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for sure my toddler dirt water some seriously messy fun here are the steps 1 find some mud or better yet show your child how to make mud use a spoon to help make the mud a creamy consistency 2 with the spoon place a blob of mud on a piece of poster board for your child to finger paint with for older kids let them make their own consistency thin thick etc and use different things to paint with leaves rocks paint brushes fingers toes the possibilities are endless if you don t have poster board i think it s fun to get an old white sheet and paint it when you are finished let it dry shake it out and wash after a few times my girls got creative and started painting each other it was hilarious my youngest likes to dig in the mud so much we made her a mud bucket especially for her digging pleasure posted by raegan at 12 00 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels outside activities sensory simple summer wednesday july 14 2010 sand box tips i had some questions on the sandbox so i thought i would extend it a bit with some tips staying clean first of all we all know how ocd clean i am the sandbox can be quite annoyingly dirty and sand gets everywhere for babies put baby powder on baby s bottom before going out the sand that gets in her diaper and it will will come off more easily if you don t have like baby powder try cornstarch i am not positive it will work but they are similar so it is worth a shot after your kids are done playing in the sand use baby powder to clean the sand off when you apply baby powder to sand covered skin and rub gently the sand literally comes right off this is great for the beach too bugs bugs are annoying don t they just bug you ha okay how do you keep bugs out and once they are in how to do you remove them to keep bugs out it is going to depend on the type of bug ants seem to like sand a lot black pepper can deter ants try sprinkling a perimeter of black pepper around the sandbox you can also try red pepper or dried mint bugs tend to like moisture so to keep bugs out be sure to keep your sand dry in our dry climate this is not a problem but if you live somewhere that is humid and or moist you will likely need to dig up and turn your sand regularly if you have a small rototiller you can use that we use that every so often on our sand just to keep it workable if you have ants in your sandbox try dumping three gallons of boiling water down the ant hill i suggest you do this during nap time when the kids aren t around if you pour this on plants they will likely die do this when the ants are active and close to the surface another way to kill bugs is to cover the sandbox in black plastic for a couple of days the heat should kill the bugs for fleas one idea is saturating the sand with salt water if this doesn t work i would recommend you go in to a local garden store one with employees who know what they are talking about in other words avoid the big box stores and see what they recommend be sure they know this is for a children s sandbox it needs to be safe for children sandbox care exactly how you care for your sandbox will depend on the type of sandbox you have there are the purchased pre made sand boxes like a turtle or crab or homemade constructed sandboxes a common tip is to keep it covered the biggest problem with sandboxes is cats pooping in your sandbox we don t have problems with this because we have two dogs who love to chase cats but you definitely don t want pooping cats in the sandbox covering the sandbox also keeps rain off the sand this is good for preventing bug colonies and also for preventing rock hard sand there are definitely better types of sand than others for sandboxes i suggest you do your research and test the sand both wet and dry to see what you like we buy our sand from the companies that use dump trucks to deliver such things but you can use a truck or trailer to get it yourself stores like home depot and lowe s also sell sandbox sand turn the sand every so often if it is small enough you can use a shovel and a rake if it is large go for the small rototiller you don t want the sand to stay moist so if it is moist dry it out in the sun before covering again you can also strain sand with a colander or toy sand strainer this is something your child will love to do if a premade sandbox gets wet turn it and leave it in the sun one built at your home will have natural drainage and the water should move down but again if you are in a humid climate keep your eye on it to see if it needs to be dug up to help it dry out we make our sandboxes we made one in our last house we have a nice large one at our new house but it is old the sand is old the box itself is old and is breaking down so we will be building a new one this summer it is our next major project it is great fun because the box is large enough for all three children and several neighbor children at the same time mix it up while children love the sandbox they are human and get bored looking at the same thing over and over we dug a huge hole in ours and it was a whole new sand box the kids loved playing it this new hole add some water and it will create a new experience a new toy or toy will bring new fun try a hill change things up to bring variety and spark new fun in your child s imagination hopefully this answered some sand questions let me know if you have more happy playing posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels sand monday july 12 2010 simple summer fun sand i love the sandbox my three children will literally sit and play in it together for at least a solid hour at a time the scoop dump build castles and the 15 month old sometimes decides to taste the sand gross while they do that i garden read and watch them have fun together the sandbox provides many learning opportunities for your little one it provides sensory experiences as they play in it they get to work on their fine motor skills as they dig they can play little scientists as they explore the sand just to name a few and if you are feeling the need to get some extra learning in there you can do sand letters or twist that a bit and do sand shapes you could bury special treasures for your children to find but don t feel like you need to do anything beyond what they come up with themselves if you don t have a sandbox but have the ability to get one i highly recommend it if you can t get one see if you can play in a friend s sandbox or visit a park with a sandbox or you can always fill up a small flat tote with sand to play in so during these summer months sit back and relax while your children learn away as they play in the sand posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels sand simple summer thursday july 8 2010 blog loading time i ve noticed lately that i am having tremendous difficulty getting the blog page to load this could be my rural internet access but i m wondering if others are having this same issue so how is the loading time for our blog is it fast okay or slow is it so slow as to be frustrating and make the blog less desirable to visit posted by amanda at 8 21 am 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday july 7 2010 simple summer fun bubbles bubbles are another fun summer activity that is providing learning opportunities for your child your child observes how the bubbles blow and how the wind affects where they go your child observes what makes bubbles pop your child also gets some great gross motor work in when chasing bubbles and can get fine motor work in while blowing bubbles i once saw a great addition on the show curious george george wanted to blow bubbles using different shapes for example a slotted spatula when he blew them they of course didn t blow into rectangles triangles or squares but circles so if you want to work some science shape learning in you can try that oh and if you start to get light headed from all of the bubble blowing i seriously love this thing my sister gave it to kaitlyn as a birthday gift over a year ago it is nice to have my breath back plus the kids love to blow bubbles with it and i get to take pictures there are lots of bubble blowers out there posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bubbles science shapes simple summer tuesday july 6 2010 a new way to make s mores i found the cutest activity in disney s family fun magazine april 2008 it s so hot here today and it s supposed to get worse as the week goes on i ve been waiting for a way too hot spell to try it and this is the week s mores are probably my favorite summer treat with or without the campfire i make them in the oven you can grill em but this new way is completely safe for the munchkins introducing solar s mores here s what you ll need pizza box pencil and ruler craft knife aluminum foil scissors glue stick black construction paper clear plastic packing tape clear plastic like sheet protectors laminating paper etc graham crackers chocolate bars marshmallows stick or dowel next adults on the top of the pizza box draw a square that is an inch smaller than the lid all the way around use the craft knife to cut through the cardboard along three sides as shown and then fold the cardboard up along the uncut line to form a flap kids can help glue aluminum foil shiny side out to the bottom of the flap keeping it as wrinkle free as you can glue another piece of foil to the inside bottom of the box and then tape black paper on the top of the foil tape clear plastic to the underside of the lid to seal the opening created by the flap for the best results the seal should be as airtight as possible place your oven outdoors in direct sunlight with the flap opened toward the sum for each s more center two graham crackers on the construction paper top one with chocolate and the other with a marshmallow close the box and then use a stick or dowel to prop the flap open at the angle that reflects the most sunlight into the box check periodically to adjust the angle within an hour or sooner if it s a really hot day the chocolate squares and marshmallows should melt enough to assemble into s mores if you try it let me know how it goes it s also a good excuse to order out pizza for dinner posted by raegan at 7 40 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baking cooking simple summer snacks summer monday july 5 2010 simple summer fun coloring after raegan s post last week and the response it got i thought it would beneficial to point out simple activities to do with your children that also help them learn as was pointed out in comments to that post children are constantly learning we don t always need to do a fancy craft to learn a very simple activity is coloring you can color in coloring books on plain paper and you can also print out coloring pages off the internet it is great for your child to color both pictures and just plain paper coloring helps with fine motor control and it is fun you can also reinforce things you have learned through coloring i love printing pages off the internet i simple google what i am looking for for example we went to the zoo last week kaitlyn s favorite was the giraffes so i can google giraffe coloring page and get pages of results you could also create a page of green things if you wanted to learn about green peas grass a truck paste the items in a document in word print it then give your child a green crayon to color you can print out a block letter to color you can google e coloring pages and get pages of the letter e along with things that start with e it is really easy to work coloring in have your child sit and color while you get a meal ready you can also do it in the car amazon has several travel trays available we have this star kids snack play travel tray and have liked it it has been great for long road trips the children are very content to sit and color while we drive so color have fun with it and don t feel bad if that is the only thing you do that day posted by valerie plowman at 7 19 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art simple summer friday july 2 2010 july 4th books craft and snack we started learning about the flag by reading two books the starry stripy blanket and the star spangled banner we talked about how many stars and stripes are found on the flag what the flag used to look like and a little about the history of the flag next i gave my daughter a rectangular pieces of white paper 7 red stripes a glue bottle and a smaller blue rectangle i taught her how to use the glue bottle to put small dots of glue rather than squeezing hard to make large blobs she did a great job my 1 year old used a glue stick instead after gluing down the stripes she glued on the blue rectangle and a few silver stars you could use white paint and a cotton swab star stickers or for my 1 year old i just left it blank to finish it off we made a somewhat healthy snack i cut strawberries up into matchsticks covered a graham cracker with cream cheese as you can see the blue is made of blueberries if you don t have that use what s around like white icing twizzlers jelly beans sprinkles skittles yum happy fourth of july have a great weekend posted by raegan at 12 58 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baking cooking holidays independence day snacks thursday july 1 2010 summer bridge activities how to squeeze the four types of reading into your day some of you type a parents may have started having a mild anxiety attack when you read my post about needing to do four types of reading with your child over the summer how on earth could you fit four reading sessions in between meals family outings doctor s visits errands soccer swim practice summer camp and vacations i promise it s a lot more natural and easy than you d think when you think about your typical weekdays during the summer you can break them up into 3 parts you have morning afternoon and evening basically morning would be from breakfast until lunch afternoon is from lunch until any little kids are up from their naps or 5pm if you don t have little ones and evening is from roughly the time you start prepping dinner and the time the kids are all in bed here s a sample idea of a family s summer routine morning breakfast get ready for day clean rooms shared reading this can be done at the kitchen table or living room errands activities sports outside play lunch afternoon lunch clean up chores reading aloud naps for young children possible rest time or quiet play for older kids guided reading during naps rest time lay down with whichever child you are working with on their bed and work with them on 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