I got a great idea from my friend, Amy R. She suggested getting a paintbrush and water and letting the kid go to town outside with "magic" paint. This morning our a/c was acting up so we have had it off since last night. Since it was already getting hot inside at 8am I decided to take some fun outside! I got a sponge brush, sponges, a bucket, and the handy water hose. Oh! I also brought out some washable paint for him to use too. He didn't care too much about the paint though. He just loved dipping the brush and sponges into the bucket of water and slinging the water out from the brush or painting on the sidewalk and porch. It was so cute!! After awhile he kept wanting me to refill the bucket with water and then proceeded to dump the water on himself. Over. and over. and over. Silly boy! It was nice to get out of the house and since we were playing with water it definitely cooled us off. Next time I may have more bowls/buckets for him to play with and maybe more paint colors. But for our first round it was a success!!
Here he is dipping the brush in the "magic" paint:
Painting the steps:
Water play is the best!!
Laughter truly is the best medicine. Water play is still on my all time favorite things to do. For me it has a sense of freedom, to be as goofy as you want, and I think I enjoy it more than the kids.
ReplyDeleteI did this with Gavin on Saturday morning...he ended up having Strep Throat but kept wanting to go outside to play. So I grabbed a few things and we "painted" the driveway for a long time! Thanks for the great idea!!
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