Friday Fun: Short story contests, paletas & calming jars

Want to enter a science fiction short story contest? Here’s a fun idea.

Check out this list of 25 ways to get unstuck from Writing in Flow. There are some really great ideas, and a lot of them are just fun, too.

Check out the world’s first glass-bottomed airplane! How cool is that?

Make this adorable pumpkin wreath for your fall festivities.

Have you ever visited the Well Done Stuff blog? You’ll never want to stop reading it. It’s full of cool things that people are doing, from life hacks to great accomplishments to simple fun things.

Want to build a Toothless dragon from How to Train Your Dragon from clay? This tutorial will show you how!

Do you follow the popular I F*ing Love Science page on Facebook? I absolutely love it, and now the owner of the page is running her own video series. This week she’s talking about jet packs, among other things. Check it out!

This scale of the universe program is also pretty cool.

Here are 7 parenting secrets, courtesy of Janet Lansbury.

Encourage some mental power building by implementing these 10 mental competitions into your family’s life.

Make some Mexican paletas.

Make this lovely calming jar, courtesy of Kiwi Crate, with your kiddo. You can also try calming children down by meditating with them at night. I use guided meditations from Starbright: Meditations for Children.

Want a pond in your yard, but don’t have much money for one? Try making one from an old tire!

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