A Great Way to Pass a Summer Afternoon - Tuesday

(or how to build a hula hoop)

• Go to the hardware store
• Buy irrigation poly tubing; 100 psi and 3/4 inch*
• Buy pipe couplers
• Buy electrical tape in a multitude of colors
• Return home and retrieve a blow dryer and popcorn kernels
• Cut tubing to desired circumference (somewhere between belly button and chest)**
• Place popcorn kernels in tubing
• Heat tube ends with blow dryer and attach with coupler
• Decorate with tape
• Hula hoop to your heart's delight
• And, finally, get Grandpa involved in the festivities

* 100 psi 3/4 inch tubing is great for kids. For a heavier hoop get 160 psi 3/4 inch or 100 psi 1 inch tubing.

** the easiest way to the cut the tubing is with a ratcheting pcv cutter which can be purchased from the hardware store. Fortunately we already owned one of these babies. The tubing can also be cut with a saw.

Note: the poly tubing is typically sold in bulk. We spent around $36.00 for this project which will yield approx 8 hula hoops. Clearly we don't need 8 hula hoops but we have several birthday parties to attend. These extra hoops will be part of our summer fun gift pack (more to come).

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I hope you are having a lovely summer!