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| It's always fun at Nana's and Paw-Paw's house. Nicole and Nicholas were bored, so I took half a dozen water bottles from the recycle tub and opened one side, then zip-tied them to the fence to make a waterfall. Then I gave each of the kids a cup and the food coloring. They could add one drop or two different ones to their water. They had so much fun with this simple, nearly cost-free activity. Half a pan of water = half hour of spontaneous fun. |
Nicholas wants to tell his teacher about this fun experiment. All it requires is an empty styrofoam egg carton, each section filled 3/4 full with clear water. Then start with three basic colors red, blue and yellow tinted water. Use eye dropper to place some of the red/blue/yellow water into each section to make color blends. Another half hour of fun!
It's always fun at Nana's. You will be a star in your own show if you do some of these things with your family; even older kids love the color blend and waterfall activities.
I hear the pitter-patter of little feet, which means Nick and Nicole are awake and will be wanting pancakes in the shape of ...something surprising. Have a fun day.
19 comments:
Great ideas for Grandkids that age as yours. So young they get bored . I never knew what bordem was. I found things to do myself and brough my own things in a carry on to where I went and my kids did at Grandmas.
Well atleast you had the smarts to create all you did.
Linda--
Shame, shame, shame. You brought all those sandy sea shells back from your vacation, and didn't bother to wash them, because you knew you had some free labor. That little innocent girl, her tiny back hunched over that tub--how terrible!
Poor Nicole--her little fingers worked to the bone, scrubbing those shells, inside and out. ;)
Seriously, what a fun time those two grandkids are having with you. You're lucky to live close to them, and they're lucky to have such wonderful grandparents. (Bill, I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the fun-o-meter.)
Just caught up in Linda's world...the branding, Chatty Cathy, the jewelry debacle, the blue hose roots and your critique group (what a fun bunch you've got!)...and now here, at what a totally fun and wonderful grandma you are.
I particularly like your "wash the shells" activity. Wonder if that would work as well with dishes? ;-)
Fun ideas! I used to love doing creative things with my kids when they were young.
Oh Linda, I'll bet those grandkids LOVE to come to your house! Such fun. Susan
What a good grandma you are Linda! These are real fun things to keep them amused, and costs hardly anything. WOnderful! It really is so good to seem them enjoying doing things like this, rather than being on their DS or the like all the time!
How clever! I am so hot today I would like to play in waterfall too!
Hope those kiddos know how good they have it with you as their Grandma!
Very, very cool ideas, Linda! Wish I had a chain link fence. My grands would love the waterfall. I'll have to follow your example for the others and watch them think I'm a genius. LOL
I've convinced my grandarlings that shelling purple hull peas and Florida butter beans is fun! Hee, hee, hee!
As fun as that looks ..... I can see the bottles blowing across the grounds, pieces of zip tie cut up with mower blades ....... But the food color has definite potential. No, not algae, it is food coloring! I will have to pass this on to my daughter-in-law. They don't have a fence, but a tomato cage by the wading pool would work.
You are a wonderful grandma! I'll have to try these ideas with my grandson. I'll be watching him on Friday, so I appreciate the ideas!
You are so creative. What a fun activity.
donna
Even I'd have fun with the waterfall activity.
My kids used to love using a bucket of water and a big paintbrush and "paint" the sidewalk and picnic tables and everything else. We had the cleanest trees in town.
Once again, you make me ask, "Where's that book of fun educational activities using recycled materials?"
What great ideas, Linda! I think I'd enjoy those activities.
Wow-your creativity never ceases to amaze me!
I wish YOU were my Nana! What fun!
Pearl
Never a better time for water games! Hope everyone is keeping cool.
Pat
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