 Feb 25, 2021 No. 21 Is that... sunshine we see? There's still snow on the ground where I am, but all of a sudden spring feels close. As a family, we need all the outdoor time we can get. This week's feature is all about one suburban family's leap into an outdoor activity they couldn't have imagined, 12 months ago!  
Shortly after shelter-in-place began last year, so did the wild pandemic shopping. (Remember that phase?) Everything from used bicycles and basketball hoops were swooped up from second-hand neighborhood sites and new recreational equipment was backordered for weeks and months. Meanwhile, people were adopting cats and dogs in record numbers. A video went viral of shelter volunteers in Florida celebrating the first time they'd adopted out every single pet.
As spring turned into summer, I could hardly manage to get the kids out the door for another ride around our (suddenly) dull suburban block. There's was only one trick that worked: A visit to my friend's house five blocks away. She has a sprawling edible garden and five beautiful chickens. My kids — who'd only ever had a betta fish for a pet — have been enamored with these birds since they were chicks. They can really work up a sweat chasing chickens.
Then, one day last summer when we were at our local feed store buying food for said betta fish, we popped over to the other side of the shop to visit the baby chicks. We'd reached peak boredom by this point in the year, but as we stood oohing and aahing at the chicks, it was clear we needed them as much as they needed us. reader ✉️ We asked you for your must-have kitchen tools, and applaud this restaurant tip from reader Grace: "Painter's tape and Sharpie. This tape stays on school lunches/snacks, is easily removed for the dishwasher, and very economical. We use it to label plastic bags for the freezer too."   eat
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cubby finds: abc accessories ask maxwell  I want to build an easy indoor swing to occupy my two boys while we're all cooped up inside. Got any advice? - Gene  Dear Gene,
You've come to the right place! A dad after my own heart. I did this exact project back when my daughter was almost three and it worked like a charm. Below are all my instructions:
This past Saturday I woke up and was suddenly seized with the notion of making a swing to hang in our apartment for Ursula. It's January. It's cold. What would be more invigorating or entertaining than building a swing for a two year old? As a person with many sudden enthusiasms, I was fully prepared NOT to finish this in one day, but it turned out to be as easy as I had hoped. Here, then, is a quick how to in swing building, that can be adapted for children of any age...
Seriously. If you've got a strong enough beam or point of contact in your ceiling you should have one of these in your living room for swingin' on cold winter nights! Maxwell Ryan is a father and was an elementary school teacher in NYC before founding Apartment Therapy. He'd love to answer your question: askmaxwell@cubbyathome.com
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
The best thing we bought during the pandemic was... chickens {issue 21}
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