Move over sand pails and shovels. We plan on adding this to our beach fun time. You can do it too! Have some fun while at the same time you can leave your mark.
It is so very simple, just hot glue foam letters, numbers or shapes on the bottom of flip flops. Think of the fun – leave your mark in the sand. Hint: remember that the prints will be a mirror image, so arrange the letters backward.
School has been out for a while now and quite possibly you may be ready for a little help keeping the kiddos entertained. Here are a few tried and true boredom busters. Go ahead and give them a try and let us know what you think.
Boredom Buster #2 – Batting Practice
Autie over at icandy-handmade.com orchestrated an amazing baseball birthday party for her son Max that will totally wow you. Do not miss the party pictures. With the temps reaching close to the 100 F mark this week, what could be a more fun way to cool off than with Autie’s water balloon batting practice?
Batter up….
Boredom Buster #3 – Sumo Wrestling
Sumo wrestlers wanted. (for fun) A couple of Dad’s oversized T-shirts and pillows – then let the fun begin! Check out the proof in pictures at all for the boys blog.
Boredom Buster #4 – Frozen Dinosaur Eggs
It looks like a great week for some frozen dinosaur eggs. Paging fun mums gets the credit for this “cool” boredom buster.
Boredom Buster #5 – Rainbow Bubble Snakes
Housing a Forest has a new twist on blowing bubbles and creating some colorful rainbow snakes. This is another boredom buster with items you most likely have at your house.
We invite other ideas for Summertime Boredom Busters.
We plan on doing this for the 4th of July since the ice is barely off the Minnesota lakes for Memorial Day 2013. For those of you in warmer climates, you may be able to kick off summer fun sooner than we can.
It is so very simple, just hot glue foam letters, numbers or shapes on the bottom of flip flops. Think of the fun – leave your mark in the sand. Hint: remember that the prints will be a mirror image, so arrange the letters backward.
Skip the mosquito swatting and scarey sounds – try indoor camping with the Camp Olson Loft Bed.
Spread out your sleeping bags under the loft. Play some of the usual campfire games.
Storytelling is a fun “do-anywhere” activity, notes Cindy Ross, co-author of Kids in the Wild: A Family Guide to Outdoor Recreation (Mountaineer Books). “Start with one line that sets a scene, and then take turns adding to the story,” she says. “The more tangents you go off on, the more fun it is!” For example, try “I think I saw a mermaid when I was swimming this morning. I opened my eyes underwater and….” And, of course, set some ground rules about not scaring your siblings. Oh, sure.
Turn off the lights, tell ghost stories, then point a flashlight towards the ceiling and slowly make a hand shadow that looks like a giant’s hand about to grab the little people that are indoor camping.
Sing some camp songs like:
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Kick it up a notch in the fun department with a Marshmallow Shooter that uses the small size marshmallow.
Did someone say marshmallows? Gotta make S’mores!
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Indoor S’mores
Don’t reserve these for campfires–they’re easy to do in the oven.
Ingredients:
16- graham cracker squares
4- milk chocolate bars
1- cup mini marshmallows (un-used, not from marshmallow shooter misses)
Preparation:
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