summer fun Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/summer-fun/ Tue, 28 Jul 2015 05:36:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 Squirt Gun Painting https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/07/21/squirt-gun-painting/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/07/21/squirt-gun-painting/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2015 05:26:11 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68122 Though this afternoon’s squirt gun painting wasn’t planned, a monstrous hour and 45 minute clean-up after quiet play time didn’t leave us much time before dinner, so we ditched our other {more involved} painting plans and tried something super simple and quick to set up! {this post contains affiliate links} All we did was grab… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/07/21/squirt-gun-painting/feed/ 1 68122 Simple Bed Sheet Tent https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/08/11/simple-bed-sheet-tent/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/08/11/simple-bed-sheet-tent/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=23317 As a girl, I adored spending time in special little forts and hideaways, and now I love creating similar spaces for Miss G to cozy up in.  Though we’re huge fans of our super simple backyard teepee, this summer we decided to try something new – a simple triangular tent created using only a few… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/08/11/simple-bed-sheet-tent/feed/ 4 23317 Water Fight {round 2} https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/07/08/water-fight-round-2/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/07/08/water-fight-round-2/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 07:51:14 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=23167 Today pretty much looked like this… The highlight was undoubtedly when Grandma Charlotte ended up in the kiddie pool fully clothed with a handful of kale. {Can you guess who caused such a thing?? Good thing she’s such a good sport!} Are you following us on Facebook and Instagram yet? We’d love to have you!

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/07/08/water-fight-round-2/feed/ 0 23167 Backyard Waterfight https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/07/07/backyard-waterfight/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/07/07/backyard-waterfight/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:11:55 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=23163 Staying with Brad’s parents in the summer always involves spending a lot of time in their gorgeous backyard, which somehow seems to lead to regular water fights.  For the most part, I try to stay uninvolved, but Miss G and her Papa?  Well they have some pretty good ones and today they kicked off our… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/07/07/backyard-waterfight/feed/ 0 23163 Chalk on the Trampoline https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/06/27/chalk-on-the-trampoline/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/06/27/chalk-on-the-trampoline/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:05:33 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=22768 This afternoon we tried the neatest thing…  Using chalk on the trampoline!  My sister-in-law suggested the idea and the kids absolutely loved it.  The chalk went on smoothly and vibrantly, and in no time, the trampoline was transformed into a giant chalkboard-esque canvas. Grae and I started on a collaborative rainbow… While Kinslee drew her… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/06/27/chalk-on-the-trampoline/feed/ 3 22768 Bubble Painting https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/06/bubble-painting/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/06/bubble-painting/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2013 07:15:21 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=13207 Yesterday Miss G and I finally got around to something that’s been on my mental activity list forever now… Bubble painting!  Now if you cruise Pinterest, you’ll see that bubble painting is all over the internet and everyone seems to do it a little bit differently.  Variations include all different sorts of bubble solutions, wands,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/06/bubble-painting/feed/ 3 13207 Frozen SCENTED Sidewalk Chalk Popsicles https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/18/frozen-scented-sidewalk-chalk-popsicles/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/18/frozen-scented-sidewalk-chalk-popsicles/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:07:03 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=13022 When I saw this post from Reading Confetti, I immediately fell in love.  We’ve made our own sidewalk chalk paint for a long while now and I’d seen many frozen versions, but never had I seen them made in popsicle moulds before!  After sharing the idea on our Facebook page and pinning it on several… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/18/frozen-scented-sidewalk-chalk-popsicles/feed/ 2 13022 Pool Time https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/05/pool-time/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/05/pool-time/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:45:39 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12878 Top knots, ruffled bathing suits, backyard pools, and vacation time… These are the things summer is made of. ♥  For extra fun, like us on Facebook here and find us on Instagram here.  

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/05/pool-time/feed/ 2 12878 Backyard Hammock https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/04/backyard-hammock/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/04/backyard-hammock/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2013 06:59:01 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12840 After an easy breezy 6 hour road trip up to the Okanagan (seriously, this new colouring obsession is pretty awesome, especially during car trips) we arrived to Brad’s parents place where a new hammock was waiting to be set up.  Gracen helped her Papa put it together and they jumped in immediately afterwards.  These photos… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/04/backyard-hammock/feed/ 0 12840 A Local Favourite: Maple Grove Pool https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/02/a-local-favourite-maple-grove-pool/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/02/a-local-favourite-maple-grove-pool/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:17:37 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12874 Today we took our little fish to one of our very favourite summer spots in the city… Maple Grove Outdoor Pool.  Gracen seriously loves this place.  The pool’s fairly shallow, so there are lots of areas where she can easily wade around without assistance, there’s a little slide which she zooms down on repeat, and… Read More

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