Outdoor Summer Fun! :: KRUMBS KIDS ::

Today we are talking OUTDOOR SUMMER FUN with your kiddos!

Simple. Summer fun! Things you can do in your own back yard. Because isn't that the best? I don't know about you but I am all for staying home with the kids. Just the other day one of my neighbors asked me if I was going to be going to the beach everyday with my kids this summer and I just cracked up. We joked about how I would need leashes to make sure no one got away from me. Either that or a team of people. My kids are pretty well behaved for the most part but honestly, I feel much more relaxed when its four against one and I'm in my own space. So, while we may go to the beach here and there...because my husband absolutely LOVES the beach, when it's just me and the kids we will be hanging at home. But that that is NO PROBLEM! There are plenty of fun summer things we can do right here!

You all know I love budget friendly fun! 

Kids are simple little people and in my experience, it's us as parents who make things complicated.

So, let's chat about inexpensive ways to have fun outside with your kids...

My kids LOVE the sprinkler and a small kid sized pool. 

I swear in the Summer, their favorite part of the day is when Mike gets home from work and he decides to water the grass. Even better when I allow them to run through the sprinkler in their clothes. 

HELLO?!?! SO. MUCH. FUN.

We use this blow up pool. It's cheap. it fills with a decent amount of water and I don't get worried about someone getting hurt on the hard plastic that a lot of other kid sized pools are. Just keep the dogs away from it. Ryker has popped one or two of these.

And here is baby Kam on her first 4th of July in the same pool at Pappi and GranDee's house. So yes, we've been using this pool FOREVER.

Now let's talk .... SIDEWALK CHALK! Some good old fashioned fun!!

It's cheap and my kids will play for HOURS with it! It's also a great way to kill 2 birds with one stone. You're getting outside, getting fresh air and you can practice letters, numbers, sight words, etc. The kids are having so much fun they don't even realize they are learning as well. Logan LOOOOVES to learn. Seriously, one of his favorite activities is for me to write down numbers and letters and him tell me what they are. 

Bubbles!! What kids don't love bubbles?!? We do bubbles the lame way but I have friends who have bubble machines and those are a blast! 

Also, water balloons are always a huge hit! Multiple times during the summer you can find my older kids along with the other neighborhood kids getting into a water balloon fight. Sometimes the adults join in too! Kensington and Tenley just like to throw them at the ground. So really, water balloons work for all ages. These are really fun and make things so simple. Who has the time to tie as many water balloons as it takes to have fun with?!?!

Kensington and Tenley, well actually Kamryn and Logan too, LOVE to splash in water. And pour and dump and fill things and well....you get the idea. A water table is a nice way to incorporate that into our outside play as well. We are in the market for a new one this year and I think this one would be perfect! 

All 4 of my kids have the fairest skin in all the land. SERIOUSLY! My husband is 50% Italian and 25% Portuguese but as luck would have it, our babies got my skin tone. Poor kids! 

Kamryn shares my feelings on this....NOT. FAIR.

I was really hopeful they would get Mikes skin tone! So it goes without saying, sunscreen is a must! I am a NUT about protecting myself and my kids from the sun. On squirmy kids I have found a spray sunscreen to work best. For their little faces I love a roll on sunscreen. Of course waterproof is a must but again, I'm a nut so I try to reapply as often as I can. But....I'm not perfect. The Sass kids have been known to get a sunburn here or there. I apply as much as I can and still if we spend a full day in the sun they get burnt. Ah well, I try.

This year we are getting a swing set!!!! Exciting stuff for the Sass six!!! Pappi and GranDee got one for the kids for Christmas and it'll be here in just a few weeks. You can just go ahead and assume we'll be on that every. single. day.

The only thing we are missing is an in-ground pool. Ahhhh well, someday. Hopefully.

Did I miss anything? What do you do with your kids outside?

Comment and let me know! I'm always looking for fresh ideas on inexpensive things to do with the kids to mix it up!





Have a great day!!!


xoxo, Kristen















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