Kids Activity: Underwater Photography

Summer break has officially been here for about a month for us! And it feels like we haven't really done anything yet. So we're buckling down, and learning new things.

First on our list? Underwater Photography

I thought this would be a fun one to teach my little boy.
First, we talked about what underwater photography is. His Answer: When you take photos under the water.
I would say there is no simpler way to say it. He's right!
And what can you take pictures of under the water? His Answer: Fish, people swimming, plants
Right again! This is a lot easier than I thought it would be.
Now to the harder part. Can you come up with 3 ideas of pictures that we can take under water when we go to the pool later today? Well, this one took a little longer to answer and even took some pushing to get a full 3 ideas, but here they are:
1. Diving for toys
2. floating on your back
3. Spinning/flipping in the water
Now, I wasn't entirely sure how well we were going to execute all of these so there was a disclaimer I had to explain to him about how taking pictures under water is even harder than taking pictures on land so we might not get great pictures (especially since I was taking these pictures with my phone in a waterproof case).

Well, here goes nothing:
1. Diving for toys

2. floating on your back

3. spinning/flipping in the water

And there you have it. We learned a little something, made a plan, and tried to execute our plan. Overall, it was a great experience. I highly recommend doing this with your little ones.

Kids Recipe: Fudge Pops

I have such a fun, easy, and delicious recipe for you today! Your kids can do this one all by themselves!

Ingredients:
chocolate pudding mix
milk
mini chocolate chips
popsicle molds

Mix everything together and pour it in in those popsicle molds.

Freeze for a couple hours. And enjoy! If you have any trouble getting them out of the mold, run the mold under some warm water.

Craft: Windchimes

Today, we made a very fun and cute little windchime. It cost a mere cents to make so that's also a plus!

We started out by picking up a stick in the yard, taking it to the garage, and sawing it down to size. We really liked how it was curved.

Then we collected some materials (black yarn, beads, and a couple washers).

We started out by attaching string to the stick. This will be the string that it hangs from.

I asked Owen how many strings he wanted to attach to the stick and his response was 7 (as expected, since he's 7). So we cut 7 lengths of string.

We then attached beads and washers to said pieces of string. He wanted to make them in a rainbow pattern.

And voila! We now have our windchime! We hung ours by the front door.

Disney World Vacation Round Up

Today, I will be sharing with you all the links to my previous posts about our trip to Disney World in October. Hopefully, they will be helpful to you. We had such a great time. It completely baffles me the people that don't have fun at the happiest place on Earth. Go in with the right expectations and all the right information.

Well, here they are! Enjoy!

Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Studios
Magic Kingdom Day 1
Magic Kingdom Day 2
Epcot
and a special one where we Ate Our Way Around the World!

Again, I hope you find these informative and helpful.

Kids Recipe: Worm Popsicles

I have a super easy popsicle recipe for you that you can totally change up and make your own! Plus, kids can make it all by themselves!

This popsicle only needs 2 things. Some kind of juice and candy. That's it!

We chose to use orange soda and gummy worms. So, here it is: We poured the orange soda into the popsicle molds, added one gummy worm to each one, and then stuck the stick into it! That's it! So easy! Freeze and serve! Since we used soda, they did expand a little, but not enough to really matter.

They were delicious and so much fun!