backyard stage!

Our most recent project was building a stage in the backyard. I always thought it would be fun to have our own little theater in the woods. I was inspired by the fun fairy woods and stage at the Annmarie Garden in Maryland, one of our favorite spots to visit before we moved. The kids have always loved putting on plays for us so this seemed like a fun project. Ben built the stage, with a little "help" from the kids, over the course of several Saturdays. Then he helped me hang a huge chandelier that I constructed out of a giant embroidery hoop and yards and yards of tulle. And it still hasn't fallen apart after several weeks and multiple storms! We still have a few more finishing touches to make to the stage and we also need to stain it. And of course Ben has grand plans to build a treehouse off one side.

The kids had fun performing "The Little Red Hen" as the inaugural production for the new theater in the woods. And they immediately filled the stage with all their "stuff."