Toddler Summer SURVIVAL! Many work year 'round
Paint rollers and water
Shirtless painting with a disposable plastic table cloth
Dandelion wishes
Cardboard boxes
Frozen dinosaur eggs or other objects frozen inside a balloon. Sometimes we put them in the kiddie pool for fun.
Flower crowns (only Grandmas know how to do those, right?)
Dollar store glow sticks in the tub
Sidewalk chalk
Toy trucks with cinnamon sugar dirt
Dress up inspiration
Strawberry picking - really! Be brave!
Bouquets for Mama
Bubbles
Corn on the cob
Even more books
More ideas for the plastic sled
More naps
Dollar store pool noodle obstacle course. Use pencils for securing them into the ground.
Rock climbing
Crayola’s fun colored sand comes in pink, blue, green and purple. Dust it off before coming in the house!
Sheet hiding places
Play with your food. Fancy dinosaur chicken nuggets with tater tot volcano shown here.
Pipe cleaners and a colander
Why we paint shirtless!
Bug jars
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.
Kiddie pool cool down
M&M Cookie baking
Books and more books
Singing in the rain
Find new uses for the plastic sled
Naps
Paint a bird house, again shirtless!
Learning lots of ways to spell your name - dot-to-dot, wood letters, post-its, foam sticker letters, magnetic, and rubber stamps
Ice cream and homemade freeze pops
Happy summer to you!