Toddler Summer SURVIVAL!

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Paint rollers and water

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Shirtless painting with a disposable plastic table cloth

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Dandelion wishes

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Cardboard boxes

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Frozen dinosaur eggs or other objects frozen inside a balloon. Sometimes we put them in the kiddie pool for fun.

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Flower crowns (only Grandmas know how to do those, right?)

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Dollar store glow sticks in the tub

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Sidewalk chalk

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Toy trucks with cinnamon sugar dirt

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Dress up inspiration

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Strawberry picking - really! Be brave!

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Bouquets for Mama

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Bubbles

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Corn on the cob

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Even more books

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More ideas for the plastic sled

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More naps

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Dollar store pool noodle obstacle course. Use pencils for securing them into the ground.

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Rock climbing

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Crayola’s fun colored sand comes in pink, blue, green and purple. Dust it off before coming in the house!

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Sheet hiding places

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Play with your food. Fancy dinosaur chicken nuggets with tater tot volcano shown here.

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Pipe cleaners and a colander

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Why we paint shirtless!

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Bug jars

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Toy trucks with water beads. Available at Michael’s - give them a few hours to plump, but the kids will be interested in that part too.

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Kiddie pool cool down

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M&M Cookie baking

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Books and more books

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Singing in the rain

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Find new uses for the plastic sled

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Naps

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Paint a bird house, again shirtless!

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Learning lots of ways to spell your name - dot-to-dot, wood letters, post-its, foam sticker letters, magnetic, and rubber stamps

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Ice cream and homemade freeze pops

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Happy summer to you!