Here’s a great idea to stow away for springtime: Build A Bean Teepee for the kids.
What an awesome–and useful–fort.
The idea is to tie poles together in a teepee shape and then grow beans up the side of each pole. By mid-summer it should be covered with beans.
Here’s a more detailed tutorial on how to make a bean teepee.
This would look especially awesome with red beans, like these.
Comment by Shari Harniss
January 28, 2013 @ 7:41 am
EVERY parent, grandparent, any and all that have kiddos come and visit in the spring/summer should have one of these. Even if you cover it in morning glories or something else. I can only imagine the imagination filled hours of joy any child would have, playing in this hideaway!
I do believe, I would have to visit once or twice for tea!
Comment by Lillian
January 28, 2013 @ 1:41 pm
Dude. I grew those noodle beans last year. They are NOT kidding when they call them “yardlong.” It was really something!
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