Yes, we have had rain now for 4 days straight. And yes, this comes only a week after being hit by Hurricane Irene. And so, we have lots of water around here; inside and out!! Today brings us no school b/c the roads are too flooded to get through safely. And so, I have compiled a list of things you and your children can do while stranded in your oasis (posted most of this on FB earlier but here is a more comprehensive list)...
- Take a tube ride down your now raging river along your property (bring your own tubes)
- Go Mud sliding down your dirt (now watery mess) road using a mat ... Challenge your neighbors ... don't have a mat, use a cardboard box
- Go to top of hill and send down rubber duckies to see which one will hit the bottom of the hill first...don't have rubber duckies?? Use the bath toys that float
- Gather household items and try to build a boat
- Kiddie pool is now open... (babies will need tubes) or you can make your toys go surfing...lol
- Make Mud Pies and throw them at each other... wash off in the raging river
- Siphonator Game- give each kid a straw and a very large bucket...make them suck the water and spit into buckets.. whoever fills it first wins.. if they pass out, put 'em to bed
- Dig a ditch Game- give each kid a shovel and see who can make the biggest pile of mud (make sure you rope off where you want your ditch to be dug so they stay there)
- Water Hopscotch- no chalk or driveway necessary for this one... use the puddles as your board
- Rock Skipping - No previous lake necessary...you should now have one in your backyard!!
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| The duck wins...sorry submarine( |
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| Raging River (normally this is bone dry) |
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| surfing buddies in the basement... |
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| If we do this every 30 minutes, the pool will be closed... |
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| Rock skipping time |
When all else fails, make 'em take a nap or just drink!!!
Hope you are all having a great day!! Enjoy your extra time with your kiddies...ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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