With warmer weather comes more opportunities to use your lawn in a million ways. How about an outdoor movie theater? These 3 projectors are a good starting point for that outdoor movie theater.
When purchasing a movie projector consider two things:
- Brightness. The darker your backyard is the less concern with brightness.
- Throw distance. This is the distance between the lens and the screen. The larger the screen the more distance you need to fill it. Use this projector throw distance calculator to figure out the ideal distance for your projector.
Epson Home Cinema 2100. This projector has speakers built-in, avoiding the use of speakers. At 2500 lumens this projector is bright and works well with less than ideal light conditions. Additionally, with the right equipment, 3D movies are a possibility. One con: It’s not Bluetooth compatible. It has two HDMI ports.
Optoma HD146X. At 3600 lumens this projector is super-bright! With a Game Display Mode, meaning the lag time between what you do and what you watch is minimal. Con: No 4K reproduction, but maybe you don’t need that.
LG Full HD LED Smart Home Theater CineBeam Projector. This is the lightest, handiest of the bunch. It streams, it’s portable and wireless. Cons: Battery will last two hours, but maybe that’s enough hold the kiddos attention.
Summer Veggie Salad
Saturday mornings I love a trip to the farmer’s market, loading up on fresh vegetables and herbs. One of my favorite, easy to make is a veggie salad.
Mexican Elote Grilled Corn Salad
This take on the Mexican street snack, elote or grilled sweet corn, is easy to make as a side dish for a Sunday gathering in your backyard.
Candied Walnuts
This candied walnuts recipe goes well as part of a salad but it also can work as part of a cheese board or snack that goes well with drinks.
Lawn Bowling
Create your own bowling alley with the use of your porch or driveway and soda bottles upcycled into bowling pins.
Giant Jenga
Make this game of strategy and patience more fun by taking it outdoors.
Lawn Twister
Encourage children and adults alike to test their balance and twist like pretzels.