Kid's Co-op: Fun with Ice!

There were so many fun ideas linked up last week!  Here are 3 fun ways to incorporate ice into your playtime this summer:

Slide Painting with Ice at Putti Prapancha

Glowing Ice at Train Up a Child

Ice Boats at Mama Mia's Heart 2 Heart

I can't wait to try these out with my kiddos this summer!  If you were featured and would like a button, you can find it on my button page.  I also pinned them to the Kid's Co-op Pinterest Board.


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What have you been up to this week?  Can't wait to see it! 

Golf Tee Porcupine for Father's Day

We used our painted golf tees to create this cute gift for Dad.  What father wouldn't love to have this little creature on his desk or nightstand?

Painted Tees and Free Tags {Father's Day Gift Idea}

This Father's Day gift idea was simple enough for my toddler to help with and I think my husband's going to love it!  All you need are golf tees, paint, a sandwich bag, and one of the printables below.

Glow in the Dark Fireflies (& Kid's Co-op)

We (mostly I) made fun glow in the dark fireflies to go with Eric Carle's  The Very Lonely Firefly about a lonely firefly looking for other firefly friends.  At first mistaking lanterns, headlights, the eyes of animals, and even fireworks for other fireflies, the lonely firefly eventually finds his friends.

Handprint Garden Markers & Gardening Books for Kids

While I wasn't prepared to commit to a full fledged garden, I thought it would be a good experience for the kids to grow something this summer.  We decided to use the flower boxes on our deck to plant some carrots, grape and cherry tomatoes, and strawberries.  The kids helped me do the planting on Mother's Day.

Ice Letter Hunt-Preschool to Middle School

There are so many ways to adapt this activity!  I'll start with the activity for the youngest (which we did) and work from there.

The 3 Little Pigs Retelling

Disappearing Letters (Tracing Practice)

Drew doesn't like to trace letters very often, at least not on paper, but he loves water so I knew he'd do this kind of tracing practice!

10 Ways, 10 Books, & A Link Party to Celebrate Children's Book Week!

In honor of Children's Book Week (May 7-13), here's a simple list of things you can do to celebrate.  You probably already do lots of these things, but in case you haven't, this would be a great week to:

Outdoor Letter/Sound Matching & Kid's Co-op Link Party

I LOVE this activity!  You can do it BEFORE your child knows their letters or letter sounds!

Picnic Craft and Books for Kids

Continuing with our picnic theme, we did a little craft and read some more picnic books today. If you missed our 5 book inspired picnics, be sure to check it out!