The Last Day of School !!!

Wanna have oodles of fun for $5?  

The boys LOVE these and we had a fantastic water fight last night in the back yard,

a perfect way to end the school year!

 I bought 4 packages of sponges and 1 pack of zip ties from Dollarama. There are 7 sponges per pack and I used 1 sponge per toy = 28 water toys for $5!

What I like about these is they were SUPER easy to make and quick to 'refill'. Just dip them in a bucket of water or in the pool and whip them! No trying to fill up tiny balloons with water using the hose and no messy pieces of broken balloons to pick up when you are done, and they are re-usable! I ended up buying a mesh bag from the dollar store to keep them in - perfect to let them drip dry!

Here is a link from where I found them & how to make them : wet-water-sponge-toys

Enjoy!

Yesterday was the last day of school for my oldest, while my middle son finished Tuesday.  

Yesterday while the baby napped my middle son and I cut up watermelon

and made Strawberry Jam! 

 

 

From Eh to Zee . . .

Here is the activity list, some the kids know about, some they have no idea what we are venturing on! Some of these are just ideas, I don't know if we will end up there, but they are options.

Address & Phone number - my middle son needs to learn these!(UPDATE: we're almost there!!)

Area Park - there is a park in the area with a splash pad, great trip on those hot summer days!

Air Zone - The kids love it there! I took advantage of the Wagjag $21 summer membership when it was on! http://www.airzoneoshawa.com/

African Lion Safari - I've never been there, maybe an August day trip? We will see. http://www.lionsafari.com/

Bird Seed - CRAFT - I want the boys to make bird seed rings for the trailer, great outdoor craft!

Boldt Castle - Another potential day trip? http://www.boldtcastle.com/visitorinfo/

BOWLING! - Have you checked out Kids Bowl Free ? FREE bowling, you have to pay for the shoe rental.

BEACH - no summer would be complete without a trip to the beach!

Chalk Paint - equal parts corn starch & water, add food colouring & sidewalk chalk paint! (sounds simple)

Cedar Park - Another place the kids love http://www.cedarparkresort.ca/

Centreville - Day trip! http://www.centreisland.ca/tickets.aspx

Crock-A-Doodle - Crock A Doodle , ceramics/pottery for kids - sounds FUN!

Darien Lake - again, never been before. http://www.godarienlake.com/

Dinosaurs - I want to take them to the ROM this summer http://www.rom.on.ca/visit/tickets.php

Eat something fresh from the garden

Flamingo Hand Prints

Frisbee

Flowers - CRAFT - using thumb prints

Finger Paint - make our own!
Fire Flies - We must catch fire flies!

Garden - I want to plant some stuff with the boys

Hunt - Have the boys do a Scavenger Hunt


Ice Cream - We will attempt to make ice cream


Journal - Journal and document our summer fun
Journey - new adventures and exploring!

Kid Zone - Visit the play centre in the area http://www.kidszonedurham.ca/


Lake - It's summer, we have to swim in the lake!
Lightning - My oldest fears lightning, I want to teach him more about it (UPDATE: we're getting there too, he has been talking to someone about his fears and seems to be doing better!)

Mud Pies - yum!
Mini-Golf
Mentos Experiment
Make Milk Shakes

Nature pictures
Newcastle wooden boat show - (July 23rd) - Missed it, did not make it out this year.

Ocean - Maybe, maybe not...No real plans to go coastal
Ottawa - We would love to visit our Nations Capital
Ontario Science Centre - http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/
Ontario Place - and it's FREE this year! http://www.ontarioplace.com/

Puddle Jumping - Back to my 7 year olds fear of lightning & rain storms
Playdoh - Let's make our own with lots of flavours & colours
Picnic in the park - a Summer must do!
Poker - My 7 year old wants to learn how to play poker!
Petroglyphs Park - http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/petr.html
Peterborough Zoo - http://www.peterboroughutilities.ca/Park_and_Zoo.htm
Pick Fresh Strawberries

BBQ (Not too creative with 'Q')!

Rocket Experiment
ROM - http://www.rom.on.ca/exhibitions/index.php


Sandcastles
Santas Village - Newhampshire  Bracebridge
Scrapbook
Sew - my oldest wants to learn how to sew!
Skating
Strawberry Jam (June 29)
Swimming

Tent
Thumb Painting
Tie Shoes
Treasure Hunt


Uxbridge Train Ride - http://www.ydhr.on.ca/

Volcano Experiment

Water Fight (June 29, with many more to come!)

Wonderland - http://www.canadaswonderland.com/
 
eXplore nature! (Again, not too creative with the 'X'

Painting Yoshi egss (From Super Mario, gotta love Yoshi!)

Zoo - http://www.torontozoo.com/  maybe even the http://www.buffalozoo.org/index.html  (We did the Bowmanville Zoo last week with my younger sons class, we won't be going back. http://www.bowmanvillezoo.com/home.html)

Summer is upon us . . .

In only a few short hours my youngest son will finish JK and be home with me for the summer, and tommorow is my oldest sons last day of Grade 1. I am on maternity leave this summer so I will have the summer with my 3 kids! I am looking forward to it, but I am NOT looking forward to the whining that is sure to come along with summer boredom. For that reason, I have devised a list of summer activities from A to Z. 

I don't plan on accomplishing all of the activities, but I have the list to refer to if needed! I have crafts and day trips planned, and maybe even a few surprises along the way! Join us as we begin our summer journey, and please, wish me luck!