Bubbly Bubbles and More Sidewalk Pendulum Painting

We had the perfect afternoon today. It wasn't too hot, and it wasn't too cold! It was just right for some giant bubbles and sidewalk painting!

It had been awhile since we covered our parking pad in color, so it was about time to pull out the sidewalk paints and pendulums! This time, we made a short apparatus with our handy pvc pipe set that the children could easily move around. Some of the children filled the pendulum, while others opted for dumping and brushing.

It was a lot of good, messy fun! For our sidewalk paint recipe, this time around we used basic sidewalk paint, a mixture of cornstarch and water with a bit of color.

Even our youngest friends were in on the act!

We also filled the small swimming pool with our homemade bubble solution.

(I never measure.... Dawn dish soap, water, and a bit of light corn syrup to help strengthen it.)

We had all of our bubble making tools..... foam-erators,

funnels,

giant bubble blowers (large dowel and string)

We also had.... onion bags, cookie cutters, fly swatters, potato mashers, pipe cleaners,

standard plastic bubble wands, AND....

HULA HOOPS!

We were able to stand in the center of the pool and pull the hoop up around our friends! This created a HUGE bubble tunnel around us!

I was also able to make a few HUGE bubbles by holding the hoop up in the wind!

We had a great, foamy.....

messy.....

bubbly fun afternoon!

And.... we even had a visit from an old friend!

The perfect August afternoon!

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What Would You Do With It? Wednesday #4, Cardboard Tubes (Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, etc)

Welcome to this week's edition of What Would You Do With It? Wednesday. This week's item(s) are paper tubes. You most often find them at the end of a roll of toilet paper or paper toweling. I'm having trouble hunting up the photos I was going to post for this, so when I find them, I will add them. We have made: rain sticks kaleidoscopes marble runs and we have also cut the tubes and made them into flowers or snowflakes like these. If you would like to visit and link to some of our previous What Would You Do With It Wednesdays, please click here.

Making Moon Mud!

We usually make our moon sand with cornstarch , sand, and baby oil. However a blog reader commented that when they make their moon sand- they use water instead of oil. So, of course, my first thought was- why make moon sand when you could make MOON MUD? And so you have it- our homemade moon mud! Basically, it ends up being a sandy- runny oobleck! It acts kind of like a solid- and kind of like a liquid..... Now, I'm sure I will get all kinds of questions on the exact recipe and proportions to make this stuff..... The truth is, we rarely measure. We just mix it up until it looks and feels about right! Today, we made ours with too much water. (It was an experiment.) So, we removed some off the top. After we were done playing in the mud- we let it sit. A little bit more of the water evaporated while we napped.... Then, this afternoon- It was perfect! Hard as a rock on the bottom, until you dig into grab it... Then....

Easter Egg Caterpillars!

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