Thursday 10 May 2012

Summer fun = Messy play

The weather is getting colder here, so to warm myself up I have created a photo essay of all our fun messy play summer antics. My girls love, love, love messy play and I love the joy on their faces when they explore with water, mud, paint, shaving foam and goop.

We play with mud
We paint
We mix water with food colouring
We experiment
We cook with flour and glitter in the outdoor kitchen
We play with shaving foam
We paint some more
We garden
We go crazy for water
We make grass and flower soup
We jump in muddy puddles
We splash around in goopy mixtures
... and then we eat some ice cream

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Linked to The Sunday Showcase, The Kids Co-op, Outdoor Play Party and It's Playtime

16 comments:

  1. Aww, Ali...there's nothing better than being a kid with a Mommy as creative as you! My twitter friends will get a kick out of these messy fun photos! Thanks for sharing...Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! You're certainly a rockstar teacher!

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    1. Thanks so much Deborah. You have just made my day!!

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  2. WoW! How much fun have they been having!?! Love the picture with the ice cream smiles! I can't wait for summer to really begin here.

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    1. Yes I think the ice cream is always their favourite bit!!

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  3. Hey I love the free play you and your kids enjoyed! And what a lovely space you have. So lucky of you. I love the water hose. It was my favorite play as kid.

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    1. Thanks Mansi. Hoses are the best but we can't let them run around with it on when there are water restrictions.

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  4. Oh wow, what fun! Great ideas, thank you xx

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.

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  5. Look at what an awesome mom your kiddos have!! So fun and SO messy! They look like they are having a blast! I love the food coloring/water on the cardboard. We have a huge piece of cardboard I've meaning for us to paint on. Today might be the day!

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    1. Yes they loved splashing the cardboard with colour. It keep them busy for ages.

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  6. oh heaven. Love these photos. So great to see kids getting really messy and loving it

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    1. Thank you. They just love to get messy!!

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  7. Thank you! I could definitely use more messy play at my house. That is something I just don't think of often enough.

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    1. It is great fun and easy in the warmer months where you can just take it outside

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  8. Oh wow, that looks so messy and fun!!

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  9. I Love all of these activities and photos so much! Such a fun mommy :)

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