Summer Fun List

At the beginning of summer, I decided to make a list of all the fun things I wanted to do with the kids.  

I decided to display our list, basically for a reminder for myself. (This board once showed our meals for the week.) I like having all our fun things to do in sight. The girls can read and will go check out the list and will decide what they want to do. Some of the activities need a little prep work. If I don't have all the materials needed we will plan for that activity next week and pick a new one. Simple enough.



As you can see, we have already crossed alot off, and as of today we have crossed out 6 more! The joy of this list is that most of the activities can be repeated. I tried to find things to do outside and at night. My girls LOVE playing in the dark! It's probably because they know they should be sleeping that late. :)

I was able to take some pics of the kiddos playing with ice. This was super easy and free!

All you need is an empty cardboard juice container, water, and random objects.

Cut the top off this guy, add water, and have the kids find things to put in.

Freeze overnight and in the morning peel the cardboard off. The kids definitely enjoyed this!

And honestly, the kids favorite object to get out was the coins. The girls loved getting the money out as soon as it melted.

It was funny watching the kids trying to figure out how to get the objects out. This was a great activity for all of them to do. Although, the next time we do this I am going to make some changes. The first being, everyone will have their own! Secondly, I would like to try to layer the ice so that the heavier objects won't all be on the bottom. And maybe, have the kids pick a favorite food coloring to add to their own, will add even more excitement! 

Go have some fun with your kids!