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Showing posts with label bath time. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

water bombs


We made these awesome sponge balls.  The intent was to use them for outdoor play, but our weather has been less than cooperative, so they became fun in the tub toys instead!

I could do a tutorial with pictures and a step by step, but the one in the original post is so pretty and clearly written, and the blog itself is so lovely... you should really just check it out there so you can make some of your own!

We made some big ones (mommies and daddies, of course!)


And some little ones (big sisters and little sisters!)


In addition to looking pretty darn cool and making a giant splash when tosed into the tub, these fun toys also serve the actual purpose of CLEANING when used in conjunction with a bar of soap :)



Our sponges were from the dollar store, and the floss we already had, so this ended up being a two dollar project that has more than paid for itself!  I love the color combinations in the original post, so I may even splurge on some sponges from Target when the weather figures itself out and we can use them outdoors with friends!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Stuck in the ice!

Oops!  I accidentally dropped a bunch of Raina's tiny toys and things into an ice cube tray and froze them!


 Tiny toys included:  
a pink pom pom
a scrap of fabric
a fake makeup applicator
the grumpy old troll (who lived under the bridge)
a marker cap
a foam heart

 some mini chocolate chips (not my best choice)
a monkey key cover
part of a crayon
tiny zebra
a penny
rainbow bead (this used to be an awesome bracelet, until it encountered Raina's 1 yr old self)


an outlet cover
a silly band
screws (uh-oh! you stole daddy's things!)
princess ring


oops... i spilled water on them!



 ...and then they froze into tiny toy filled icebergs...




So when bathtime came, I called out to my tiny scientist, "OH NO!  Raina!  Your toys!  They're stuck!  What are we going to do?!"
 

 "We should put it in a bowl, Mumma.  And warm it up!"


and then, almost before we could believe it, our trapped little friends were soup!


We spent the rest of the bath (in our filthy looking tub, which is now cleaned and re-caulked and oh so pretty) putting toys back in the tray, emptying them out, putting them in, taking them out... you see where I'm going with this, right?



 I try my hardest to keep bath time fun... to try new games and exciting tub experiments.  This one, it was absolutely a hit!  Raina's already asked to do it again!  I think next time I'll freeze things in colored water!