There’s nothing better than have fun in the sun by spashing in some water. You don’t need a fancy pool or special equipment, just kids and water! So slather on some sunscreen, and go get wet!

• Paint with water. Grab some real house paintbrushes and rollers and go to town painting the sidewalk!
• Make garden soup with some friends. Happy Hooligans had the kids pick their own flowers before getting started on the “soup”.
• Recycle old glue bottles as water squirters. This idea from Playdough to Plato has toddlers working on their fine motor skills while beating the heat.
• Add colorful ice to water, like Fun-A-Day. Watch as the ice melts into the rest of the water, the colors mixing to create new colors.
• Water the flowers and yard. If you have a way to collect rainwater for this activity, do it! Just remember to dump the water when you’re finished, because standing water will attract mosquitos, and no one wants that!
• Make sponge bombs! Cut clean sponges into strips, gather a bunch of them together in a star shape using a rubber band, and have fun bombing floating items in a kiddie pool or tub of water. Be prepared, this one gets really splashy!