Two old margarine tubs filled with water and one package of paint brushes from the dollar store.
Mommy’s yoga mat becomes a soft cushion for the kids to rest their bottoms on while playing on the pavement. Don’t forget the sidewalk chalk so they can make even more cool pavement creations!
Ethan paints a rainbow with water and Emily just loves to paint around herself.
Emily’s painting usually ends up looking like this.
Ethan layers chalk and water to make beautiful hearts for mommy.
Then we make our own little hopscotch game, but that is too boring for a boy.
Ethan calls this, “EXTREME hopscotch.” He even says the word EXTREME in an EXTREME way. The rules are, you jump on number one and then hop 40,000 steps to get to number two and then you have to hop 40,000 more steps to get to the third number. These went all the way down our driveway to the very end. He wanted me to jump it, but that sounded too extreme for mommy, but perfect for an energetic little boy.
Water and chalk provide hours of enjoyment on sunny days. This is how a frugal family spends their day together and I wouldn’t have it any other way!