Praises of a Wife and Mommy

Here is a fun activity we did inside when it was finally raining!  :)  YAY for the rain we needed it!!!   My tip for this is to cut your pool noodle into a smaller one.  I did not do this but wish I would have.  We were in the basement so there was not much for the pool noodles to hit and fall so it was OK but the kids would have had more control if the noodles were smaller.  :)  The object is to get the balloons back in the clothes basket by hitting them and keeping the balloon in the air till you score a basket.  :)  So go blow up some balloons and go have some fun!  

With the extreme heat lately I have tried to find some fun things to do inside to keep cool.  I had seen on the Parenting website an article showcasing night bowling outside using glow sticks so I took that idea and changed it a little bit.   1. We went to the basement where is was cool and dark instead of waiting for night time.   2. We used a toy bowling ball at first but then my son grabbed the pool noodle and had a ton of fun knocking over the "pins" with that instead of a ball.  3. I added food coloring to the water bottles and then used 3 glow sticks in each bottle. The pictures did not turn out as well but it was a lot of fun!  :) We also brushed up on our colors, counting, and taking turns during this activity.