Welcome to another Water Wednesday! Today's idea I found "floating" around on pinterest and decided to give it a try.
Supplies Needed:
Pool Noodle
Sharpie
Sharp Knife
First, I took my pool noodle and cut it in pieces. I made them about 1" thick. The pool noodle cut very easily with a sharp knife. I only used half the pool noodle and came up with 16 pieces. Then, take the sharpie and write sight words on each piece. On some I wrote opposites that we are working on. You could also write color words, numbers, letters of the alphabet, rhyming words, or any spelling words you might be working on learning.
Then, since my little guy begged, on the opposite side of the pieces I wrote the names of Superheroes and Villains to make double use of the pieces.
After allowing the sharpie to dry for a bit I placed the pieces in a bowl and brought them out to the pool. We did this activity in the pool but you could easily do it in a water table, kiddie pool, or large bucket. I went over all the words with my little guy before throwing the pieces in the pool. Then, I threw the pieces in the pool.
Then, I sent my little guy after the pieces. We did it two different ways. One, I called out words and he had to go and search for the pieces and bring them back to me. The other way he just swam to pieces and picked up the pieces and brought them back to me. And then when he brought them back he had to read the word to me.
He had a great time going after the pieces and reading them. And after he had done the "school" side as he called it, he got to find the Superheroes and the Villains.
Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
I love decorating and changing things out a lot and am always looking for economical ways to change things up. Here is a quick and easy tip for curtain tiebacks. When looking for curtain tiebacks and holders I couldn't believe how expensive they were! I have this sheer curtain in my toilet room and wanted to hold it back.
The walls in there are purple so I grabbed some scrap ribbon that had a white background and purple swirls on it and a thumbtack. I took the ribbon and loosely wrapped it around the curtain and tacked it to the wall right under the windowsill with the thumbtack. And whenever I want to change the décor I can just change the ribbon. And at Christmas I put a purple and silver glittery ribbon around the curtain to add some sparkle. If your curtains are heavier you can still use ribbon but tack it to the wall with a small nail.
Thanks for visiting! Come back tomorrow for Water Wednesday!
Hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July! Today's recipe is the perfect side dish at any barbecue - it is Cheesy Corn on the Cob. The recipe came from a friend and I am not sure where she originally got it from.
Ingredients Needed:
6 ears of corn
1 stick of butter, softened
1 teaspoon Roasted Garlic Chili Powder
Full packet of powdered cheese from Kraft Mac and Cheese
Preheat your grill (or oven) to 400 degrees F
Shuck your corn, removing the silk and husks. Then, in a bowl mix the softened butter, garlic chili powder, and the cheese packet from the macaroni and cheese box.
Then spread the butter mixture on the ears of corn until well coated.
Next, wrap the corn in foil.
Place on the grill and cook for about 30 minutes, turning them every 5 minutes to prevent burning. When done, remove foil and serve.
You can adjust the amount of heat by adding more or less chili powder. Also, since my soon to arrive little girl isn't allowing me to eat anything spicy I took half of the butter and cheese mixture and added Weber Roasted Garlic and Herb seasoning instead of the chili garlic powder and spread that on some of the corn. YUMMY!
