Daddy Nickell’s How to Keep Kids Busy this SUMMER!!!
Do waves of panic rush over you when you think about how you’re going to keep kids busy this summer? Never fear, Daddy Nickell is here with fun, creative ways to keep your kids happy and active all summer long! Daddy Nickell (a.k.a Robert Nickell) is a parenting expert, a father to seven, and the founder of the Daddy-Scrubs line of delivery room duds and daddy gifts and apparel. You can find his sage advice published weekly around the blogsphere. DADDY NICKELL’S GOT THE SCOOP ON HOW TO KEEP THE KIDS BUSY & ACTIVE THIS SUMMER Just Say No to “I’m Bored” This Summer Break! Put Pinterest to Work. Use your Pinterest account to craft the summer away. There are ideas for every day of summer break! You can find everything from science experiments, STEM activities, and sidewalk paint to creating your own splash park in the backyard. Most ideas use items you already have around the house or for little expense. Water=Fun. Give the kids a bucket, sponge, and soap and put them to work cleaning the car. You can also set them free in the shower with some non-toxic cleaner and a scrub brush. Rainy days can be particularly hard in the summer, so instead of keeping them cooped…
Chalk City® Activity Kit Review & Give-Away!!
GIVEAWAY IS OVER If your kids like to be outside (or you just need them outside for your own sanity!) We have the perfect activity kit for you!!! I want to introduce you to the Chalk City Activity Kit. This kit is so COOL!!!!!!!!! Using the Road Maker tool, we drew a winding road around the patio. Seriously, that road maker tool is AWESOME!! The tool snaps together easy and the chalk stays put inside holders, you walk around and pull the tool with you. In less than 2 minutes we had a great road with twists and turns galore! After the road was drawn the kids went to work with the stencils. Look at this great teamwork!! After the road was complete and the signs were placed where we wanted them we made up the rules for the obstacle course. When you get to the chalk stencil of feet you had to jump up and down 10 times. The chalk person stencil meant you have to do 10 jumping jacks. The arrow meant you have to spin around 10 times. (note to self… NaNa canNOT spin around 10 times… next time make it 5!! Ewww seriously!! How do kids do…
