Good Cheap Fun
Looking for some easy, cheap activities to do with youe children this summer? I know I am always looking for something fun for me and the kids.
I have two suggestions for some cool summer fun:
Make a Bird Feeder
you will need pine cones, peanut butter, string and bird seed
-Take a good size pine cone and tine the string onto the end of it making a loop that it can hang from
-Roll the pine cone in peanut butter that you have placed on a plate or bowl
-Then roll the cone onto the seeds
-Hang on a tree branch that you can see from your window, and watch all the birds come to eat.
This is perfect to do in the winter months too when food is hard to find for birds.
Indoor Sandbox
Do your kids want a sandbox but you don’t want the mess? Or maybe you are looking for an indoor idea like a sandbox on rainy days?
Why not make your own?
I purchased a large clear container with a lid from a discount store and then I purchased a large bag of white rice from a bulk store. Total cost was about $9.00
Then I put the rice in the container and let them play in it on the kitchen floor. We had some sand toys to play with along with some old plastic cups and they had a ball. You can even keep this outside if you didn’t have a big yard for a traditional sandbox.
Just as much fun but not nearly as messy.
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