I have really been working with Maggie on learning shapes, colors, and letters. When I found this idea on one of my favorite blogs – Play At Home Mom {One of my favorite blogs EVER}. I had to make my own rendition of it.
It really is the simplest game that is so much fun. I draw shapes, colors, letters, whatever on the ground with sidewalk chalk or even using the homemade sidewalk paint I made. Then, I choose a shape, color or letter depending on what we are working on. When she finds the right one, she dumps a bucket of water on the shape. Then, I call out another one. We have also played using water balloons but she isn’t very good at popping them, they have a tendency to just bounce.
See, super easy and fun – what child doesn’t love dumping water out.
How did you take learning outside in the summer?
Love that it gets the sidewalk clean at the same time!
I have a two year old and we love to go outside and learn! There are so many new things to see outside plus you get fresh air!
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This is great! My five month old already prefers being outside. Next summer is going to be so much fun.
This is a great idea learning plus playtime equals fun and makes them want to learn because they wont be bored
I love this idea! We do outside play learning frequently, but have never really made it into a game. I love this!!!
My son would LOVE this! We totally have to try it with his letters. We have been working on those lately. He loves playing with water and we have some hot days coming up which will be perfect! Now if he only cooperates and plays correctly 🙂
I would love to go outside for learning, but in the southeast it is heat stroke hot outside right now. 🙁 We do try to take a nature walk in the evening and put on our listening ears, but that has to wait until fall settles in a bit more.
What a cute idea- my son LOVES playing with water!
This is a really great idea. And helpful for a lot of different ages!
Love this! We were doing something very similar this morning, but he was just marking the shape with a different color chalk! I think he would absolutely LOVE dumping the water onto them!! What a great idea!
This is such a great idea!! I’m definitely using this to.try teaching our little monster her stuff!
This is a great idea for using sidewalk chalk! DH doesn’t like the “look” of written-on driveways, but at least it’s temporary!
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