One of the items on the top of my list to get when we moved into the new house was a water table for the boys. It's so hot outside and we never had a reason to own outside toys because we never had outside space. We picked this up on clearance last night at Target and the boys love it! Really, why wouldn't they... it has water, boats and trains!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
July 27, 2010
Posted by Beth at 11:28 AM
Labels: Play Time, Water Babies
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The girls love theirs. In fact, I think we have the exact same one! :)
I was reading reviews for water tables, since I'm in the market for one, and came across this great idea list from a Mom reviewer on Amazon. It sounded right up your ally!
Sure, it's a sand and water table but we've done it all: (1) sand alone (2) water alone (3) potting soil/trowels/silk plants/plastic pots (4) landscaping stones and small tonka construction vehicles (aka "the quarry)--sometimes the small trucks even deliver to the Tonka Mighty and it goes on for hours (5) bubble solution to use with the large wands and even the small and different wands (so that the kids aren't fighting over the tiny opening of a tiny bottle of bubbles that inevitably gets spilled all over the patio) (6) a Mommy-made iceburg (colored blue) on the hottest summer day with dollar store penguins and polar bears--you can even shave the iceburg to make snow (I used a putty knife) and put crushed ice (if your refrigerator makes it) in the water to make it a happier habitat (7) dishwater and play dishes with sponges and scrubbers to play clean-up without making a mess at the sink like they do inside (8) aquarium gravel/toys/plants with pretend fish (9) sand over buried "fossils" (pretend dinosaur bones found at the local dollar store) (10) sand sifters and dirt with various sizes of rocks that I spray painted gold -- super fun day! (11) measuring spoons/cups/jugs that teach lessons about volume -- pair with bath color tablets to learn about color mixing! (12) Did you know that Little People LOVE to go to the beach? (Off subject, they're also not opposed to a tumble in the dishwasher!) (13) any number of arts and crafts activities that I would rather do outside than inside (making slime, papier mache, etc.) (14) tin pans/muffin cups paired with dirt/sticks/water mud for mud pies (15) sand castles, of course! (16) dinosaurs and various animals add a tremendous amount of play value to your basic sand environment.
Thanks Bec - this list is fantastic!! I'm sure we'll be putting plenty of these ideas to good use!
Beth...oh how i miss you and the boys! And oh how cole would like to come on over and play in your new water table with owen and eli! Lots of love and hugs and water table splashing from the boisseaus!!!
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