A great one we just did was an ice block excavation. Over the period of 2 days I froze a bunch of cheap toys into a bowl of water. I did it in layers so that the entire block was full of "treasures", not just everything in one layer. Here are his goodies before going in the ice:
And here they are after the bowl was frozen over:
Then I flipped the bowl over, let it defrost a bit, and shook the ice out:
After that, I let him have at it! He had his plastic hammer and screw driver to start with, but then got a little wooden bat to really do some damage.
He absolutely loved this! He was so excited to start uncovering "treasures" from his "glacier":
Even our dog liked it! She got to eat all the big chunks he broke off :)
This was a great activity! He was outside with it for almost an hour and still hadn't finished. The rest of the chunks are back in our freezer till we can get to them again. ANYTHING that keeps him busy for an hour is a success to me!
Happy to see you "back." I've been enjoying following your blog. I too often have all the best intentions, but do not get the activities done. I often say I'm great at brainstorming and making lists, but not great at the follow through part. :)
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