So here it is.... Summer. Just when I think I have school figured out, the dog days of summer arrive. But believe me when I say this...we were SOOOOO ready for this summer to get here.
The last few weeks of school were TOUGH in more ways than one.
(another blog post on that topic)
I decided a few weeks ago to come up with some creative and fun activities for the kids to enjoy. OK, so all the ideas came from Pinterest. I can take no credit for the original ideas. I can take credit, however...
for the smiles and fun that followed.
Week 1
I found water beads at our local Wal-Mart on clearance. Just add water to these tiny(and I mean tiny) beads and they begin to "grow". Pretty soon you have marble size water balls that just beg for you to squish, roll, play, toss, etc.
The girls played with them for hours the first day. The next day I put them outside with paint and the water beads for a little "art" therapy and they loved it.
Week 2
Next we made "snowballs". I took advantage of the kids playing outside in the sprinkler because I read that this was a "messy" project.
A box of cornstarch and a can of shaving cream mixed together, lo and behold... snowballs. It took a few minutes of playing and kneading the mixture into a moldable consistency, but it paid off.
Yes, it was Messy, Yes, it was all over the place, and Yes, it was FUN!!
And what do you do with snowballs... you have a snowball fight of course!
This is Abbey in the "snowball" fight. Put all the kiddos on the trampoline, let them toss their snowballs at each other, then cranked up the sprinkler attached to the trampoline and "WHOOSH"...
all clean.
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