Post fun stuff you do with your kids this summer here: crafty/home things

[ChinUp]

I got this one from Aunt Petunia.

Yesterday we put a bunch of small toys in tupperware, filled with water, and froze.

Today they will get forks or something and chisel their toys out of the ice block.

[M2M]

We did that too!!

Markus is very heat sensitive, and with the heat they are calling for this week, Im now just going to find fun things to do around the house.

I was thinking maybe they would help me start the babies room (which would involve moving toys and cleaning, since its currently a playroom) but that doesnt sound like fun to them at all.

[forevergreen.]

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For the child / Play At Home Mom LLC: The Arctic- we made this today!
made last week then froze it again for another day.

For the child / Totally Tots: Simply Made: How to Dye Rice/Pasta
we dyed chickpeas and filled a rubbermaid then used them with diggers.

For the child / Marble Racetrack with Serving Pink Lemonade, Made from pool noodles!
this was fun until the dog ate it.

For the child / diy sidewalk paint! totally doing this with the kiddos!
so easy!

For the child / grass play
we're growing this one now.

Kid Ideas / Letting kids LIVE - seriously an awesome list of easy things for kids.
want to try this.

Kid Crafts and such / I've done this many times and kids LOVE it! bubble painting...mix food coloring in with bubbles...blow on page...let them pop.
fun but ours didn't look as nice.

baby / Salt Dough Footprint/Handprint Keepsakes...cheap & easy
very easy but we had to bake for 2 hours longer than it said to.

[Youngmom]

I'm going to be following this thread closely. I'd love to do some crafty things with the kids on rainy days like today

[one ordinary girl]

If your kids need instant beatification this might not be the one for them but the results are so cool
delia creates: Snow and Ice Activities for Kids Part II

We haven't done this one yet I still need to get the shrink film

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[Mommato4]

I so need to follow this. It will come in handy this summer

[tansie]

We love to paint the fence and deck with large paintbrushes (from dollar store in hardware area) and water when it“s very hot out.

[Ginny]

Pressed flowers, then using the flowers for art, cards, banners, etc. Lee Valley has a good microwave flower press which speeds up the process!

[Stepher]

Today we made a count down to school with events on it in a banner style. (we each made one). I made a bigger one and we've started writing something we did each day on it so at the end of the summer we have a nifty little booklet of what we did. I left space on the back to hopefully add a pic from each day

[PicklePig]

I was thinking maybe they would help me start the babies room (which would involve moving toys and cleaning, since its currently a playroom) but that doesnt sound like fun to them at all.

You could get a canvas and some paint in colours that would match the nursery and get them to make a painting together for the new baby.

I will follow this thread with interest.

[Gill'sMama]

I'm repinning everything you posted forevergreen!!

[DMSco]

I got this one from Aunt Petunia.

Yesterday we put a bunch of small toys in tupperware, filled with water, and froze.

Today they will get forks or something and chisel their toys out of the ice block.

lol im sorry but i cant not laugh at this. this sounds like something i would have done to my brother as a joke when i was a child.

[AuntPetunia]

I've been pinning madly. We hit up the dollar store today and for $30 are set with about 50 activities.

Ice smashing Kid Stuff / a block of ice with treasure frozen inside.. smash away!

Origami (going to get a book from the library) Kid Stuff / Butterflies so beautiful.

Sponge ball water fight Kid Stuff / Play with sponge balls (instead of water balloons) all summmmer long!!

Took a ton of ideas off of this site: THAT'S SO CUEGLY...: 75 Kid Activities

Scavenger hunts inside and nature ones.

Painting with shaving cream, painting with pudding, painting with qtips and cotton balls, finger painting, painting a huge box...

Shaving cream slip and slide

flying kites

Mailing letters to everyone we know

This vinegar dropping thing Drop vinegar tinted with food coloring onto a pan filled with baking soda. Sheer minutes of colorful fizzy fun!

Lots of ideas here: screen free week kids activities | NurtureStore

Outdoor activities: 25 Outdoor Activities to Entertain the Kids | Family Style

Crepe paper laser beams chicken babies: Super Spy Training Birthday Party

AWESOME ideas here: Play Create Explore: 120+ Activites for Ages 1-4

Few basic yet kid-awesome ideas here: Summer Bucket List: Our 2012 List ~ Creative Family Fun

Origami - going to get a book from the library

Some stuff here: Red Ted Art's Blog Blog Archive Weather Get Crafty – Weather Themed Crafts and Tutorials

More here: Summer Activities for Kids

Sponge ball water fight Sponge Ball - Martha Stewart Crafts

More ideas: Kid Stuff / Summer Fun Chart-Kirsten Edition

100 more: Kid Stuff / 100 Things to Do This Summer

Make goop (cornstarch and water)

Glowsticks in the bathtub

Blow bubbles with big cups (like Solo - cut a whole in the bottom to blow through)

Construct stuff with mini marshmallows and toothpicks

Toast/peanut butter/birdseed bird feeder things

Mani/pedi's

Crafts with dried beans

Make coloured ice cubes. Put them in bowls of warm water and see what colours you can make.

Dinosaur poop - it's in one of those links above. Dip cotton balls in flour/water/colouring, bake for 45min at 300F.

Make jello on cookie sheets. give noodles and cutters and stuff to poke in it.

Make a huge pot of spaghetti, put it in a bin and let them play with it.

Give roll of toilet paper. Let them make dresses out of it.

What's missing game - put 5-10 items on a tray. Let them look at it. Close eyes. Take one away. They have to guess what.

Sprinkle ice cubes with glitter and oil. drop in bowls of water and see what happens.

Texture rubbing with crayons outside.

Make a mold garden

Do an organic vs sprayed experiment (see how they break down)

Compost in baggies to watch it break down

Then we have all the usual summer stuff like wading pools, hopscotch, lemonade stand, beach, sleepovers at grandparents, farmers market, forts, read every book in our house, playdates.

[AuntPetunia]

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[ladybugmama]

I'm totally watching this thread!! I'm home for the summer with the kids this year (YAY!!!), so will need fun stuff to do.

I did this with my kids a little while ago and they thought it was the coolest thing (once they got over thinking I was nuts lol). it only takes a few minutes, but they'll play with it for quite a while after lol! (take it outside though or to the bathtub - it flakes apart and is quite messy)

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