This can be one that is used, or simply pour out the soda. Make sure that all the soda has been removed and that it has been washed out with warm water and remove the cap. Use a pair of scissors. Poke a hole through the bottle using one of the blades on the scissors. Do this right where the funnel of the soda bottle ends, and where the large shaft begins (near the middle of the bottle). After you have poked the hole in the bottle, insert your scissors and cut around the bottle. Cut off the entire top funnel, so that what you have left are two separated pieces: funnel (top) and shaft (bottom). Try to cut as close to the edge of the funnel as possible, otherwise, when you flip the funnel upside-down it won't stay in place. You can also use a sharp knife to cut the top funnel off, but make sure not to cut yourself. If you are doing this project with your kids, it is better to use a safe pair of scissors. Stick it into the bottom half of the bottle. If you cut close enough to the edge of the funnel, it should stick inside as you slide it in. The simplest and most effective way is to staple the edges together. Simply staple three or four times around the bottle, equidistant from one another. If this project is done with children, an adult should staple the two parts together. If you do not have a stapler, the following two options work fine as well. Tape is another good option, but make sure that the tape is water resistant. Apply three or four pieces of tape around the funnel. If you wish to use superglue, or regular glue, that will also have to be water resistant. Before you add the funnel, apply a thin layer of glue around the top inside of the base. Then insert the funnel upside-down. Use your fingers and press the funnel with the base. Hold the two pieces into place until it is dry. Pour five tablespoons of sugar into a pot. Place the pot on a stove top. Flatten the sugar so that it lies evenly across the bottom of the pot. Pour in enough water to cover the top of the sugar. Slowly heat the mixture over medium-high heat until it boils. Stir the mixture well. Dissolving sugar in hot/warm tap water makes sweet water but boiling makes "syrup", a more concentrated attractant. Let the liquid sit until it goes from hot to warm. Try to drip it down the edges of the funnel so that when the flies come towards the funnel, they will stick right from the start. You can slice up some apple chunks, and push them through the bottom of the funnel. A piece of raw meat will work as well, as do a few tablespoons of old wine. You can also simply add in water mixed with either sugar or honey. If your bait of choice is a liquid, add in a few teaspoons of vinegar, preferably white vinegar. This will help keep bees and other unwanted insects away from the trap. This will help the fruit/meat to rot and thereby increase the likelihood of flies smelling the bait. It will also cause liquid mixtures to evaporate, thereby creating a pheromone, drawing the flies towards the trap. Marvel at your new fly trap as it catches flies. This will improve your results because insects are attracted to heat and carbon dioxide. You can also rub the bottle in between your two hands to create more heat. After you see that flies begin to accumulate, throw the bottle away, and create another one. Eventually, the effects of your bait will be used up, and you will have to start again. If you try to empty the bottle, it will be hard because flies/bait will get stuck to the inside of the funnel. You also do not want to have to handle dead flies with your hands.

Summary: Grab an empty soda bottle. Cut the top off from the bottle. Flip the cut piece over. Join the two cut edges of the bottle parts together. Create a melted sugar mixture. Spoon the liquid into the funneled end of the bottle. Use another type of bait. Add in vinegar. Put the bottle in a sunny spot. Repeatedly breathe into the bottle. Throw the bottle away.

Choose a wide-enough open space in which you can assemble your tent. If you're in a state or national park, make sure that you're camping in a designated camping area. Make sure that you're not on private property and follow all the laws in the area that govern camping. Position the side of the tent with doors away from the prevailing wind, making the tent less likely to balloon and create extra tension on the stakes. Try to use the natural tree line to create a windbreak if it's especially windy. Move closer to the trees so they'll block off the breeze a little bit. Avoid camping in dry river/creek beds in case flash flooding occurs and avoid camping under trees, which can be dangerous in storms and can drop branches without warning on your tent. It can be a good idea to anticipate the sun's path for the morning time, so you won't be rudely awakened. In the summertime, tents can act like ovens, meaning that you'll wake up sweaty and irritable if you set up your tent in the direct path of the sun. In the ideal tent placement, you'll remain in the shade through the morning so you can wake up comfortably at a time of your choosing. Keep the sleeping area well away from cooking and toilet areas, preferably upwind of them. If you have a fire at your campsite, make sure it's not close enough to spray sparks onto the tent, and make sure you put your fire out completely before you turn in for the night.

Summary: Find an appropriate camp site. Pay attention to the direction of the wind. Determine where the sun will rise. Organize your campsite appropriately.

Choose colors that are classic and bright for a theme that will last your child into their teens and beyond. Teal, bright green, white, and red make a good color palette that works for any gender child and will still appeal to a teen. A dark blue room with hints of silver throughout is a great basis for a room. Space is a fun theme for a kid that will still be "cool" when they're 16, if you do it right. Get items like a moon lamp, bedding with stars, icicle lights around the top of the room, and other details that draw the room together. And under-the-water look will appeal to lots of kids and it's easy to help it grow up with them. Use colors like light and dark teal, seafoam, and a few hints of green. This room works particularly well if you have beige carpets already installed. A couple of stuffed fish friends and something like a jellyfish lamp can further draw the room together. Excite your child's sense of adventure by giving them a room that any explorer would love. Paint the room with the muted colors of maps (off-white, light green, beige, and maybe some hints of red), and decorate with globes, vintage suitcase storage, airplane mobiles, and train maps. Some greens and browns, with a few hints of blues can create the basis of a room that your child can enjoy for years to come. This is a great room for a kid that loves stuffed animals, as they'll fit right in! Get a unique look by creating a wall tree out of paper, and a circular blue rug makes a great "pond" at the center of the room. If your little girl longs to be a princess, avoid painting the whole room pink by going with a fairy tale castle theme instead. Grassy green on the lower part of the walls and sky blue on the upper parts will create the look of rolling hills, some tall gray bookshelves can be painted to look like towers, and a stuffed dragon in the corner can complete the look.
Summary: Do bright, blocked colors. Do a space theme. Do an ocean theme. Do a travel theme. Do a nature theme. Do a fairytale theme.