Are you looking for some fun water activities for your kids? In the hot summer months, water is almost a necessity. Many families have a pool, but it isn't required to have a great time and continue to beat the heat.
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Even with school back in session for some, the summer hasn't exactly wound down just yet. The weather is still beautiful and the cooler weather that is just around the corner will allow families to spend plenty of time outdoors enjoying mother nature.
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This activity comes with a warning. Teaching the kids how to whistle through a piece of grass is a fun thing to do, and it will thrill them. But a little of this whistling goes a long way. The sound gets annoying pretty quick.
The first thing you need to do is to find a blade of grass.
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For most youngsters, and in all likelihood a fair number of adults, taking a walk may not be the most pleasing of activities.
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Boy-o-boy is it hot here on the East Coast and I see that the rest of the country is also baking under the summer sun.
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The weather is finally warming up here in Colorado. This year we've had the snowiest, iciest winter in the fifteen years we've lived here. As the days are finally getting warmer, we are all anxious to be outside.
I love to hike.
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Fall is coming and with it the pumpkin harvest. So here are a few fun games that you can play using pumpkins. They are best played outside, especially if a pumpkin happens to crack. Each game uses pumpkins of course and items like baskets or hula-hoops.
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There are two versions of this game. The first, Stuff A Scarecrow, is fun for a mixed age group of kids both young and old. The other game, Be A Scarecrow, is better for children at least five or older, who can easily dress themselves.
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Cool off with the kids by joining in some fun water games.
Sponge Tag
Blindfold one person and give him a bucket of wet sponges. Everyone else form a circle around him. Players have to stay in the circle and make noises. You could sing a song or make animal noises, or call out a name.
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