Outdoor Crafts

This backboard that you attach to your fence is the perfect backyard project for soccer-loving families; another great craft from Spoonful.

Three simple designs that lend personality to your postbox.

Create your own handprint stone from cement and trinkets.

A great way to welcome them back is to hang a tray feeder (a style many types of birds will eat from) filled with a mix of black oil sunflower seeds and millet.

Send out a cordial invitation to wildlife with this homemade nesting bag, and you won't have to travel far to discover the joys of the natural world.

It's hard to resist the appeal of putt-ering around the yard on a weekend afternoon. All it takes to get a quick game underway is a few plastic practice golf balls and the following easy-to-make props.

Catch a spring breeze with a mini windsock

Add some character to your family's garden bed or front yard with these crafty critters that bob and sway in the spring breeze. The base is made from an easy-to-bend aluminum ruler.

Strips of carpet padding make these balls soft, safe — and cheap.

Reach out and touch someone — from five feet away! — with this cross between a beanbag and a yo-yo that enables kids in wheelchairs to play tag.

Take a closer look at water creatures with this handy homemade tank.

Find out what kinds of insects make their homes in trees and shrubs by shaking them loose onto this simple screen.