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wfmw – indoor summer fun tub

June 2, 2010 By: amyswandering1 Comment

This week’s WFMW is the Mom, I’m Bored – Summer Edition.

My kids love to play outside, but we live in Texas and summer afternoons are usually spent inside. It’s starting early this year – Saturday’s high is supposed to be 101!!

I inwardly cringe when my kids want to drag out all the craft stuff, but I am working hard on being a Yes Mom. I created an Indoor Summer Fun Tub that my kids are allowed to play with anytime without having to ask permission first, as long as they follow the TWO rules.

Rule # 1 ~ use the supplies correctly

**translation – don’t waste the window art paint by squeezing it into big puddles on the newspaper covering the table.

Rule # 2 ~ clean up your mess completely

**translation – don’t make me come hunt you down when it is dinnertime & your projects are still all over the table.

All of the books in our tub came from Goodwill for .25-.50. Goodwill & thrift stores are great sources for inexpensive crafts & games! I am linking to Amazon so you can get a closer look.

Fabulous Book of Paper Dolls

Stencil Art

Window Art

Amazing Lacing

Book of Magic

Enviroscapes

Little Red Riding Hood Puppet Theater

I also threw in a package of plastic bubbles, pipe cleaners and plastic laces. I am going to pick up some paint & craft kits at Dollar Tree and change out some of the activities every couple of weeks. (I will post a pic of our tub if I ever find my camera cord!)

Be sure to enter my

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(Ends Saturday, June 5th)

Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of summer fun tips!

Tips I Want To Remember:

Crafts for Every Room

Koolaid Playdough

Art Binder


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  1. Leslie says

    June 2, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    We like to do a lot of crafts when the heat is high here in easter Washington, too. I love the idea of it all in one tub and the rules. Definitely going to try it! Thanks!

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