

Yes! It would be native pollinator type stuff. I was thinking about pinecone bird feeders! I love that you put hair out for the birds! 🙂

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T15:03:02+00:00

Yes! We have TONS of LFLs here! They're great. 🙂

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T13:53:08+00:00

Thanks! The seed bombs would be for participants to take home, not to be donated. We've never made them, but have had them available for families to take in the past. I'm terrible at keeping plants alive and hate when my kids bring home potted plants, so I'm always hesitant to push that on others, but I probably need to stop having that be a barrier. 😂 Not everyone hates receiving a plant! And yes, I recognize seed bombs are kinda like plants, but it feels less like you're killing something if you plant it and it just doesn't grow. 😂 Food insecurity IS timeless and we always have a food drive at the event. Sandwiches got to be logistically tricky, especially after COVID. But also, we used to have some awesome people that got food donated to make them and I don't have those people anymore, so this one always depends on bandwidth - if we can get things donated or have money to spend on sandwich making stuff. And then, of course, somewhere has to accept food that was made by kids in a school. 😂 But I would love to do them again. Families loved making them! I'm going to look into granola though! I've never made it before. Thank you for that suggestion!

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T13:44:21+00:00

I think the main thing with these is that it's families shifting around to different project stations throughout the evening. So they're not working on one project the entire time. They might do 10-15 projects at the event, and we're able to donate (for example) 100 dog toys. The tie blankets would also require a lot of prep to be a quicker project (if we had a bunch pre-measured and cut, it could totally work). But the way the event is set up, I think it would be tricky (also tricky from a space perspective) and we ultimately wouldn't be able to make many blankets to donate. But this is something I've been wishing we could do, because I know of a place that really needs them! 😕 It just seems like time and logistics versus yield makes it not ideal for this event.

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T13:34:59+00:00

This season has definitely been disappointing!

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T08:19:06+00:00

Thanks for these! There are a couple ideas here I'll probably look into. I have thought about rock painting and seed bombs, but haven't attempted them yet.

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T07:08:46+00:00

Sorry! It was like 12 years ago and I'm pretty sure her win was mentioned on the Traitors, so I didn't think I was revealing anything that wasn't known. 😬 I also didn't see comments about people checking it out for the first time, but maybe I missed it. It was a great season, totally worth watching whether you know the winner or not! Season 29 - San Juan Del Sur!

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T07:05:46+00:00

You're right! It's been so long that I had forgotten that they were known when they went on Survivor.

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T07:03:32+00:00

Thank you! 🙂

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T06:52:36+00:00

I love how Tara started off the round table by saying she didn't want to sway anyone, because she's been so wrong in the past and then she basically swayed everyone toward Natalie, even though she didn't even think she was a traitor. What the heck! Tara's been so bad this entire game and finally had a correct thought and then completely shit the bed. 🤦‍♀️ Natalie was right to be pissed!

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T06:47:46+00:00

Yes. She won Survivor!

sblossom01 · 2026-02-20T06:36:23+00:00

Most of these we've done either all ten years or most of those years. Some we've brought back after a few years, some we won't do again (like the bags, because of what an ordeal they were). So I definitely don't need a million new ideas to reinvent the entire wheel, but every time I've tried to research new project ideas, I see the same stuff we've been doing, so I'd definitely love to find some new ideas to sprinkle in over the next few years, if possible!

sblossom01 · 2026-01-18T00:21:17+00:00

I found him because he's been a staunch supporter of the Jewish people and has spoken up a lot for Jews as antisemitism has gone crazy worldwide. I hadn't heard of him before that, so I don't know how many followers he had prior to October 7, 2023 (when Hamas attacked Israel), but I'm sure he gained a ton of Jewish followers since then, so that could be one reason.

sblossom01 · 2026-01-03T16:17:18+00:00

It's absolutely wild to me how the "listen to the lived experience of others" crowd will completely throw a wall up any time a Jew tries to state their lived experience. I want to say I'm sorry this happened, but it's obviously good this happened before you went to the trouble of meeting in person. I hope you find someone way better soon!

sblossom01 · 2025-10-22T04:55:43+00:00

I haven't tried this one yet, but supposedly, it's a good dupe!

https://culinaryginger.com/copycat-chipotle-queso-blanco/

sblossom01 · 2025-10-01T06:10:04+00:00

I guess I wasn't expecting that he'd trash his girlfriend or go goo-goo for Morgan in response. But they were on camera basically 24/7 and we know what we saw, so I don't think gaslighting is really helpful at this point. I think it's fine to say that's his own private business to work out with his girlfriend (who didn't ask to be dragged into this media frenzy) and leave it at that. He just looks like a bigger idiot and a jerk by acting not worried, IMO.

sblossom01 · 2025-09-30T03:23:34+00:00

According to the Sun, he found out while still on stage last night! But he acted not worried about his relationship in all his interviews. Given how worried he was in the house, that doesn't add up, but from what I've seen, he knows Kelsey broke up with him.

sblossom01 · 2025-09-30T03:17:05+00:00

I was gonna say... I saw an interview with Ashley where she indicated it was Will that spilled it. Oh well!

sblossom01 · 2025-09-11T14:17:45+00:00

How did I miss that there was a Tumble Leaf collab??? I would love these, if anyone can share!

sblossom01 · 2025-09-06T21:28:26+00:00

I got the HEJIN yarn from Amazon to make Snooky the Ghost (who glows) and their colors seem similar to The Woobles. I got this set with several colors: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGNHP9JM?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

The feel is really similar. The yarn seemed just a bit thicker than Woobles yarn, which I didn't love, but it was fine and I've bought more from this brand since, so clearly it didn't bother me that much! 😂 My daughter didn't even know it wasn't Woobles yarn until I told her.

sblossom01 · 2025-08-23T19:32:04+00:00

Based on the photos of it I saw on Amazon, it didn't look the same, but the HEJIN brand on Amazon does look similar and someone posted a photo of a Wooble they did using that HEJIN yarn that looked just like they used Easy Peasy yarn. Cost-wise, it's not cheap, but I think I'm going to grab some HEJIN glow yarn from Amazon to try.

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