backfire!

so today i tried another fun version of food color painting. this time i put food coloring and water in some spray bottles that i got at dollar tree. can i just say i love dollar tree. they make it very easy to have some frugal fun!!

cullan spraying the blue!

briea was trying to get in on the action. she just liked the water fights!

then of course my fun starts to backfire on me. instead of squirting the pavement like they were supposed to...they start spraying each other.

cullan was not to bad..but oh dear. when my kael does things, he goes for it!!!

so we decided that was enough fun. time for a bath..this was before the bath...wish me luck!!

what am i going to do with this kid??

ps. when kael came inside and saw himself..he said "Cullan, what did you do to me? I am blue and shiny all over!!!"
**UPDATE...SHAVING CREAM TAKES FOOD COLORING OFF SKIN LIKE MAGIC**

bubble snakes

more frugal fun. this was an idea i tried last summer with the boys that was a hit and is super easy. here is what you need.

 water bottles, wash clothes, dish soap and rubber bands.

simply cut off the bottom of the water bottles, put a wash cloth around the bottom. attach with a wash cloth. dip is soap and blow!!

here are some examples of our fun!!

 the great thing about this is that it makes one big long string of bubbles like a snake. my kids love that!

 um. i just added this because i think she is cute!

i will tell you one trick. if you are using a pretty sturdy water bottle like a Fiji water bottle, regular wash clothes work well. however if your water bottles are not that hard plastic and are a little less sturdy a baby wash cloth is GREAT!! try if you would like. it was fun for everyone. 

frugal summer fun.

that should be this summers theme. "frugal summer fun".with no job and not even any real prospects, we try to fill our days with things that cost 0 dollars.

i found this project in a book. i thought, well the kids will think it is fun. I was right. we had everything that we needed except for the paint brushes. I am sure you are thinking...what you guys don't have paint brushes, well we do, but not the kind that we want the kids to use on the cement. so i ran to dollar tree real quick and bought three. I came home, mixed up the fun and got out of the way.all this project consisted of was water and food coloring. when it rains or you use your hose, it comes right off and they have a blank slate to work with again! the kids loved it. next time I will use a little more food coloring because some of the colors did not come out as vibrant as I would have liked but you live and learn.it was so much fun garran and I even got in on the fun!!! it was the perfect day for some cement paining!!