Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 15, 2014

Invite the grand-kids for an overnight camping adventure in your own backyard. Have a hula hoop contest. Play old time outdoor backyard games. Think back to the outdoor games you played as a kid in your own backyard and teach them to your grand-kids. Set up the tents, grab the sleeping bags and bug spray. A cake walk.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2011

Raise Quail in Your Backyard to Sell. Have you ever done backyard farming to raise money? Enter Contests and Giveaways. Hubby used to be way into contests and giveaways. He spent hours, days, weeks, months and several years filling out 3 x 5 index cards to submit multiple entries to various contests.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2012

Catching lightening bugs in a jar would come next, with a contest to see who could get them most. Backyard Ball During the day, kids would gather, at first one or two, then joined by another and another until there was enough for a game of backyard ball. None of our yards were fenced off, so we had plenty of room for the field.

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For the Mommas

JUNE 15, 2016

Host a few friends on your deck or in your backyard for a late afternoon social. Enjoy a backyard cookout with a buffet table of assorted burger toppings. Have a contest for “the most unusual burger” and “the best burger” at the party. If you can’t get to Hawaii, why not bring Hawaii to your backyard? Afternoon Tea.

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Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

How do you fix the blasted sprinkler system in your backyard when that used to be your ex’s job? Every interaction can’t be a contest to see who can pull the most of the past into the present day, or this project is going to go off the rails every 13 minutes. How do you figure out dating apps when you haven’t dated since dial-up?

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 25, 2011

Perfect for outdoor patios, pool decks, and backyards! The winner will be selected randomly and will be notified via email within 48 hours after the close of the contest. You have plenty of time to get to all of them, since the contest will be open for five full days. Sturdy tubular steel construction and easy adult assembly.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Also, have a contest for most creative, tackiest, craziest, and of course, the ugliest. The weather has been so mild in central PA and just last weekend, my husband started a fire in the backyard fire pit. To host a party, invite your friends to wear their ugliest Christmas sweaters. Host a Swap Meet. Host a S’Mores Party.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 4, 2013

Enjoy a backyard bonfire. Make your own bubble solution with dish soap and water and hold a bubble blowing contest. Set up an obstacle course in your backyard. Host a neighborhood dog wash. Gather your soap and buckets and offer to wash the neighborhood dogs for free or for a small donation you donate to your local shelter.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 21, 2016

Enjoy a backyard bonfire. Make your own bubble solution with dish soap and water and hold a bubble blowing contest. Set up an obstacle course in your backyard. Host a neighborhood dog wash. Gather your soap and buckets and offer to wash the neighborhood dogs for free or for a small donation you donate to your local shelter.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 4, 2016

If you have a karaoke system, set it up in the backyard or in the house for some real fun. You can have contests set up if you like with trinkets for prizes. There are alternatives that are both fun and frugal. Make Musical Fun.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 24, 2013

Or if you have a real tent, take it outside and enjoy a backyard campout. Once your contest is over, be sure to release these little creatures back into the wild. When the sun sets, head out to your glowing yard and go on a hunt for all of the rocks! Pitch a tent. Gather your blankets and pitch a tent for an indoor camp out!

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