Sticker ocean

 

Easy craft to tie up our 3 days at the beach!

Blue paper with ocean stickers! She loved this. She told everyone it was her ocean.



Beach Discovery Bottle

 

Before our trip to the beach, I wanted to teach her a bit about it first.

We did several different activities to learn about the beach.

This is a beach discovery bottle made from a smart water bottle.

Inside is sand, mini shells, oil (baby oil would be best because it is clear - but we were out), blue water & glitter. Then I super glued the lid on and put stickers on the outside. :) super easy and

she loved it!

Beach sensory tray



 

Before we went to the beach, I wanted to try to show her a bit about it first.

One of the things we did was play with homemade moon sand & shells, and we read

the book, There was an old lady who swallowed a shell.

 

Homemade moon sand.

 1cup play sand, 1/2 cup cornstarch & 1/4 cup water.

Mix well & add shells.

Summer Bucket List 2013!!

It's that time of year again!!

The kids are out of school, the days are long and warm (HOT!),

and there are so many ways to enjoy this time!!

 So, now what do you do to use up all of the extra hours??

Here are a few suggestions for you:

1. Make Jam

2. Feed the Ducks at the park

3. Watch a sunrise/sunset

4. Eat Watermelon. Get one with seeds & see who can spit them the farthest!

5. Go to a Carnival  or Fair

6. Go to a Strawberry Festival

7. Make (& eat!) ice cream in a baggie.

8. Have a cookout

9. Visit a new park

10. Visit the library & read some new books!

11. Watch Fireworks!

12. Use sparklers

13. play with glow sticks! Glow bowling, glow ring toss, glowstick tag!

14. Lay on a blanket and stare at the stars. Fall asleep!

15. Go fishing. Cook the fish you catch.

16. Go to a major league baseball game. Make sure you buy a hot dog.

17. Go strawberry picking. Be sure to sample a few!

18. Roast marshmallows over a fire. Make s'mores or s'more cones

19. Play in a sprinkler

20. Go swimming

21. Play on a slip n slide. If you don't have one, make one with a tarp!

22. Have a water balloon fight. Add paint to the balloons for extra fun!

23. Put paint or shaving cream on the slip n slide

24. Tie dye t-shirts

25. Visit a farmers market or farm stand. Buy some fresh produce.

26. Go camping. Try camping in a tent, in a cabin and in a rental camper.

27. catch fireflies

28. Go to the drive in movies

29. Ride on a train

30. Visit a zoo

31. Make homemade popsicles

32. Have a picnic at the lake

33. Visit the beach. Collect sea shells

34. Go Bowling

35. Visit Color Me Mine and decorate a mug or plate of your very own!

36. Go Mini Golfing

37. Make playdough. There are lot of different kinds! Coffee playdough, Kool aid playdough

cloud dough, soap dough and more!

38. June 29th is international mud day!!

39. Movie night in the back yard!

40. Make a water blob

41. Play in the rain

42. Play in a puddle

43. play with ice

44. Play with bubbles! Make a bubble snake.

45. Make slime

46. Buy a black light and take a glow bath!

47. Make soapy slime

48. Make jam

49. bake a pie

50. make butter
51. put water beads in the pool

 

more to come!

Beach Bath in March!

This cold weather is really putting us in the mood for

a nice, warm beach day!! We found a way to bring the beach to us!

I painted a sun and beach ball on the wall, turned the heat up in the

bathroom a bit, dug out her bathing suit, beach toys and the fun began.

I made "Beach Goop" by mixing water with baking soda, Epsom salt, food color

and shaving cream. Then filled it with just enough water and coloring for the water to reach the 'beach'. This was one of her favorite baths!!

 

Our 2012 Summer Bucket List

Well, I am not as organized as sooo many other bloggers Summer Bucket

Lists that I have seen already, but here is our list!

-Camping

-Visit the fair

-Carnivals

-Visit the Philadelphia Zoo

-Visit the Lehigh Valley Zoo

-Visit a drive in

-Go to a Phillies Game

-Watch the 4th of July fireworks in the park

-pick strawberries & make jam

-bake some fresh bread

-go to a strawberry or peach festival

-Take a walk at Nockamixon

-Visit Peace Valley Nature Center

-Walk to the top of a lighthouse

-Hike at Hawk mountain

-go on a picnic

-go swimming

-Outdoor movie night

-make s'mores

-Birthday parties

-lay out on a blanket and look at the stars

-Make rootbeer floats & hot dogs on the grill

-bowling

-mini golf

-visit a few different parks

-tie dye some shirts

-Walk at the promenade and play in the sprinklers

-Go to some farmers markets and road stands
-shaving cream slide/tarp
-ice cream sundae night!
-story time at the library
-make nature suncatchers
-make homemade playdough
-walk a 5k
-giant bubbles in a kiddie pool

Ocean City Trip!

I was feeling really stressed and needed a break.

So, my absolutely wonderful husband told us to pack clothes and drove us to the shore!

We stayed overnight at a hotel & had a GREAT time.

Have I mentioned that I have THE BEST husband, ever??!