On Daniel Boone day we went on an "exploration" hike at Chatfield. The boys had fun exploring and recording what they found in their explorer journals.
Mia? Well, she was not so into it and would have been happier staying home that day but 2 out of 3 isn't so bad.
We went up to the Heron Observation deck and even spotted a heron! And disagreed on exactly how many boats were on the lake. And enjoyed snacks while watching for more herons or anything else that was interesting.
One day we painted with corn cobs (between you and me, it was not nearly as impressive as the picture in Family Fun lead me to believe... What? Do they have professional corn cob painters there? I mean, really!)
...which evolved into finger painting then whole hand painting which is soooo fun! And just a little messy.
One of our favorite days was National Root Beer Day! We made homemade root beer (for the first time ever) and it was super fun. Let's be honest, anything with dry ice is super fun!
We had playgroup at our house that day and the Little Hs are rather shy critters. This is how the conversation went the day before playgroup:
Me: We're having playgroup here tomorrow for Root Beer Day.
Little Hs: We're not going.
Me: Um, it's at our house.
Little Hs: Well, we're not coming out then.
Me: That might be a little goofy.
Little Hs: We don't care.
When the big day arrived the making of root beer lured them unsuspectingly outside. They clustered together in the sandbox as the kids started arriving until they realized it wasn't scary at all - it was just a big group of friends and lots of fun. Whew!
3 comments:
Um...I'm pretty sure you should plan a Summer Camp for kids! I'd pay you good money to plan that with my kids!
There's a reason Carrie is known as the funnest aunt ever! (Sorry sisters, but I'm including myself in that too).
Hey no arguments here... Carrie is the funnest!
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