Day: July 11, 2011

Sand Art

Sarah Kid's Crafts, Summer Fun

This week, the theme is “On the Beach”.  What else is on the beach but lots and lots of sand?  We had a lot of colored sand left over from a birthday party a couple of years ago, so I broke that out:

These colors of sand are *definitely* not found in nature...
...or these, either!

…and let the kids go to town making layered sand bottles.

Pouring as carefully as possible.
A pointy blue sun-bottle!

Honestly, I made one too!

Why should the kids have all the fun?!?

And then we took all of the spilled sand that had accumulated on the cookie sheets (I have lots of old cookie sheets that I keep around for just this type of thing – I promise I don’t bake actual cookies on these sheets!) and sprinkled it on glue we drizzled on construction paper.

Looks like tangled yarn from here!

Girls Gone Swimming!

Sarah Anna, Carolyn

Well, sort of.

Coverups and Crocs: Ready for the Pool!

Carolyn took full advantage of her lesson time, while Anna sat on the side of the pool and dabbled her toes in the water.  Considering it was her very first non-parent-participation class, at least she got through it without tears or trauma.  Maybe tomorrow she’ll get her feet wet?

1 swimming lesson day down, 19 more to go…