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cimarron 07-09-2010 03:54 AM
Originally Posted by julie
My grandsons (7 and 5), and I tie-dyed t-shirts when they stayed this last week. We had so much fun, they asked when we can do it again!

You're the second person to suggest the T-shirt idea...We'll do this for sure! THANK YOU!

cimarron 07-09-2010 03:56 AM
Originally Posted by DianD
This is a fun idea for kids, and SUPER cheap...paper weights made from smooth rocks. Paint them black to start and once they are dry, embellish with acrylic paint! Great gift for teachers, dad or mom, holidays, etc...!
I like the price!!!!! Seems like all the entrance fees and "eats" run into a little cash when running and doing for two weeks. And they get tired anyway, of fun every second. That's when I run to the library, so they can have some quiet days in there too. GREAT idea!

cimarron 07-09-2010 03:59 AM
Originally Posted by Quilt4u
If you have a garden have them help out. If not have them start one. Even if it is in a milk carton. Have them wash and have the older ones help the younger ons cut the tops off , and have each one pick out their own veg.or flower seeds to plant. When I also have my DGS I try to have a day at the zoo, museum, park, lake or pound or even the beach. Pack up a lunch and make a day out of it. have them plan a meal to gather and have them make it. if rains I take out the popicle sticks, crayons, glue, any thing that will work and let their imaginations go wild.
You know, even just planting some beans first day, and watching those grow between wet papertowel layers and a clear tall jelly glass is fun stuff for little ones...about as much as they would be able to actually "see" with their own eyes in a wk for the youngest DGD...but maybe radishes possible (?) for older ones here for two weeks. I never thought of this before. May see if they want to plant some small plants from garden center to at least dig in the dirt a little. Their mom likes to plant things in pots on the front porch. They could do that even...at least.

cimarron 07-09-2010 04:02 AM
Originally Posted by Quilt4u
If you have a garden have them help out. If not have them start one. Even if it is in a milk carton. Have them wash and have the older ones help the younger ons cut the tops off , and have each one pick out their own veg.or flower seeds to plant. When I also have my DGS I try to have a day at the zoo, museum, park, lake or pound or even the beach. Pack up a lunch and make a day out of it. have them plan a meal to gather and have them make it. if rains I take out the popicle sticks, crayons, glue, any thing that will work and let their imaginations go wild.
Thinking about the glass/papertowels/beans thing I had just written about last response. OKC does have a great zoo, and I have taken all the older DGC there numerous times. Buy the family membership to get in multiple times per year with the crowd...and membership to Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. One to downtown's OKC Art Museum has expired...
I really like to encourage their creativity and artistic endeavors. One really is quite a sketch artist...pretty impressive honestly.

Quilt4u 07-09-2010 04:03 AM
Originally Posted by cimarron
Originally Posted by Quilt4u
If you have a garden have them help out. If not have them start one. Even if it is in a milk carton. Have them wash and have the older ones help the younger ons cut the tops off , and have each one pick out their own veg.or flower seeds to plant. When I also have my DGS I try to have a day at the zoo, museum, park, lake or pound or even the beach. Pack up a lunch and make a day out of it. have them plan a meal to gather and have them make it. if rains I take out the popicle sticks, crayons, glue, any thing that will work and let their imaginations go wild.
You know, even just planting some beans first day, and watching those grow between wet papertowel layers and a clear tall jelly glass is fun stuff for little ones...about as much as they would be able to actually "see" with their own eyes in a wk for the youngest DGD...but maybe radishes possible (?) for older ones here for two weeks. I never thought of this before. May see if they want to plant some small plants from garden center to at least dig in the dirt a little. Their mom likes to plant things in pots on the front porch. They could do that even...at least.
They can even take them home with them.

cimarron 07-09-2010 04:03 AM
Originally Posted by RevPam
If you have a paved driveway, don't forget the sidewalk chalk...even better if Grandma is able to get down there and make art too!
Oh no...never do forget that...in fact I've got a big tub of those fat chalks ready to go. Send them some home every couple years too.

cimarron 07-09-2010 04:05 AM
Originally Posted by danmar
Every year at our family reunion, they get several pinatas and let the kids do them. We hang them over a tree branch and blindfold the kids. Someone pulls the rope connected to the pinata to raise and lower it. Youngest goes first. I've seen pinatas at Wal Mart before but don't know the cost. My SIL makes them some years. The kids love it.
I never thought of that before! Wonderful suggestion...really have to watch out for whoever man's the rope...too many viewings of wiped out "helpers" on America's Funniest Video. We do want SAFE fun around here!

:D

cimarron 07-09-2010 04:06 AM
Originally Posted by Kaye-Kaye
If you are going to cook be sure and make them aprons and chef hats. My son always liked to dress up. They could do thier own cooking show and take turns being the "host" chef. Doing some kind of skits might be fun too since you have a large age range. Most important have fun and enjoy them.
ANOTHER GREAT IDEA! Wow...they are big enough to do so much more this year. THANK YOU!

cimarron 07-09-2010 04:12 AM
OK, I'm off to write an email asking these kids to do some online research...see what THEY want to explore, and find some recipes to do some cooking here themselves, and either bring a T-shirt to decorate or something of their choice,
tell me what they want in the garden and plan to help, and I'll be about set! Just pick up some extra surprises, and I'm about set!
~THANK YOU~ EVERYONE FOR ALL THESE GREAT IDEAS!!!!

danmar 07-09-2010 04:38 AM
Originally Posted by cimarron
Originally Posted by danmar
Every year at our family reunion, they get several pinatas and let the kids do them. We hang them over a tree branch and blindfold the kids. Someone pulls the rope connected to the pinata to raise and lower it. Youngest goes first. I've seen pinatas at Wal Mart before but don't know the cost. My SIL makes them some years. The kids love it.
I never thought of that before! Wonderful suggestion...really have to watch out for whoever man's the rope...too many viewings of wiped out "helpers" on America's Funniest Video. We do want SAFE fun around here!

:D
We use a very long rope so the man at the rope is far off. We also tell the batter to stop when we say, immediately, just in case of emergencies which we haven't had, and then they also don't swing while you go to un-blindfold them.


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