It’s getting hot, were playing outside more often and we need activities that will actually work that are easy and fun! Well, at least I need that, with a baby and three small ones. I created a workstation outside as I do inside so that they can be occupied with a learning environment while playing outdoors.
Here was my first project which I found to be a long-attention-span-pleaser.
The kids played with these bottles for about one hour! As usual…. it was fast and easy. Just prepare before hand by saving your half gallons and gallon milk jugs. (I saved more half gallons than the gallon size because my toddler plays outside more than usual. She’s an outdoorsy girl. The gallons would be too heavy.)
Your Toddler will learn: Hand-Eye Coordination
- Poke holes in the bottom of a large plastic bottle.
- Go outside with your toddler and talk about the grass, the flowers and all the things in your yard. (Even if you have dirt for your back yard. Mud can be an interesting topic.
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- Fill the plastic bottle with water from the hose and tell your child where to sprinkle water.
I asked Mandis (2 yrs. old) to sprinkle the slide, grass, the sidewalk, the flowers, etc. Each time she understood my directions, I praised her.
- Sing to the tune of “This old Man” as they sprinkle.
Sprinkle time, sprinkle time,
Now it’s time for sprinkle time.
With a shake, shake, shaky shake,
Water everywhere.
Sprinkle time is here again.
Now go out there and have fun!! When you come back from a nice exhausting activity, you may want to read them these books:
