Sea Creature Slime and Spaghetti Slime

Making a MESS is the BEST!

 Graham and Parker had a lot of fun this afternoon in our outdoor play environment. When we were on our way inside to get cleaned up, They said to me "this was the best day ever!" I love when I hear that! They say this pretty often, but it still counts each and every time!! I am glad that almost every day is the best day ever to them!! The focus today was on our water play cove. We love every part of our outdoor play environment but today we mainly used the water play cove. They also played in the sand table and sandbox, and on the trampoline.

Gourmet backyard cupcakes

Graham and Parker made "cupcakes and cakes" with shaving cream, food coloring, baking soda, water beads, leaves, coffee beans, flowers!  Lots of messy fun! They even "washed dishes"!

making and decorating cupcakes

adding ingredients

Dad is helping too and having fun!

a cake

beautiful cake!

cooking together

getting some more water

adding more ingredients

mixing

washing dishes

washing dishes

looks nice and clean!

starting more cupcakes

gathering water beads for more cupcakes

look!

making the cupcakes

time for some water bead fun

squish squish

PLOP!

choosing good ones for cupcakes

bouncy ball trampoline time!