It's Playtime: Simple Fun

My dear readers, between The Heart Project, the My Suite Giveaway (there's still time to enter), and the TinkerLab Creative Paper Bag Challenge, I'm beat this week.  So for this week's It's Playtime, I'm keeping it simple....but fun!

Learners in Bloom shared how a $1 Plastic Mesh Baskets=Hours of Fun.  They include 3 great ideas that are not only fun, but develop fine motor skills and coordination.  

Getting Messy with Ms. Jessi showed us that Ribbon Dancing is way more fun then regular dancing.  She also explains how simple it was to make these lovely streamers (no sewing!)

If you were featured this week, don't forget to grab your special "featured button." 

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Now, on to this weeks play date! 

It's Playtime is a community and Thursday link-up hosted by:

* Rachele : Messy Kids (That's me!)
* Anna : The Imagination Tree
* Rachel : Quirky Momma
* Jamie : hands on : as we grow
* Jenny : Let the Children Play

How to Play :

* Link up a post about a playful learning experience enjoyed by kids.

* Give us love and pop a button into your post/blog. Invite your readers to the weekly play date!

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* Stop by one of our blogs every Thursday and add your link about play. Your link will show up on each of the blogs in the It's Playtime community.

* Each week the playtime hosts will choose favorite posts to feature. (By linking you are giving us permission to use an image and link to you, if featured.)

* Be sure to visit some of the links that catch your eye. Commenting on posts that you find interesting or inspiring is a wonderful way to develop your own playful community.

30 Days to Hands on Play: Outdoor Adventures: Bubble Wrap Dancing

Day 11 of the 30 Days to Hands on Play challenge took us outside.  We'd had an incredibly busy day but we did manage to squeeze in some outdoor play time right at dusk.

We have loads of stuff in our garage but I thought it would be fun to do something different, something other then chalk or bikes, so I pulled out some giant bubble wrap and set it down....

I figured my daughter would ride her scooter over the poppy paper but instead, she began dancing.  So, I joined her...  

Michael wanted nothing to do with us.  He chose to stay inside the garage and whine about how he wanted to go inside because it was cold and dark (he was a bit tired).  I guess you can't please everybody all of the time.  

Once the bubble wrap was finished, my little artist pulled out the chalk to draw her family.  My husband works out of town during the week and returns home for the weekends.  He arrived about the time she finished.  Play time was finished, but family time was just beginning!  

Shared with:

Mama Pea Pod- Outdoor Play Party