We have many creative ways to keep the kids busy in the house.
Twisty "Animal" balloons
material picked out, all by oldest daughter, no pattern used.
Outside
of door
Inside
Get bored one night and make a doorbell to your room.
or flashlight.
A little fake skin, some staples, vampire blood,
a broken toy skateboard... an wallaa!
A major injury!
More FX can now be found on the Special FX / Art page
Music is big at our house. We also have a drum set, keyboard and flute
player.
Dress Up !
Batman, Cindy Loo Who, Fiona and Bubbles
This one is from Father-Daughter Girl Scout Pajama Party.
More to do inside
Building a Yoda Statue - Lego's
Looking at pond scum with binocular microscope
Playing with graphics program, making herself look weird!!!
My oldest thought up this one,
take a picture up close of something
then have us guess what it is.
See the * at the bottom of page.
Backyard fun!
Building a cardboard car, or building boats that float.
A little cooking, weaving and testing the wind.
At least we know who made our crop circle!
April
May
Flower garden and Tomatoes!
Can you name the pumpkins?
Fun Away from Home
Arizona summers outside usually require water in some form.
Volunteering for car washes is good.
Ice Blocking - you need a 5 or 10 lb. block of ice,
a towel to cover it with, and a steep hill,
like in many of our local parks.
(Lately it is frowned upon by the powers that be).
YMCA hockey.
Daughter is the one with long hair.
A real ride in a real monster truck !!!
Goofing around at Police booth of Safety Fair.
Home made underwater viewer.
Take an old coffee can, both ends opened
cover one end with plastic wrap, and stick it in the river.
Now you have underwater view of the creatures.
The City of Mesa with the use of the Mesa Public School's pools have a great
"learn to swim" program, with lessons from infants with moms up to adult
non-swimmers. They offer stroke correction, diving and sychronized swimming.
The pools are also open to the public for swimming, and as you can see, some of the
Junior Highs have elaborate pools, with water slides, diving tanks, and even
special areas for preschoolers with zero depth graduated water.
For more info on City of Mesa's Swimming
Competative Dive and Swim teams are also available through the City of Mesa Parks and Rec.
Young Eagle Flight Program
In April 2003, our three youngest children, ages 8, 12, and 14,
got a free flight from the Young Eagles Program.
The Young Eagles program has been developed by the
EAA Aviation Foundation to welcome young people into the
world of aviation.
They had a great time, and learned the hows,
and whys of flight. (The blue boxes is where I marked out names)
This is a link to the program web site
