
51 Budget Backyard DIY That Are Borderline Genius
1. Plant lemongrass as a natural way to keep mosquitoes away.
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2. Rinse your dirty feet off in a waterproof frame filled with flat stones.
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3. Replace the lightbulbs in an old chandelier with inexpensive solar lights. Hang it from a tree branch.
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4. Put mirrors up on your fence to make the yard look bigger.
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5. Or make some mirrored lawn ornaments by spraying different-sized
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6. Turn an old chair into a swing.
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7. It only takes about 20 minutes to make this skateboard swing.
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8. A pallet and some rope makes a multi-person swing.
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9. Make your own rock-climbing wall.
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10. Coat planters with glow-in-the-dark paint for instant night lighting.
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11. The sedum sarmentosum plant makes a fast-growing ground cover.
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12. Get some rainbow fire crystals for your fire pit.
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13. Put some stakes in the ground to make a lounging trio of hammocks.
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14. Reuse those wooden stakes to create the most epic game of Scrabble ever.
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15. Make a giant outdoor water bed for the kids.
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16. A tarp and sprinkler will create a fun splash pad for a slide.
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17. Tie rope between trees to create a fun obstacle course for the kids.
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18. Use glow necklaces and glow bracelets for a few rounds of nighttime ring toss.
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19. Break glowsticks into bottles of water for some nighttime lawn bowling action.
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20. Placemats + fabric waterproofing spray = cheap and easy outdoor throw pillows.
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21. Make toadstools out of cut logs and repurposed wooden salad bowls.
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22. Paint the stones in your garden.
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23. Having a party? Tie vases to the fence and fill with plants or flowers.
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24. Spray-paint metal folding chairs for entertaining in the backyard.
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25. Don’t own a grill? This camping grill is a more inexpensive way to have a BBQ.
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26. Reuse your empty wine bottles by making mosquito-combating tiki torches with them.
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27. For a touch of whimsy, add some funny fuzzy hedgehogs made from just a water bottle.
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28. Make a race car track.
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29. Create a little privacy with a plant wall made from old rain gutters.
30. An inflatable pool fountain is perfect for frolicking.
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31. Toilet paper makes the best, cheapest seed paper.
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32. Put diapers in the bottom of your potted plants.
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33. Make a “wee village” garden.
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34. Repurpose your tree stumps.
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35. Use latex floor paint to color cement tiles on an outdoor patio.
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36. Did a tree fall down? Use it as a a bike stand.
37. Have a backyard drive-in party for the kids with cardboard boxes.
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38. Grow a sunflower house for the kids to play in.
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39. Or build a cheap and easy bean fort.
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40. Set up pool noodles for a game of kickball croquet.
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Screw the robot voice. LAME
This should read more like a hundred ways to kill your kids.
I can not tolerate computer voices! I won't watch!
I find thE compUter voiCe is extra eemly anNoYing
Computer voice….automatic thumbs down!
please DO NOT offer birds pieces of yarn and string as it could be fatal to the birds !