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Who am I? I am a mom of 3 beautiful kids which I try to keep active with indoor and outdoor activities. I like having a daily craft and fun game time with my kids. The links below give ideas of Crafts, projects, games & more you can do with your kids for FREE!
Look around and find somethig FUN to do with your kids today. Remember, you don't have to stick to the rules of the game - Let your kids get creative and come up with some new ideas & twists or your own. You'll be surprised how, as little as, 30 to 60 minutes of play time can make the whole day happier, easier & more fun. Plus you will be building a bond with your child and helping them to stay healthy.
If you happen to know any sites with great information please let me know - We are always looking for more fun things to do and we will add it to this site - so everyone can enjoy it!
***Check out the Links below for Lots and Lots of great ideas!***
July Pick to beat the Heat
Water Balloon Tag
Ready, set... stomp and pop!
This is a game for 4 or more players and should be played outside or in an open area.
To play, all you need are balloons and string.
There aren't any teams in this game. It's every player for him or herself.
The object of the game is to pop the other players' water balloons before they pop yours.
Players run around and try to stomp other players' balloons while keeping other players from stomping on theirs.
Last player left with their balloon wins.
-Our Tips -
**Plan on having lots of balloons premade so you can keep playing! Also the thicker regular balloons work much better than water balloons which will pop too easily.
Ready, set... stomp and pop!
This is a game for 4 or more players and should be played outside or in an open area.
To play, all you need are balloons and string.
There aren't any teams in this game. It's every player for him or herself.
The object of the game is to pop the other players' water balloons before they pop yours.
Players run around and try to stomp other players' balloons while keeping other players from stomping on theirs.
Last player left with their balloon wins.
-Our Tips -
**Plan on having lots of balloons premade so you can keep playing! Also the thicker regular balloons work much better than water balloons which will pop too easily.
Summer or Anytime Fun with Kids!
This is some of our favorite websites for fun family ideas. We've included games, obstacle courses, crafts and jokes. Check them out!
- Fun Physically Active Games - 10 kids or more
- This is a great link for Lots of exercise activity games for you to play with your kids. Help them get active. Many of the games can be adapted for smaller groups. Also fun ideas for Birthday or Block Parties.
- Holiday Activities & Crafts
- Craft ideas for every Holiday. Fun Kid Crafts.
- Fun Inside & Outside Games - Smaller Groups
- Family Fun Games for whole family or Party.
- Family Movie Reviews
- Check out this site before going to the movies.
- Cartoon Coloring Pages
- They have lots more than just Cartoon and their all free.
- Kid Temporary Tattoos & Craft Supplies
- Inexpensive temporary Tattoos lots of licensed characters & sport tattoos. Good For Crafts also - you can apply to any hard surface and then spray on a protective coating.
- Nick Jr.
- Free coloring pages & games.
- Disney Coloring, Games & more
- Disney Crafts, coloring Pages, Calendars & Cards.
- Kid Jokes
- Fun Kid Jokes - Knock, Knock & More.
- Guiness Book of World Records
- Fun to read and Try to beat the world record.
- Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts
- One of the best things I've done with my boys is join our local cub scout troop.
- Girl Scouts
- Want your girl to make lots of friends & learn lots of fun things? Join Girl Scouts.
- More Fun Things to Do
- This is a link with a whole lot of information about lots of things to do with your kids.
- Home Science Projects
- Great Projects you can do at home.
- Gamefly
- Online Game Rentals - Like Netflix for games. Try them out before you buy! Save $$
- Coupon codes for online shoppers
- Check here before checking out 1000s of coupon codes for online shopping.
- Dinosaur Coloring Pages
- This link has lots of Dinosaur Coloring pages and information too.
- FamilyFun.com
- Fun Family ideas for birthday parties, holidays or any time.
- Healthy kids meals
- Simple Fast Healthy Kids Meals.
- Camping Fun & Information
- Never been camping with the family? Check out this site for basic information, fun things to do, games to play and basic knowlege.
- Disney Princess Crafts & More
- I've gotten so many request for more Princess Ideas - I have added this bit just on Princess Activities!
Planning a Princess party? Check out this site for some cute Princess Activities great for a party or any time you want to make someone's day magical.
More Princess party ideas:
1. Make a tiara:
These days at almost any craft store you can find precut fun foam princess tiaras and decorations for next to nothing. Purchase some glitter glue and a few extra sparkly gems and your princess and her guests will stay busy for quite some time. Make sure they all put their names inside the crowns so that after the glue and glitter glue dries, they'll know which is theirs. Don't forget to take a picture with everyone wearing the crowns.
2. Musical Princess Slipper:
This is a fun and easy game that takes no prep work at all. Have the party guests and princess of honor stand in a circle. Using a nice dress shoe (or glass slipper if you happen to have one!) start with the birthday girl and have the girls pass the slipper around the circle while music plays in the background. When the music stops, the guest holding the slipper jumps out of the circle and becomes the girl in charge of the music. Continue on until only one girl is left and she's the princess winner.
3. Pin the crown on the frog:
Another great variation of a traditional birthday party game that kids have loved for ages. You'll need a large drawing of a frog on poster board and several construction paper crowns with double stick tape on the back. Each party guest gets a turn at being blindfolded and trying to stick the crown onto the top of the frog's head. Make it even harder by making each child spin around 3 times before heading toward the frog. No peeking. Other variations of this game (depending on your artwork) are: Pin the kiss on the frog, Pin the slipper on the princess, Pin the jewel on the crown, etc. Have fun!
4. Princess treasure chests:
Purchase inexpensive paper mache boxes at your local craft store. Use stickers, jewels and beads with tacky glue and have the girls decorate their treasure chest. Include some candy or other trinkets to put inside.
5. Decorate princess crown cookies:
Another favorite with young girls...decorating cookies. Purchase an inexpensive crown cookie cutter and make 2 cookies per girl (just in case they break). Allow to cool before decorating. Then put out pink frosting, candies and other fun edible items and let the girls frost and decorate. Then let them eat the cookies as part of their snack, or wrap them in plastic wrap to take home as part of the take home gift. - Camping Essentials & Check List
- For First Time Campers check out this Link - This lens tells you products you will need and has a printable check list so you don't forget anything.
- YMCA
- The YMCA offers many fun summer and sport camps. The know how to have fun with kids and their prices for their sport activities/training is much lower than most organizations. Our local YMCA offers basketball, baseball, Football, Cheerleading, Swimming and more.
July Home Experiment - Can you make an Egg Bounce?
For this experiment you need:
2 eggs
water
vinegar
a flash light
2 drinking glasses
a bowl
little bit of patience
What to do:
Put 1 whole raw egg in a glass of water.
Put 1 whole raw egg in a glass of vinegar.
Leave them for a few hours.
Have a look at the eggs. The one in the water is the same. The one in the vinegar has started to fizz. The acid in the vinegar is dissolving the calcium carbonate that is in the shell.
Touch the egg in the vinegar. It should feel like a rubber ball.
Leave both eggs alone for 7 days.
Take the vinegar egg into a dark room and shine the flashlight at it. The light should bounce off the egg. When this occurs:
Take the vinegar egg out of the glass. Hold the egg over the bowl.
Drop the egg
What happens:
The egg bounces.
Try it again getting a little bit higher each time. See how high you can make the egg bounce. Now try it with the egg from the glass of water.
Why it happens: A chemical change occurs in the egg left in vinegar. The vinegar, which is an acid, reacts with the calcium carbonate in the eggshell. The change makes the shell soften, then disappear. This is known as "decalcifying". The egg in the glass of water does not change (unless it's hot water, in which case the egg will cook...but that's another story).
2 eggs
water
vinegar
a flash light
2 drinking glasses
a bowl
little bit of patience
What to do:
Put 1 whole raw egg in a glass of water.
Put 1 whole raw egg in a glass of vinegar.
Leave them for a few hours.
Have a look at the eggs. The one in the water is the same. The one in the vinegar has started to fizz. The acid in the vinegar is dissolving the calcium carbonate that is in the shell.
Touch the egg in the vinegar. It should feel like a rubber ball.
Leave both eggs alone for 7 days.
Take the vinegar egg into a dark room and shine the flashlight at it. The light should bounce off the egg. When this occurs:
Take the vinegar egg out of the glass. Hold the egg over the bowl.
Drop the egg
What happens:
The egg bounces.
Try it again getting a little bit higher each time. See how high you can make the egg bounce. Now try it with the egg from the glass of water.
Why it happens: A chemical change occurs in the egg left in vinegar. The vinegar, which is an acid, reacts with the calcium carbonate in the eggshell. The change makes the shell soften, then disappear. This is known as "decalcifying". The egg in the glass of water does not change (unless it's hot water, in which case the egg will cook...but that's another story).
What's your take? Let us know.
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helpdaddy
Jul 6, 2009 @ 11:50 pm | delete
- interesting information you have here. nice lens :) will try your ideas with my kids.
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Jun 17, 2008 @ 2:23 am | delete
- It is very good lens and Great stuff. I think this lens is more useful to kids.
I have created a lens that focuses on excavation work.
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Beads_of_Luv
Jul 10, 2007 @ 11:56 am | delete
- great job!!!
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heipet
Jul 3, 2007 @ 4:13 pm | delete
- Hi mommadeanna,
thank you for linking to my camping lens.
Yours is a great lens, too! Why not add it to my SUMMER group? Come over and join us!
http://www.squidoo.com/groups/summer
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funlady
Jun 19, 2007 @ 9:50 am | delete
- Thanks for the great info. We played some of the outdoor games from the link and had a family fun filled day.
Elisa
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