Cool Tools: Leaf Scoops...The Scoop on How to Pick Up Leaves

Here's the deal.
It's fall, you have a pile of leaves to shift from A to B.
What can you do?

Rake or leaf blower?
Or let the wind take care of them?
Use your hands?
Or you can make your own scoops with two flat boards  of 1/4 inch x 12 x 18 inch plywood.
It's your choice....

Here's another option - a great off-the-shelf tool to help you pick up your leaf pile:
Leaf Scoops by Gardex

The Leaf Scoops are fun-to-use "hand extenders".

• Why do you think the scoops are bright yellow?  And plastic?
• Do they remind you of paws, claws and jaws? 
• The scoops retail at under $6 a pair online at Walmart or slightly more at a local hardware store
  
  Bottom Line: These Leaf Scoops are cheap, cheerful, colorful - and work well.  

Thanks to the product designer, manufacturer and marketers who helped bring these scoops to you!

Go out and have fun picking up a leaf pile this fall!