In case some of you thought it was all rainbows and fairies and cupcakes around here, I thought you needed to know about this week's theme : Picnics.
Despite an unbelievable haul from the library, Picnic Week has mainly been a bust because, as you Minnesotans know, it's monsoon season here.
Two picnics (including an excursion to the St. Paul Saints berm) have been cancelled due to inclement weather. Boo. Hiss.
While the food was still great last night (Thug Kitchen's Butternut Squash Queso(ish) Dip! surprisingly cheese-like! way delicious!), it was time for a rain-check craft. We had a cool t-shirt designing kit that I had been saving for just an occasion.
Despite multiple efforts and techniques used, our t-shirts were a big FAIL and everyone ended the night crying into a bowl of M&Ms (except me! well, I didn't have the crying part, I DID have the M&M part).
Here's the theme week breakdown for the summer, if you'd like to follow along (you can check out my Pinterest board for theme weeks if you're looking for more projects):
Picnic Week
- um, picnics?
- geocaching
- books (to be listed shortly)
Rubber Band Week
- geoboard
- exploding a watermelon with rubber bands
Butterfly Week
- visit a butterfly garden
- watch Flight of the Butterflies
- books
- make butterfly pasta
Red, White, and Blue Week
- pick strawberries
- fireworks
- make pinwheels
Rain Week
- make a rain gauge
- that crazy shaving cream and food coloring rain cloud
- make a raindrop suncatcher
Color Week
- make rock candy!
- make paper spinners
- rainbow smoothies
- paint on wet glue
- Sharpie and rubbing alcohol t-shirts
Star Week
- visit the planetarium
- watch Star Wars
- constellation flashlights
Nature Week
- scavenger hunt
- nature walk bracelets
- visit the Forest History Center
Boat Week
- make boats out of egg cartons
- ... origami
- ... twigs
- ... corks
- see the Tall Ship Festival
Flower Week
- make paper flowers
- make bubble paint hydrangeas
- make rainbow roses
Heat Week
- play with a giant ice cube
- make paper fans
- make ice cream
- visit a splash pad
Hope you're enjoying your summer!
