It’s not summer if the kids can’t have the occasional water fight, right? Let the kids haul out the squirt guns and go at it. I don’t like having to constantly refill squirt guns, and my youngest can’t handle it herself from a faucet or hose yet, so I...
Kids enjoy stringing beads during a wide range of ages, especially girls who might actually wear any necklaces they make. There are beads appropriate to all ages, although if you have multiple kids you might find the younger ones eyeing the older kids’ supplies pretty hard. Have a good...
Playdough is a great toy for kids, so long as you can stand the mess, and mess there will be even as the kids get a bit older. Provide the kids with some playdough, some tools to make shapes with it, and let them go at it. You don’t...
One way to handle that chronic complaint of “it’s too hot to play outside” is to let the kids play in sprinklers. A Slip N Slide and other such toys can work too. Just give them the chance to get soaking wet. Kids can be pretty funny about playing...
Kites are wonderful toys. One of the most popular party favors I ever gave out were the $1 kites I found at Target. Didn’t include much else for party favors, and the kids were still just in awe. The kites flew pretty decently for $1 kites, too. Spend a...