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Showing posts with label water. Show all posts

Showing posts with label water. Show all posts

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Flower Power on It's Playtime

Flowers, flowers everywhere! Here are some great posts from last weeks It's Playtime link party.

Join Craft to Art and the 100 Days of Play challenge with this wonderful recycle post featuring a Magnetic Bottle Caps flower game plus several other creative play ideas.

The Pleasantest Thing shared their Sensory Spring Water Table and dandelion boats. A great activity for those warm spring and summer days!

Also check out:

Preschool Botany Lesson Pt. 1 from Gift of Curiosity
Pipe Cleaner/Fuzzy Stick Flowers from Craft to Art
A Flower & Butterfly....Handprint Style From Wine to Whine
Make a Flower Chain Crown from Fireflies and Mud Pies

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

These activities plus more can be found over on the It's Playtime Pinterest Board. Happy Pinning!

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!)
* Rachel & Holly : Quirky Momma
* Jillian: A Mom With a Lesson Plan

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!

* 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.

By linking up you give us permission to grab a picture and feature you here, on a site we write for, on FB or Pinterest. If we share your link, we will always credit you, send people to your original post and use only ONE photo.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Gross Motor Play on It's Playtime

For most of us, the weather is nice right now, so it's time to get outside and play! Here are some great gross motor outdoor activities to get you and your children moving together.

Train Up a Child shared their Gross Motor Addition Game as well as Activities with Pool Noodles. A plethora of simple ideas to take you outside.

Have some old tires you want to repurpose? Making Boys Men shared 5 Ways to Play with Tyres.

If you don't know what a Water Blob is then head over to We-Made-That.com and check out this fantastically fun outdoor toy you can make with two items.

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

These activities plus more can be found over on the It's Playtime Pinterest Board. Happy Pinning!

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!)
* Rachel & Holly : Quirky Momma
* Jillian: A Mom With a Lesson Plan

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!

* 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.

By linking up you give us permission to grab a picture and feature you here, on a site we write for, on FB or Pinterest. If we share your link, we will always credit you, send people to your original post and use only ONE photo.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Hearts Abound on It's Playtime

It's that time again. Hearts are everywhere: in food, in play, and in art. It's Playtime was no exception. With Valentines Day only a couple weeks away, heart activities are beginning to pour in our little linky. Here are a few projects to get you started in your celebration of love.

Putti's World shared their Sticker Resist Painting and Printing. Not only is it two projects in one, but I love how the resist portion of the art looks great framed (above).

What kid doesn't love to play in the water? Keep them entertained (and clean...all be it wet) with this Valentine Sensory Sink idea from My Nearest and Dearest.

Coffee filters are cheap and versatile. Kara's Classroom used them to create Faux Stain Glass Hearts.

What heart-shaped projects will you be doing with your children? Link up or share in the comments below.

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

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!)
* Rachel & Holly : Quirky Momma
* 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!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

It's Playtime: Keeping Cool & Having Fun

I know some of you are in the midst of winter, but here in Southern California, it's summer at it's finest. Not it's hottest yet, that's sometime between August and October (yes, October, usually around Halloween!), but still hot enough to avoid the outdoors after 10 a.m. Knowing I am not that only one attempting to beat the heat and keep my kids away from the T.V. I am dedicating this weeks It's Playtime to activities that will keep us cool while having fun.

My kids are always asking for Slurpees and slushies in the summer to keep them cool. Well now we can make our own Healthy Slushy thanks to We-Made-That.com. She includes the recipe for a yummy strawberry or blueberry slushy.

Happy Little Messes made Frozen Tempera for a creative, outdoor, art experience.

Do you have any of those cool floor puzzle alphabet pieces? Take them outside and add water for some Alphabet Water Tracing fun! Thanks to Crafts-N-Things for children for sharing this repurposing idea with us.

Playdough to Plato shows us how to recycle and have a bit of water fun with their Junk Boats.

OK, one more! There were so many good posts this week it's hard to stop. Check out the Ice Balloons over on Sugarsnips for some cooling sensory fun.

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

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!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

It's Playtime: Creative Outdoor Play

With TV's, video games, and computers, getting our kids outdoors sometimes takes a little persuasion. It's not enough to kick them out of the house and tell them not to come back until it's dark. Often, kids need an activity to get their creative outdoor juices started. This week on It's Playtime I'm featuring some fun and creative ways to inspire imaginative play outdoors.

A little yarn can go a long way! Sense of Wonder shared their Yarn Day and how providing a bit of string opened the door for hours of creative outdoor fun.

Love, Play, Learn got their school age kids outside with a simple Water Balloon Towel Toss. Perfect for a hot summer day; sometimes the most difficult days to get kids outside!

If you're like me, your kids have several miscellaneous socks with no partner laying around. Inspire Imagination Through Creation shared how to, not only turn those Odd Socks into simple bean bags, but some of the creative ways their kids played with them outdoors.

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

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!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

It's Playtime: Oceans of Fun

It's summer time in California which means swimming, the beach (although we often go to the beach in February), and lot's of water play. In honor of that, this week on It's Playtime, I'm focusing on the ocean and the fun you can have even if you don't have the deep blue nearby.

Check out this fantastic and simple recipe for Sand Playdough from Timeless Adventures. Great for a day at the beach without the sand in your pants!

Make your own stamps for this Sea Life Stamped Art from Make and Takes and B-inspired Mama.

Although this was a Father's Day Fish, what kid wouldn't enjoy a cute fish shaped sandwich complete with fruit sun and baby fishies? Shared by JDaniel4's Mom.

You don't need to take a trip to the ocean to swim with fishes. Be like Familylicious and create your own Ocean Swimming Pool in the back yard!

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

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!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

It's Playtime: Toddler Time

Being pregnant, I'm thinking about all the wonderful activities I'll be able to do with my baby and toddler. Activities I missed with my son because I was working full time and my daughter because, well, the internet wasn't what it is now 9 years ago. So this week on It's Playtime I'm featuring 3 easy toddler activities for you and your little one to enjoy.

You and your toddler will enjoy some outdoor time with this Find a Fish game from famiglia&seoul.

Get 5 minutes of rest with this simple Colander and Pipe Cleaners activity shared by Healthymama Info. More pipe cleaner activities can be found in her post.

Water and sponges, what could be simpler play for a curious toddler? Shared by Mama Mia's Heart 2 Heart.

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

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!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

30 Days to Hands on Play: Water Play

Water play was the theme for Day 8 of the 30 Days to Hands on Play challenge. Like most of the challenges, the theme was simple and open-ended. I knew right away what we were going to do...

We have a lovely park near us with fabulous natural elements the kids (and I) enjoy exploring. It rained recently, so the creek was flowing again.

I was hoping to make leaf boats with my son but some of the kids that gather each day after school had created several dams across the water. While I moved some rocks around, Michael threw rocks into the water.

He realized different rocks make different sized splashes. Of course splashing mommy was a plus too!

Then we played a bit of sink or float. Michael learned that while rocks sink, leaves float. Unfortunately, due to the water level, his first leaf was too big to float down the creek; it immediately became stuck on some rocks.

We tried a smaller leaf, which floated an extremely short distance, before it too, became stuck. I guess leaf boats will have to wait until the water level is higher.

We had such a nice time playing in the water at the park...and I didn't have to clean it up afterwards!

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