In order to Beat The Heat last week, we froze some berries and excavated them out!
Using tools to find hidden treasures is thrilling for a preschooler!
Henry was so excited to dig out his buried treasure.
We got started 
Sensory Play : Frozen Excavation
July 26, 2011 by 9 Comments
Baby Play : Ice Sensory
July 25, 2011 by 11 Comments
I’m claiming this week as Beat The Heat Week here on hands on : as we grow. This past week has been miserably hot and humid here, 100+ degrees and add on 95% humidity. Miserable. This
Kid Talk : Construction Site
June 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
During some outdoor play after supper,
Henry got his big backhoe out and started digging on the hillside.
When I asked what he was doing, the following is his answer.
I’m tearing down a
Outdoor Music : DIY Windchimes
June 14, 2011 by 78 Comments
A DIY upcycled windchime.
Henry and I rummaged through our recycling bins to find some tin cans in various shapes and sizes, including some lids. Believe me, there’s a lot you can do with stuff from your recycling bin! Upcycle whatever
Outdoor Play : Tin Can Forest
June 14, 2011 by 25 Comments
A forest in the sandbox for the Forest Fiesta!
Henry and I made a real forest with upcycled tin cans, tree branches and a few plants.
Henry loves picking up sticks at Grandma’s house. So that’s just what he did.
While he added the biggest
Outdoor Play : Firewood Sculpture
June 13, 2011 by 9 Comments
Henry got to camp overnight with Grandma and Grandpa last weekend.
We joined them for the night for fire-cooked pizzas and s’mores.
Before building the fire, a giant stack of firewood was begging to be played with.
Henry and I began to build a sculpture.
[Mostly
Outdoor Play : Gardening
June 6, 2011 by 7 Comments
A garden has been on my to do list for many summers.
Finally this summer, we got one planted.
Thanks to my mom.
The weather we’ve had this last week has been perfect!
It’s been so great to be outdoors!
Henry didn’t get into it as much
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Homemade Fizzy Sidewalk Paint
June 1, 2011 by 47 Comments
Inspired by Quirky Momma’s fizzing sidewalk paint, I made some of our own sidewalk paint and Henry and I painted the driveway.
Using his green paintbrush, Henry started to paint the driveway.
At first, he let the paint drip and run off
Art : Window Paint Creations
May 24, 2011 by 21 Comments
Paint on a large window, outside?
It doesn’t get much better than that!
We’ve finally had some nice weather lately, and getting outside has been much needed!
I quickly made up some window paint.
I googled the recipe for window paint and ran across a recipe
Outdoor Play: Dandelion Picking
May 16, 2011 by 18 Comments
Fine motor activity with dandelions!
On Mother’s Day, we headed outside to pick dandelions at my mom’s house and collected them in a basket. Not doing anything in particular with them.
Later that week, we went outside and did the same thing again
Building a Bird’s Nest : Outdoors in April
April 11, 2011 by 17 Comments
Henry and I have been talking about making a bird’s nest for a couple weeks now.
This week it finally got warm enough to spend the entire morning or afternoon (or both!) outdoors.
To make our bird’s nest,
Henry and I headed outside to gather our
Outdoors in April [take 1]
April 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
We’ve been getting outside every day so far – staying true to the challenges*!Not much for activities yet – as its still pretty cold.Although, today it hit 70[!!] and all I did was go for a walk!Henry went with Dad to the
