Custom Hula Hoops

Delaney and Tori's classes needed some hula hoops for the playground. We looked around a bit but since it's the end of summer we couldn't find any.

So we decided to MAKE them ourselves!

It takes a little bit of money for supplies, a lot of tape, and a tremendous amount of patience, but they came out great. They're more durable than ones you'd typically buy in a store and you can size them to fit. The hoops themselves ended up being about $2 each, but the decorative tape added to that amount.

Making them was simple, but the taping took time. For the first one, I taped the entire thing white first. Then I added a red stripe for the NC State look. But the kids said it looked like a candy cane.
Posted by Chris on 9/13/2007 10:21:00 AM :: Permalink

San Francisco

I went to San Francisco on business and had one day to tour the city. It was quite a difference getting on the plane in near 100 degree heat in Raleigh and getting off at night when it was in the 50's with a brisk wind.

I packed as much as I could into that day, taking a Segway Tour (more on that later), a double-decker bus tour, cable car rides, and seeing quite a bit on foot.

Of course, I also fit in a little geocaching during the week, including a memorable one in Union Square

San Francisco Pictures Posted by Chris on 9/13/2007 10:12:00 AM :: Permalink
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