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WImom 12:16 PM 07-19-2011
We are going to do a messy theme week in August. Anyone have ideas? My kids our all 2-4 years old. So far I've thought of mud pies, painting with our bare feet.
I need more ideas though. I will be doing all these things outside since I have carpet so they need to be outdoor friendly.
I need more ideas though. I will be doing all these things outside since I have carpet so they need to be outdoor friendly.
SilverSabre25 12:21 PM 07-19-2011
Eat spaghetti (with plenty of sauce!!!) without using utensils.
Popsicles for snack
Popsicles for snack
sharlan 12:22 PM 07-19-2011
Painting with chocolate pudding.
SandeeAR 12:29 PM 07-19-2011
Shaving cream pics or shaving cream wars (like silly string).
SilverSabre25 12:39 PM 07-19-2011
Originally Posted by SandeeAR:
Shaving cream pics or shaving cream wars (like silly string).
nah...skip the shaving cream. Go for whipped cream! (Like Redi Whip) Then they can eat it. Mmmm.....Shaving cream pics or shaving cream wars (like silly string).
cheerfuldom 12:56 PM 07-19-2011
Put up a huge piece of butcher paper on the fence or side of the house and let them make a mural with washable finger paint
sharlan 01:02 PM 07-19-2011
Originally Posted by SandeeAR:
Shaving cream pics or shaving cream wars (like silly string).
My 4 yo gagged on the shaving cream. I put some in a pan and added drops of finger paint. He couldn't handle the texture.Shaving cream pics or shaving cream wars (like silly string).
Watch out for silly string, it stains. One of my kids wrote a large H by our front door right after we moved here 6 yrs ago. I tried washing it with soap and water, even had the house repainted but it still shows.
melskids 03:52 PM 07-19-2011
i just bought those squishy balls that soak with water...you know what i mean? they are like spongy baseballs....
instead of water...we used paint!!! they chucked them at paper on the fence, and then at each other. what a mess!
now i'm trying to find a way to make enough jello to fill a kiddie pool....
instead of water...we used paint!!! they chucked them at paper on the fence, and then at each other. what a mess!
now i'm trying to find a way to make enough jello to fill a kiddie pool....
Pammie 06:23 PM 07-19-2011
Cat Herder 06:31 PM 07-19-2011
I got those green bio-degradable packing peanuts from Uhaul, dumped them in an unused sandbox and squirted them with rubber ducks filled with water until it turned into "melted incredible hulk goo".....
They had a blast smearing it around the large sandbox (turtle type) with the shovels and rakes from the sandbox kit, too. It cleaned up with a blast or two from a garden hose.
Could not tell it ever happened in under an hour (other than the photo cards).
They had a blast smearing it around the large sandbox (turtle type) with the shovels and rakes from the sandbox kit, too. It cleaned up with a blast or two from a garden hose.
Could not tell it ever happened in under an hour (other than the photo cards).