Do you know how to play Spoons? It's so much fun! I remember playing with my family during the summer when I was younger so it was one of the games I was excited about introducing our children to this summer as part of our "Old School" Bucket List! It's a fun family card game that is probably best for ages 5 and up, but our 3 1/2 year old was able to play with us as long as we slowed the pace down. How to Play Spoons: 1. Gather a deck of … [Read more...]
Craft for Kids: Tin Can Lanterns
Tin can lanterns are a classic summer craft and were one of the activities on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List that our kids had never seen before. I haven't made one since I was at summer camp so I thought it was the perfect activity to do this summer. How to Make Tin Can Lanterns Tin can lanterns aren't hard to make, but they definitely do require adult supervision and assistance. We didn't need a lot of supplies and I love that we are able … [Read more...]
Cloud Watching and Cloud Painting
Cloud watching is on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List--you can't beat a totally free bonding activity that allows you to slow down and spend time with your kids. There is no prep required for this old school activity. All you need to do is wait for a day with some clouds in the sky and go outside with your kids. Find shapes and pictures "hidden" in the clouds and point them outo to each other. You can even make up stories about what you see. Then … [Read more...]
Summer Fun for Kids: Decorate Bikes!
Decorating you bike when you are young, whether for the 4th of July or a neighborhood parade, is so much fun! When you are little your bike is an object of triumph and your ticket to freedom so personalizing it and celebrating it just adds to the joy. All three of our kids are at the age where bikes are exciting so we knew that decorating bikes was something that had to be on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List! We have a red, white, and blue theme … [Read more...]
Craft for Kids: Duct Tape Hula Hoop
We just crossed hula hoop off our "Old School" Summer Bucket List! And came up with a fun and easy duct tape craft for kids too! When we were at Disney last week they had a hula hoop contest at the pool. My 5 year old wanted to join in, but didn't really know how to hula hoop yet so we knew that we had to practice when we got home! Unfortunately, all of our hula hoops were deemed too girly or too broken...so we upcycled one for him instead! Duct … [Read more...]
How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag
Have you ever made ice cream in a bag before? I haven't in years and the kids never have so we knew we had to put it on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List! Ice cream in a bag was just as much fun to make (and eat!) as we hoped it would be! How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag: 1/2 cup of half and half (also called single cream and 10% coffee cream) 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla quart size plastic bag (good quality) … [Read more...]
Healthy Kids Snack: Watermelon Popsicles
Watermelon + Popsicles = an awesome summer kids snack! One of the items on our "Old School" Summer Bucket List was to make our own popsicles and it was a total success! Instead of using juice we came up with our own popsicle recipe that is both healthy and yummy! How to Make Healthy Watermelon Popsicles 1. Blend chunks of fresh watermelon in the blender until it is smooth and juicy. 2. Pour the juice into popsicle molds or small paper cups. … [Read more...]
Pool Party Games: Marco Polo
One of my favorite pool games when I was younger was Marco Polo. When we were making our "old school" summer bucket list I realized we had never taught the kids how to play! So this weekend we taught them the rules to Marco Polo and had lots of fun playing in the pool. How to Play Marco Polo 1. Choose one person to be "it". 2. That person closes his eyes and counts to 10. 3. The rest of the players swim away from him. 4. The person who is … [Read more...]
