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Family Friendly Summer Fun Links – The All Things Family Blog Carnival

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:51:30 +0000

My friends and I continue to try and share link love with the All Things Family blog carnival – welcome to the July 20, 2010 edition. If you have a blog, feel free to add your own family-friendly links to our future editions!

The All Things Family Blog Carnival

Yummy Summer Food

Char Polanosky presents Large Batch Pasta Salad Recipe posted at Raising A Healthy Family, saying, “This pasta salad recipe is perfect for summer picnics, swim meets, and heat-free dinners.”

Randa presents Family Friendly Restaurants at The FunPlace Database.

Shannon presents Make Fast Iced Tea at The Tea Cabinet.

Jen presents Tuna salad lettuce wraps posted at Projects for Preschoolers, saying, “a tasty treat the kids will love to help put together.”

And I’ll add Craft Jr.’s Easy Summer Recipes Kids Will Love.

Summer Crafting & Activities

Heather Mann presents Sew Cloth Diaper Inserts from Scraps posted at Croq Zine – The Blog, saying, “Use scrap fabric to create absorbent inserts for cloth diapers.”

Vera Lang presents Vintage Shell Prints for Beach Cottage Decorating posted at Fine Craft Guild .com, saying, “5 free prints for you to download. You can find these and other craft & home decorating tools, ideas and tutorials at this site.”

Jen presents Watermelon Coloring page and counting activity posted at Projects for Preschoolers, saying, “summer fun with a sweet twist, this watermelon coloring page is also a fun counting activity!”

More Misc. Links I Wanted to Include

Sheryl Owen presents Change of Address: Top 10 TV Shows About Cleaning and Organizing Your Home posted at Change of Address.

Pamela Jorrick presents Summer Days posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of all things family using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Beach Crafts

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:03:14 +0000

Later this summer, we’re renting a beach house for our family vacation. We can’t wait. I was trying to figure out things we can do while we are there to keep the kids happy but also keep us on a budget. I’ve found some incredible beach crafts we plan on making while we are there. We will need to do a little advanced planning to make sure we have all the things we need, but most of it we should be able to find right there by the water – shells, sand, driftwood and beach glass!

Related Pages: Luau Bingo, Summer Printables, Easy Friendship Bracelets

Check out all of the summer kids activities from the Woo! Jr. Network!

Summer Birthday Party Games

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:35 +0000

With summer finally here, plenty of birthday parties are underfoot. I myself have been trying to figure out how to impress my almost 7 year old daughter next month with some cool birthday theme like this incredibly cute Goldilocks and the Three Bears birthday party. I honestly don’t know that I can outdo that one, though. :)

Classic Summer Party Games

These birthday party games are easy and fast, and popular no matter how many times we play them!

Water Balloon Toss

Pair up kids and have them stand in two lines, facing their partners. Have them toss the water balloons back and forth, having the kids take a step backwards after each turn. The last pair with an unbroken water balloon wins!

Bubbles

Not really a game, but an old standby that children love. You can also get creative and make bubble wands from plastic-coated coat hangers in various shapes and sizes.

Jump Rope H20

Have children jump rope while holding a paper or plastic cup of water with their teeth. The kid with the most water in their cup at the end wins.

Toilet Paper Races

Split the children into teams of at least 5-7 people. Have them sit in a line all facing towards the front. Give the first child the end of a roll of toilet paper, and have them pass back the roll to their ‘team’. If the toilet paper breaks, they have to start over. The first team t get to the end of their line with an unbroken length of toilet paper wins!

Easy Summer Party Games

Pick a Duck

Buy a collection of cheap rubber ducks and fill up a kiddy pool or large tub with water. Write numbers on the bottom of the ducks and let the children pick them out of the water. Their prizes are given to them based on the numbers on the bottoms of their ducks.

Limbo

Use a broom or section of PVC pipe and put on some silly music. The children need to go under the stick bent over back wards, tummy first. Gradually lower the stick, and as children fall down trying, they are eliminated. The last one to get through the lowest limbo stick height wins.

Musical Inner Tubes

Play this like musical chairs, but the kids need to stand in the middle of a blown up inner tube (you can find these really cheap at your local dollar store). If you’re really lucky, you can find inner tubes to match the theme of your party!

Croquet

Split children into teams and play croquet. You have have them take turns at each arch (faster) or give them all a chance to play each arch (slower).

Summer Party Games to Make

Instructions on how to make these great outdoor party games or carnival games.


Make a Bozo Bucket Toss Game	Make a Fishing Booth Game	Make a Bean Bag Toss Game	Make a Ring Toss Party Game

Bean Bag Toss and Ring Toss Summer Party Games


Butterfly Bean Bag Toss Game	Grand Slam Baseball Game Stand-Up	Clown Ball Toss Game	Airblown Castle Ring Toss Game

Also check out our circus crafts and party printables, and also our watermelon recipes and watermelon carving ideas!

Camping Coloring Pages

Wendy Piersall — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:36:28 +0000

I’m really enjoying my camp crafts kick lately, and it’s only going to get worse. I’ve totally got the summer bug this year. Last year we were totally broke, spending more than $500 a month on gas, so our summer kind of sucked. This year we’re having much more fun!! So today, here’s a set of camping coloring pages to print.

Be sure to check out our other camp crafts, like these God’s Eyes and Friendship Bracelets. Our Recycled Crafts are a huge hit as well.

Bear in Camp	Camp Kids	Camp Canoe
Camp Crafts	Road Trip	Big Fish, Little Fisherman
Rainy Day Camping	Summer Camp	Enter at Your Own Risk
Campfire	Crafty Camp Kid	Toasting Marshmallows

We hope you love all the summer activities and coloring pages from the Woo! Jr. Kids Activities Network!


Beach Craft Driftwood Mobiles	Beach Sand Mosaic Casting	Sea Shell Wreaths

Beach Glass Craft	Beach Coloring Pages	Make Seashell Candles

Origami Oyster Shell Tutorial	Shell Figurine Craft	Making Sand Candles

Silly Sea Shell Creatures	Shell Matching Game Craft	Beach Shell Animals

Driftwood Craft Ideas	Beach Sand Hand Casting	Driftwood Photo Holder