I’m a fan of squirt guns as the next guy, but frankly the whole ‘refill’ situation tends to get annoying after…oh…say 1 time. But when I saw the state of our grass this year…well, I figured it’d be a good way to get some water on it. My husband is always thinking ahead and before I could make a move, he had set up a huge bucket of water in the middle of the yard and given each kid a super soaker. These work really well in a swimming pool, but apparently the bucket does just as good a job at providing adequate soaking power. We just sat on the patio, sipping some ice tea…and laughing.  The kids were literally soaking wet and loving every minute of it. That was when my husband looked over and said “Man…this is better than T.V.”…he cracks me up! I love the faces on these guys. It’s so great to hear your kids laughing hysterically! Oh wait, that was my husband. Gotta’ love lazy summer days! I hope you’re enjoying them too :o) … [Read more...]

Welcome to another super fun kids summer bubble activity! This one is called the Giant Bubble Snakes. This was super easy and everyone had fun! Just make sure to blow through the bottle instead of 'suck-in'...you'll see why later... Supplies: Empty water bottles (I suggest stronger bottles, if you use really cheap ones the pressure of the rubber band will cause them to crumble.) Old washcloth Rubber Bands Bubbles (Don’t have any? There’s a recipe at the bottom of this post!)   Directions: 1. Cut bottom off of your plastic bottle. Cut fabric into a circle large about 2 inches larger than the bottom of the bottle. 2. Put washcloth piece over bottom of bottle and secure with a rubber band. (I suggest using strong bottles as mine were a little flimsy and kept crumbling under the pressure.) 3. Line them all up on the counter and tell a 6 year old boy that you can’t tell him what they are, it’s a surprise…..wait for him to ask … [Read more...]

What is it about giant bubbles that makes everyone squeal with glee? And I’m not just talking about the kids! Bubbles are seriously the ultimate cheap kids summer activity idea! Well, if that sounds fun to you, then you’ll want to try this. The Do-It-Yourself giant bubble wand! (Please ignore the dead grass in the background…ugh…) Supplies: 2 wooden dowels per student 2 hook and eye screws per student cotton string scissors duct tape optional Directions: 1. Screw 1 hook and eye screw into the end of each dowel. 2. Using string, tie ends to each hook and eye screw at top of dowel, let remaining string hang down in a half circle shape and tie at bottom. 3. I cut my dowels in half to shorten them. To keep kids from getting splinters, I wrapped some pink duct tape on the ends. Plus they look pretty :o) Also, I suggest using smooth cotton string, mine was at the end of the spool, so it kept twisting up. 4. Dip string in bubbles making sure to soak well. Carefully lift out … [Read more...]