Social distancing day 30: Water play

The kids wanted water play so we had two types today.  In the morning we played colored water.  This used to be something I did as a kid on weekend mornings.  I remember it being really cool but my kids were not that excited about it.  Maybe they are too young?  Not sure but it was not the huge hit I was hoping.  Maybe it just because my dad did such a good job of convincing us it was super fun?  Not sure.  It was 15-20 minutes of entertainment not the hour I had hoped.

The game is clear containers of water and kids tell you how many drops of food coloring they want of each color and then you get to watch the colors swirl and change.  Its really lovely.

In the afternoon I thought we'd get out the sensory table and play in the water a bit.  Wren decided she wanted to scrub the rail road ties with a toothbrush instead but Flynt played in the table for a while before he decided he wanted to "paint the deck" with water.  Not what I planed but everyone was wet and happy and played outside for over an hour with little supervision.  I even got to pull a couple weeds while the kids were playing.