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Ice & Water Play : 38 Ways to Beat the Heat

July 29, 2011 by 14 Comments

Have you gotten enough ideas to Beat the Heat? 

Here are some [thirty-eight, by the way] icy cool activities and art that I gathered up to share with everyone. Whether you got a water bug in your family,

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It’s Playtime! : Beat the Heat

July 28, 2011 by 2 Comments

I realize that we’re not the only people going through a heat wave these past few weeks.I’ve noticed in many posts linked up to It’s Playtime lately, especially last week,that my playdate pals have found creative

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Art : Frozen Painting

July 27, 2011 by 31 Comments

Beating the Heat has been fun last week.

Even though it was miserably hot, we used lots of ice to keep us cool.

So far, George has played with ice cubes [a simple sensory activity for babies]

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Sensory Play : Frozen Excavation

July 26, 2011 by 9 Comments

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

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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

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