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Water Table Activity Part 4: Build a Boat with foam blocks 🛥️

Another water play activity coming your way! The perfect way to keep cool in the summer. All you need is a bin or water table, water and foam blocks. We built boats and see if they stayed afloat. Comment LINK for a list of our supplies and follow me for more summer activities!🛥️

#summer #summeractivities #summeractivitiesforkids #waterplay #easyplayideas by @playingcreatingeducating

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3 days ago

Lemonade Kitchen 🍋🍋‍🟩

Comment PLAY for a link to our lemonade book, printables and kitchen toys!

Pretend kitchen play is one of our favorites! My youngest loves when I set up a new theme for the kitchen. I setup our @kidkrafttoys kitchen with @goodnightfox printables, @pairpeartoys lemonade set, pretend lemon slices and When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree book. We had a lot of fun making pretend lemonade and limeade. He loved being the owner of the lemonade shop. Would your child enjoy this? Save and share with a friend and follow me for more ideas!🍋

@goodnightfox lemonade printables were g i f t e d

🍋 A little squeeze of fun, a little sip of summer. ☀️

Now grab a glass, soak up the inspiration, and head to the next account for another refreshing lemonade idea! 🍋➡️

@goldilocks.in.the.playroom
@littlesummitcreative
@teachertoboymom
@thepurpleelephantbookshop
@rootedhearts.homeschool
@mamasbusybees
@parentingearlychildhood
@playingcreatingeducating
@happyminds22
@littlelos_learning
@littleplayco
@playmomlife
@ohhowweliveandplay
@snacktivityqueen

Hosted by @playfullymade_diy ✨

#playfullymadediy by @playingcreatingeducating

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4 days ago

Water Table Activity Part 3: Ocean Water Play 🐙🦞🦀

All you need for this fun activity is a large bin or water table, water, blue food coloring and ocean animals. Fun, easy and a perfect way to cool off in the summer! You can work on beginning sounds of the ocean animals, spelling, counting and ocean animal facts. It’s also a great calming and regulating activity. Save to try and follow me for more easy, summer activities!

🌊 Under the sea is the place to be! Check out some ocean inspo from:
@littlesummitcreative
@playmomlife
@snacktivityqueen
@the.learningbasket
@these.moments.are.everything
@playful.creations.co
@parentingearlychildhood
@teachertoboymom
@heathershome
@thepurpleelephantbookshop
@little_play_co
@rootedhearts.homeschool
@happyminds22
@playingcreatingeducating
@ohhowweliveandplay
@littlelos_learning

Hosted by: @playfullymade_diy by @playingcreatingeducating

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15 days ago

Sunflower Craft 🌻

We love sunflowers and this craft was perfect to make. Steps on how we made it below 👇

Materials:
Paper plates
Bubble wrap
Jumbo popsicle sticks
Bottle Glue
@tpgcreations paint sticks

Step 1: Cut out the middle of the paper plate.
Step 2: Cut out a circle shape from the bubble wrap, so that it covers the middle of the paper plate.
Step 3: Using a paint stick, paint the bubble wrap brown. Paint the jumbo popsicle stick green and the paper plate yellow. Allow to dry.
Step 4: Glue the bubble wrap to the back of the paper plate. Painted side down as you are gluing.
Step 5: Glue the popsicle stick to the back of the bottom of the paper plate. Green side down.

You can also put this in the window as a suncatcher too. Save to try and follow me for more summer ideas!

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#easyplayideas #kidscrafts #summercrafts #summercraftsforkids by @playingcreatingeducating

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16 days ago

Whether we are playing or doing outdoor activities like fishing, our @winterwaterfactory clothes have us covered! They are perfect for any kind of play. They are so comfortable and soft. They have the cutest prints and colors and made from 100% organic cotton.

Comment LINK and I will send you a link to check out @winterwaterfactory.

@winterwaterfactory clothes were g i f t e d.

#winterwaterfactory #kids clothes by @playingcreatingeducating

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17 days ago

Star Fizzy Play ⭐️ 🎇

Fizzy play is always a blast in our house! You can set it up so many different ways with different themes and colors. Here are two ways to do fizzy play:

Step 1: Put 3-4 spoonfuls or tablespoons of baking soda in a dish. We used our star bowls for 4th of July.
Step 2: Put 2 spoonfuls or tablespoons of citric acid in the same dish and mix together.
Step 3: Fill up squirt bottles with water and 1 squirt of dish soap.
Step 4: Put 3-4 drops of food coloring in each bottle and mix to get your color.
Step 5: Use the squirt bottles to squirt into the baking soda and citric acid mixture for lots of fizzy play fun!

Another way is using vinegar.
Step 1: Put 3-4 spoonfuls or tablespoons of baking soda in a dish. We used our star bowls for 4th of July.
Step 2: Fill up squirt bottles 3/4 full of vinegar, put in 1 squirt of dish soap and fill the rest of the bottle with water.
Step 3: Drop in 4 drops of food coloring in each bottle and shake gently.
Step 4: Use the squirt bottles to squirt into the baking soda for fizzy play fun!
Always supervise children when doing experiments

Save to try and follow me for more!
#stemactivities #stemactivitiesforkids #stemforkids by @playingcreatingeducating

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22 days ago

Water Table Activity Part 2: Vegetable Soup Water Play station 🥕🥔🧅

Another day, another water table activity idea! Water play is perfect for the summer. Our second activity in our water play series is making vegetable soup! All you need is toy pots and pans, spoons, ladles and play vegetables.
My younger son loved being able to wash the vegetables, and make “soup” in the pots and pans. Comment LINK and I will send you a list of everything we used. Follow me for more water play series! 💦

#easyplayideas #waterplay #summeractivities #summeractivitiesforkids by @playingcreatingeducating

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23 days ago

Water Table Activity Part 1: Monster Truck Wash

I did a water table series and am bringing it back to reshare ideas! Water play is an absolute favorite and especially in the spring/summertime! If you have been following us you know one of our favorite vehicles are monster trucks. I set up a monster truck wash in our water table for my boys to play with and it was a hit!

We used our water table, favorite monster trucks, monster truck ramp, and bubble bath to make this wash. My boys had the best time launching their monster trucks and cleaning them in the bubbles! Comment WATER for a link to our water table, bubble bath and monster truck sets. 🛻 🧽 🫧

#easyplayideas #kidactivities #summeractivities #summeractivitiesforkids by @playingcreatingeducating

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a month ago

Cardboard Ice Cream Craft 🍦🍨

Fun summer crafts are definitely our jam! I saw this craft from @artbarblog and knew we had to recreate it. I cut out an ice cream cone shape from cardboard. We used our @tpgcreations paint sticks to color in the ice cream. We used @tpgcreations acrylic markers to draw the chocolate chips and draw the lines on the cone. We then glued on paper punch outs of circles and cut up straws for the sprinkles.
These were super fun to make and a great way to get creative this summer! Follow me for more fun summer activities. 🍦

I scream, you scream; we all scream for ice cream! Check out these awesome ideas:

@littlelos_learning
@thepurpleelephantbookshop
@teachertoboymom
@playingcreatingeducating
@happyminds22
@ohhowweliveandplay
@playmomlife
@deepavivin
@the.learningbasket
@playful.creations.co
@rootedhearts.homeschool
@myseasonalhaven
@heathershome
@parentingearlychildhood
@tcariss

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#playfullymade_diy

#easyplayideas #summercrafts #summercraftsforkids #craftsforkids by @playingcreatingeducating

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Starfish Craft ⭐️

Are you planning a trip to the beach this summer? We absolutely love going to beach! This super easy and fun craft will definitely get you ready for the beach. Materials and directions below 👇

Materials:
@tpgcreations Kwik Stix paint sticks in neon colors
Cardstock
Scissors
Bubble wrap

Directions:
Step 1: Draw a starfish shape on cardstock and cut out.
Step 2: Using the paint sticks, color on the bubble wrap. We used all the neon colors.
Step 3: While the paint is still wet, press the starfish shape onto the bubble wrap. Pull off the starfish shape. Repeat this process so the design covers the starfish. Allow to dry.

I love how texture came out on this craft! Save to try and follow me for more summer fun!

🌊 ☀️ Is there anything the screams summer more than the beach?! Check out the accounts below for all the beach theme inspiration! :
@teachertoboymom
@playful.creations.co
@abalancedalternative
@playingcreatingeducating
@intentionallearning
@these.moments.are.everything
@thepurpleelephantbookshop
@happyminds22
@megjohnsonfamily
@playmomlife
@rootedhearts.homeschool
@finnandco.mn
@mamasbusybees
@snowyowlcreative
@parentingearlychildhood
@littlelos_learning
@myseasonalhaven
@ohhowweliveandplay
@the.learningbasket
@hands_on_learning_101
Loop hosted by: @playfullymade_diy

#easyplayideas #summercrafts #summercraftsforkids by @playingcreatingeducating

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🔗 in bio and in stories for @chatbooks, use code: MELODYCB, start your subscription to Monthbooks or Monthly Minis with 20% off with my code!

#maymemories by @playingcreatingeducating

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June Book Reads ☀️

Here is our stack of books we are reading this month! What book do you want to read first? Comment BOOKS and I will send you the link to a list of our books.

#summerbooks #summerbooksforkids #booksforkids #kidsbooks by @playingcreatingeducating

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