Today, we took our art outside!The girls have been wanting to spend as much time outside as possible since the weather has been absolutely perfect. I had planned on doing sidewalk painting during our art week anyways and this was the perfect day ...
Outdoor Play
Beach Ball Fun
So, what do you get when you combine a beach ball with a swing set? A whole lot of fun, that's what! It all started with a challenge: Can you swing while holding a beach ball between your legs? Why of course! After proving what ...
Nature Scavenger Hunt, sort of
We were feeling a bit cooped up one day last week. The girls were driving each other (and me) crazy and honestly, we were all bored.The evening promised to be more of the same since my hubby had an after-work work activity to go to. This just ...
Shape Hopscotch
I refilled our "Go Outside" cards this week, since they were such a hit (actually, I have to confess to remaking the whole thing since the first set mysteriously got torn in half!)One of the new cards was "Play Shape Hopscotch." I had ...
Go Outside
This week, I decided to kick-start our creativity a bit when it comes to outside play.This is nothing mind-blowing, but it did add an element of surprise and fun to our day. I grabbed an envelope, five index cards and our big box of ...
Our Sunflower Playhouse
One of our ongoing projects this summer has been a sunflower playhouse. We dug up one corner of our fenced-in backyard and planted both sunflower and bean plants. We then defined the area with a border of river rocks. The end goal is to have a fun ...
