Water Gun Target Practice!

Save your empty pop cans and get out the water guns for a little target practice while the warm weather lasts!



The girls were hilarious doing this!


So serious ;)


So fun, so easy, so cheap! :)


Hope you're enjoying the warm weather! :)

Got any fun outdoor summer activities that you've been up to?
Share them in the comments, I'd love to hear them!

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Fun with Dry Ice!

Ken works in a hospital, in a lab, doing research for his PhD. One day he came home with some dry ice and he & the girls had a lot of fun with it!



PLEASE NOTE: Dry ice is dangerous!!! In our case, we had Ken supervising very carefully- it's not good to actually touch the ice! If you want more info about dry ice, you can find it online!

Pretty sure this is what he did:

- Fill pot with dish soap & HOT water, in sink
- add dry ice, watch steamy/bubbly stuff bubble up
- squish the steamy stuff & watch it float away like mist!

Bubble Wrapping Paper

The second way that we made wrapping paper was a lot of fun! It's a neat effect, and it's pretty easy to do with what you have on hand at home. (And what preschooler doesn't love blowing bubbles with a straw???!)


What You'll Need:

- shallow dish
- cup of water
- food colouring
- tsp. of dishsoap
- straw
- white paper

What To Do:

pour water, colouring, and soap into dish. Stir.

Blow bubbles with straw until they come above top of dish.

Touch paper to bubbles, repeat until paper is covered.

Let bubbles pop & let paper dry.

Voila!

Water Tub Variations

After trying the sink/float experiment, I decided to involve Katrina (my 11 month old) in the process next time.

It wasn't long before the next time & Katrina LOVED it! She stayed interested just as long as Talia did, and even ended up climbing right in at the end! :)

This time since we weren't doing the sink/float experiment, I filled the tub with kitchen items and toys that are fun to use with water (a straw, a rubber duck, measuring cups, etc.)

Another day, Talia used the water tub again, but this time we filled it with soapy, bubbly water.

She loves playing with this tub! Now, if only I could figure out how to keep her from flooding the floor or attempting a spontaneous mini-bath....

Sink/Float Tub

I've been meaning to do this with Talia for a long time, ever since I saw Emily post about sinking and floating on Learning Vicariously. Today we finally got the tub out and tried it.

I just filled the tub with water & we hunted around for toys & other items to put in, to see if they would sink or float. After we were done experimenting, Talia continued playing with things in the water for a good while. Then I dumped out the heavy tub while she mopped the floor with a towel (which she seemed to enjoy ;).

Things I Would Change:

Next time, I think I'll get out the tub with water & let Katrina get in on the fun, too.