Okay, so I know I wasn’t going to post this week…but this idea just happened. Hoping it helps you with over-tired, candy-filled, post-4th of July kiddos. My boys LOVE their water guns, but they don’t love to get shot in the face with water. In the past, to give them a productive goal, we’ve set up recycled trash as a target to aim at instead of ...
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Great idea Heather. Too bad we have a chain link fence!
We will have to find an acceptable side of the house.
that’s a great alternative. Or the garage door. Or even the driveway.
will store the idea away in case it ever stops raining in Britain. Currently we’re all flooding.
Oh no! sorry to hear that…it’s pretty hot over here. Hope you dry up soon!
Fun! I came up with this similar target practice activity for inside after one too many close calls with a Nerft gun dart to the eye. (Seriously, why do all kids instinctively shoot for the eyes?) It involves Nerf guns, a glass door or window, and window/glass crayons by Crayola or anything else you know you can swip clean off of glass.
oh! what a great idea jennifer! We have successfully avoided nerf guns, but I’m confident with 4 boys I don’t have much longer. Good to have a constructive activity with them! Thanks for sharing.