Ethan and I couldn’t resist going outside today! The sun was shining and it was unseasonably warm out, in the pluses! He wasn’t too keen on the idea of going out, he didn’t know what to do…admittedly there isn’t much to do in our backyard, especially in the winter and when Mom isn’t up to jumping around in the snow with him because she’s a day away from the due date with baby #2!
So I decided to put some of the knowledge of fun things for kids to do that I have collected in my travels and actually DO one of them! So I went around the house and found a few things to use to fill with colored water. I used an old spray bottle, empty ketchup and mustard squeeze bottles for the RV, and a Gatorade bottle with a hole punched through the lid. I used just ordinary food coloring and water, filled the bottles and out we went.
He started off slow…not really getting into the swing of what he could do with them. Finally he started using them to color “tracks” around the backyard and ‘wash’ the fence and chairs. It was a gorgeous day outside, sun shining and so warm! I hauled a folding chair outside and my camera and soaked up some Vitamin D while he played. It was the most fun I’ve had in weeks! Our backyard looks like it’s been attacked and is a colorful blend of yellow, blue, red and green. We went through 2 fills of the bottles and I had a hard time convincing him to stop after 2 hours. He made me promise that we would do it again which I totally agreed to! I don’t know if we’ll get that warm of weather again for awhile though, it was glorious!
Here are some pictures of the day…it was nice to take out my SLR and snap some pictures, it’s been awhile since I’ve pulled it out!
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