Visiting the Moon

Yay for my best co-worker and I!

We had so much fun tonight.

Tonight was our school's Science Fair Open House.

Together with the Preschool and Pre-K teachers at our daycare, we put on four rooms of experiments and general happy silliness.

Our theme was outer space.

My friend Laura and I chose the gym as our "classroom" and carried in tables.

We had an experiment with balloons (rockets),

coloring sheets of outer space,,

"moon" play dough (Can you say "moon critters"?)

a "moon" photo op created by the Kindergarten students

and

even six kinds of cheese to taste. (Did you know the moon isn't really made of cheese? shocking!)

Not only a chance to learn,

tonight was also a chance for prospective students to get a look and my friend and I.

Sigh....

It was a lot of work.

I am tired.

But,

it was completely worth it.

There is nothing quite like the joy of little ones playing with simple things.

Like crayons...

play dough...

balloons.

I pray that you may be as fortunate as my friend and I...

...That you may experience the joy of a job well done.

I hope you rest easy tonight and awake tomorrow ready for the adventures before you.

May you be blessed.

Today,

Tomorrow,

Always.

Play in the yard!

Late this afternoon, my kids and I headed outside.

My youngest daughter is greatly concerned that the caterpillars have disappeared and that we haven't found their chrysalis. We searched for a while but didn't find them. (I'm convinced they are in the garden somewhere.)

My son was totally unconcerned with our activities and enjoyed playing with the dried grass clippings in the yard. (He loves to throw them up and watch them rain down!)

After hunting in vain for the black swallow tails, my eldest and I thought it might be fun to play with our "scoop and toss" game. The game is satisfying with an ordinary ball but, today we took it up a notch.

We played with water balloons!

The balloons rolled just as well as the ball normally does and had the added bonus that either catching or missing could result in a water bath!

The next time you are at a loss of what to do, go outside and relax with your favorite people.

Whether you play a game or sit around and talk, doing "nothing" important can be delightful!

The Joy of Water balloons!

For one dollar and seven cents (maybe a little more depending on the tax in your area), you can buy about one hundred chances to soak a loved one and listen to them squeal! Rarely can so much enjoyment be had for so very little cold hard cash.

Regardless of your age, playing with water balloons can be a great way to spend a summer afternoon or evening. Whether you play for bragging rights in a water balloon toss, or plan to ambush a family member arriving home from work, don't deal out more than you are willing to take! It is not sporting to cower and howl with irritation when a loved one sneaks up on you and "shares" a little water with you a day or so after you've soaked them!

So, dig up a little spare change and create memories with your favorite people.

You don't need a holiday, birthday or other excuse play.

Of course if you want to make up a pretend reason, go right ahead...I won't tell.

I thought I heard someone say that tomorrow is "National Soak Someone You Care About Day"!