Comments on: Simple As That: Simple Outdoor Water Play

By: amy grennell

amy grennell — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:24:44 +0000

My daughter recently made her own fountain in her pool. I am sure there was a science lesson there but I kind of missed it. The water gets higher and displaces the container. The picture is in this post. http://magicalmuse.typepad.com/magical_musings/2009/07/keeping-cool-in-hot-temperatures.html. One other thing with water is we sometimes reuse the pool water for clotheswashing. I have an old fashioned tool of sorts and you can put in biodegradeable soap or not depending on where the pool is. Wash a few clothing items and hang them up on the line to dry outside. I use clothes that aren’t too dirty for this (ones that don’t need stain removal).

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:49:50 +0000

@turnitupmom, yes! cups and water are all a wee one needs to have some BIG fun outside! Megan’s last blog post..Simple As That: Come on, get a little muddy!

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:49:19 +0000

@Jen, awwwwwwww! even little puppy dogs need to cool off in the summer. How sweet! Megan’s last blog post..Simple As That: Come on, get a little muddy!

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:48:47 +0000

@Janine, my 4 year old has been requesting water balloons for days. I think it's time I got that going for her. She will love it! Thanks for the reminder of such a fun, classic summer activity! Megan’s last blog post..Simple As That: Come on, get a little muddy!

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:47:49 +0000

@denise, we definitely do the "water the garden" thing daily. Sometimes twice a day even! Megan’s last blog post..Simple As That: Come on, get a little muddy!

By: turnitupmom

turnitupmom — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:13:00 +0000

The other day I set up a bucket of water on our deck and gave my daughter some cups. She could have spent hours pouring and “throwing” water everywhere. She loved it!! It was a perfect time to whip out the camera…. The power of water to calm, excite, or energize always amazes me.

By: Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam

Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:43:45 +0000

hi Megan – just found your site…I love it since I am passionate about intentionality with our families.
Water fun…we have a turtle tub filled up all day, but the cutest thing is that our puppies now have claimed it as their own. Six puppies don’t make room for the little ones.
They’ll be gone soon, so we’re enjoying it as long as we can.

Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam’s last blog post..Deals and Steals

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:47:07 +0000

My little one’s splash in an empty turtle sandbox their daddy filled up with warm water instead of sand. (The little girls next door have a sandbox, so our wee girl goes over there to play in the sand and they come here to splash in the turtle-pool.) Our 10 month old son LOVES it, splash Mommy and Daddy, splash big sister, splash big brothers if they come near, splash girls from next door. Splash, splash, splash. With older kids and limited space, the best idea I’ve ever seen was when my former Mother-in-law let my older boys play water-balloon catch on her 4 X 8 foot balcony when they were about 4 and 5 years old.
Thanks so much for reminding me about painting with water! I did that all the time when I was little and tommorrow we’re getting out the paint brushes!

By: denise

denise — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:37:40 +0000

‘watering the garden’ with a hose goes a long, long way. but filling buckets from the rain barrel is pretty fun too – fill it up, toss it on the plants. my boys sometimes fill dump trucks (big push kind) with the water and ‘dump’ to water plants too! they get as wet as the garden, but it is a fun way to cool off!

denise’s last blog post..get a little wild.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:26:28 +0000

@Christina, what more do you need for lots of soaking wet fun? Megan’s last blog post..Simple As That: Simple Outdoor Water Play