summer things to do Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/summer-things-to-do/ 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 Rock Painting {a summer favourite} https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/06/23/rock-painting-a-summer-favourite/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/06/23/rock-painting-a-summer-favourite/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:39:32 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=23136 On the way home from town today, we quickly stopped off at the dollar store for a few art supplies.  I grabbed some acrylic paints, some paint brushes, and a few paint palettes, and we headed home to do one of our very favourite summer activities – rock painting.  We started off with just the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/06/23/rock-painting-a-summer-favourite/feed/ 0 23136 Simple Summer Fun: Seashell Painting https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/07/simple-summer-fun-seashell-painting/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/07/simple-summer-fun-seashell-painting/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2013 07:55:37 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=13213 While cleaning out our vehicle yesterday, I realized that we still had a big stash of beach shells we’d collected a couple months hiding in our hatch (you know you’re a parent when…)  We’d originally collected them with the intent of painting them, so that’s just what we did.   First, we gave our shells… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/07/simple-summer-fun-seashell-painting/feed/ 2 13213 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 Floating Flowers… Fun for Pools, Baths, & Sensory Bins https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/18/floating-flowers-fun-for-pools-baths-sensory-bins/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/18/floating-flowers-fun-for-pools-baths-sensory-bins/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:12:35 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=13035 When we went to pick up a pool noodle for Gracen’s marble run water slide, she originally fell in love with a flower-shaped noodle.  While I knew it wouldn’t be the best fit for our marble run, at $1.25, I knew we would eventually figure out a way to put it to good use.   It… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/18/floating-flowers-fun-for-pools-baths-sensory-bins/feed/ 4 13035 Super Simple 5 Minute Backyard Teepee https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/03/super-simple-5-minute-backyard-teepee/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/03/super-simple-5-minute-backyard-teepee/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:51:06 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12418 First off, I have to say that my Baba is hands down one of the most amazing, wonderful women I know.  She’s one of those ladies who can truly do anything…  From sewing to cooking to running a farm, fixing things, painting, gardening, building things, and entertaining – she excels at all.  Oh, and at… Read More

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