Ice Creations 07/20/2011
 Simple play idea. Put a larger plastic container in freezer with a small amount of water, add food coloring and small objects. Hide it in your freezer for a few hours. Repeat steps one and two until you have a few layers and a few colors. Now, go outside on a nice hot day and hand your child the ice creations. We have done this many times. My son asked for a hammer. Although that was never a part of this game before I said, "sure!". He loved it! I asked my daughter is she wanted to do the same thing but she wanted it to melt in the sun. This did not take long and she pulled out small toys while the sun did it's job. I am pretty sure she saw a princess or two in the ice and did not want them broken.      Honestly... one pirate was harmed in the making of today's fun. He was accidentally split in two by the hammer and worse yet, no one really cared... Play inspired by The extreme and humidity, a kids need to pound out some energy, and the love of hidden treasures! Add Comment Water Play 07/11/2011
 This was easier and cheaper than expected. I found a scrap piece of wood at the hardware store for 70 cents. The water bottles are from our recycing, the spinner is from the sand box, and the funnels are from the tub toys! I was first surprised that the water bottles didn't need duct tape or a finishing edge. I had seen pictures of these and wondered why no one taped the edges. They were not sharp at all. Next, we attached the bottles with thumb tacks. This allowed them to spin, be poured, and move them around if they wanted to change the configuration.  My son and I actually constructed this while my daughter took her nap. He was able to push the thumbs tacks in himself. We had two bottles fall during play and they were easily reattached a little tighter. I added food coloring to take better pictures, but the result was rejuvenated interested after an hour of play! This toy exceeded my expectations for fun and sustained attention. I really loved how they moved things around and changed the flow of water. I filled a separate large bucket with things to use as pour toys. They had a variety of options that could hold large and small amounts of water. | Summer 2011
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