The boys love water! Just a couple of drops of water spilled on their booster seat tray fascinate them, to say nothing of a big rain puddle! Even though we live a couple of blocks from the beach, it’s been quite windy the past week or two so we’ve been finding other ways to play with water and keep cool.

I emptied out a plastic underbed storage bin and put it on top of two large beach towels (our patio is slick when wet). Then I filled it with balls, old spoons, empty water bottles, mismatched Tupperware, plastic desk organization bins, plastic mini-vac accessories, cups, a couple of their old bottles, etc., and a couple inches of water. Sometimes we add food coloring and/or a few drops of an essential oil to the water.

Add two boys and two swim diapers and voila!

Boxes were also a hit one recent rainy afternoon:

(Yes, at sixteen months Jonah still fits comfortably inside a shoebox!)

More summer fun for kids at WFMW!

Also, i just read this post at Jesus and Dark Chocolate that has some great ideas as well!