The Linen Ocean

I sure do love forts. Today we set things up so we could pretend that we were at the beach. The 'ocean' was made out of three sheets, some binder clips and our living room furniture. Add a few fans for effect, and you're good to go! We've been playing for hours. We even ate lunch on the 'beach' (tuna salad, of course). Crawling under the waves all day is a sure recipe for a happy and tired family at the end of the day.

Have a lovely day.
Lolly

Laundry Basket Games pt 5- Hot Lava Boats

We're rounding out this week of laundry basket games by pretending that we're in boats! The floor is hot lava, so we have to scoot along the floor in our boats. I put towels underneath the baskets so the floors were safe and the scooting was a little bit easier. In our little video, I'm doing most of the basket pushing, but after playing this game for a few minutes, Rowan was eager to try pulling her own basket towards mine. Plus, it led to a hot lava game, which is irresistible to any kid.

Thanks for reading our blog this week! We hope that you enjoyed it and got some good ideas. Check back soon for more games, stories, pictures & videos!

Best,
Lolly

Laundry Basket Games pt 4- Water Balloon Catch

We're joined today by our friend, Piper. Our version of today's game is with water balloons, but it's easy to turn it into an indoor game with regular balloons.  

• One person throws the balloon. 
• The other person catches the balloon with the basket.

If you're playing outside, be sure to collect all of the broken balloon pieces! 

Have fun!

Laundry Basket Games pt 3- Monkey Feet

Today we put scarves all around the room and used our feet like monkeys to put them into the laundry basket! Give it a try at home! If you don't have scarves, you can use socks. Or you can use this as a fun way to clean up your room.

Laundry Basket Games pt 2- Target Practice

 

In today's episode of Inventing Games (a.k.a. 'how else can we avoid doing housework?'), Rowan and I have come up with, for lack of a better term, a 'target practice' game. 

1. Make sure that you're in a good place to throw balls at laundry baskets. This would be a great outside game, too. But we decided to set it up inside today. That being said, make sure that the basket isn't near anything breakable. 
2. Balance the laundry basket on it's side.
3. Try to knock the basket over using a ball, rolled up socks, or, if you're outside, a hose!

Have fun!