Outside Fun with Kids
Posted by Holly Nelson on Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Under: Tip of the Week
Now that the weather is warmer here, the boys have been spending much more time outside. We even turned on the sprinkler on Easter! So, I started thinking about ways to keep the fun outside.
1. Sprinkler Fun~ Set up a sprinkler. Give the bowls bowls, empty plastic flower pots, buckets, etc... Let them race to see whose bowl fill up faster.
2. Water Guns~ Keep a large bucket or bowl filled with water. Let them refill their water guns in that.
3. Sandy Feet?~ Fill a tub(large enough for little feet to step in) with water. Keep by or near the back door. Have them dip their feet in the water to rinse the sand off before entering the house. * There are perfect tubs for this at the Dollar Tree.
4. Play Pools~ If you have a little play pool set up in the grass, you probably get grass in the water often. Set up a tub, like in #3, with water beside the pool. Have them dip their feet in the water before entering the pool.
5. Sports Balls~ Keep a tall hamper in your garage, and store the balls in it. Or use a shoe rack to set the balls on.
6. Pogo sticks, stilts,etc~ Store in a tall hamper
7. Baseball gloves~ Get a large basket for each child. Have them store all of their sports stuff in there. Or have one large baskets or duffle bag for the whole family's gloves. *When you go to the park, just pick up the bag full of the family's gloves.
8. Park Toys~ If you go to the park often, keep a large duffle bag or basket ready. Fill it with the park essentials like: picnic blanket, picnic basket, small cooler, kites, balls, badmitten set, football, frisbee, bag for bug spray and ointment.
9. Outside Hydration~ When the kids play outside in the heat they can become dehydrated quickly. Keep a cooler with a spout on the bottom outside filled with ice water. Also, keep plastic cups near the water cooler. * Write their names on rubber bands to fit around the cups so their won't be confusion about whose drinking cup is whose.
10. Snack Time!!~ Kids will also get hungry often from playing hard. Keep a good stash of cut fruits and veggies, yogurt, cheeses in the fridge in a snack basket. Keep a basket of snacks in the pantry, like : granola bars, individual bags of nuts, whole grain cereals, peanut butter, crackers, etc... * When you are leaving for an afternoon in the park, put a few of these snacks in your park bag and cooler!
1. Sprinkler Fun~ Set up a sprinkler. Give the bowls bowls, empty plastic flower pots, buckets, etc... Let them race to see whose bowl fill up faster.
2. Water Guns~ Keep a large bucket or bowl filled with water. Let them refill their water guns in that.
3. Sandy Feet?~ Fill a tub(large enough for little feet to step in) with water. Keep by or near the back door. Have them dip their feet in the water to rinse the sand off before entering the house. * There are perfect tubs for this at the Dollar Tree.
4. Play Pools~ If you have a little play pool set up in the grass, you probably get grass in the water often. Set up a tub, like in #3, with water beside the pool. Have them dip their feet in the water before entering the pool.
5. Sports Balls~ Keep a tall hamper in your garage, and store the balls in it. Or use a shoe rack to set the balls on.
6. Pogo sticks, stilts,etc~ Store in a tall hamper
7. Baseball gloves~ Get a large basket for each child. Have them store all of their sports stuff in there. Or have one large baskets or duffle bag for the whole family's gloves. *When you go to the park, just pick up the bag full of the family's gloves.
8. Park Toys~ If you go to the park often, keep a large duffle bag or basket ready. Fill it with the park essentials like: picnic blanket, picnic basket, small cooler, kites, balls, badmitten set, football, frisbee, bag for bug spray and ointment.
9. Outside Hydration~ When the kids play outside in the heat they can become dehydrated quickly. Keep a cooler with a spout on the bottom outside filled with ice water. Also, keep plastic cups near the water cooler. * Write their names on rubber bands to fit around the cups so their won't be confusion about whose drinking cup is whose.
10. Snack Time!!~ Kids will also get hungry often from playing hard. Keep a good stash of cut fruits and veggies, yogurt, cheeses in the fridge in a snack basket. Keep a basket of snacks in the pantry, like : granola bars, individual bags of nuts, whole grain cereals, peanut butter, crackers, etc... * When you are leaving for an afternoon in the park, put a few of these snacks in your park bag and cooler!
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I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.
