Day 351: outdoor play link up - playing in the rain

The temperatures in WI have not exactly been what I would call hot yet. Our summer weather has been dipping down into the 50s on far too many days for my taste. Which means that the sprinkler has only come out twice so far. My idea for our backyard play had been that the mud kitchen would start making serious appearances once I could get the sprinkler out and have an easy way to clean her off. But Sam has grown impatient and is really wanting to play in the mud! So, in a slight drizzle today (oh all the days for her to be begging to play outside!) I got her some big jugs of water and let her go to town in the mud kitchen.

 
We have a pretty random collection of supplies in our mud kitchen but it boils down to things I found around the house or things my parents found in their basement that they were happy to pass along. Lots of old, worn out kitchen supplies seem to be the bigggest hits and then of course the garden tools that help her in actually getting some mud. She create wonderful looking trays full of "food" that she then sets out in the yard for the bugs and birds to feast on!

My feature idea for the week come from Little Learning for Two (love that title!). Her idea of threading leaves is so simple but looks like a great outdoor quiet activity for little ones. I think Sam would have fun with these and both girls would enjoy collecting the leaves! Have to keep this in my bag of tricks for this Fall for sure.

 How did you spend your week outdoors? 

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Comments

[welcome to our wonderland]

love the mud kitchen! where do you have it? is it under a deck?

we have been hot and humid here you can have some of our heat if you want it :)

is this the weekend for your preschool workshops?

[Alison Shaffer]

that is so cute, great idea.
sometimes I say I have to clean up the house before I can go out and "play".
my kids are older, but I stll like to be outside! housework is such a distraction! haha!