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My son’s preschool is excellent, and their annual game day is always a highlight of the year! Emma and Lily got to come along to watch – and participate, in most of the activities. The hula hoop “basketball” setup was a favorite with both Emma and Johnny (Lily was velcro-ed to me at this point, and so didn’t participate).
Johnny loved T-ball so much, that we invested in this batting tee for him to enjoy this summer. I think his sisters will have fun with it as well! He doesn’t know it exists, yet. Lily has been standing in as his backyard pitcher – a pastime I hope will continue after the batting tee arrives!
Dancing with scarves to music was Emma’s favorite part, while Lily was enthralled with beach balls. We have three beach balls to play with in our yard this summer!
It was so fun to see all three kids participate together with other students and siblings for the goodbye song, gathered around a giant parachute!
What are your favorite active, outdoor games for little ones?
Learning Laboratory celebrates hands-on, creative, and fun learning for all ages. I hope you’ll share some of the fun learning that has been happening in your homes! Here are a few of my favorites from the posts that were linked up last week:
- Children’s canvas art at waddlee-ah-chaa
- Hirst-inspired art at Taming the Goblin
- Fun with Sugar cubes at Science Sparks
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Love the parachute picture – looks like an amazing group all having fun together!!
My kids are sort of learning to hula hoop. Mostly they imagine outside, and run around. :)
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maryanne Reply:
June 18th, 2012 at 7:28 am
I need to find some hula hoops for my kids. Emma has been asking for one for ages, and I know she plays with them at school.
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That looks like a great day at school.
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maryanne Reply:
June 18th, 2012 at 9:24 am
It’s fantastic – they spend the entire day outside – and had perfect weather for it, this year!
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That looks like so much fun. We had a newspaper fashion show.
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maryanne Reply:
June 18th, 2012 at 11:34 am
I love the idea of a newspaper fashion show!
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Great pictures! Running in sprinklers is very popular here as well as playing with balls.
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maryanne Reply:
June 18th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
We just brought out the sprinkler this past weekend – so much fun!
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Brilliant!
All of it!
The hula hoop basketball is going to change my little ones lives!
thanks for sharing1
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maryanne Reply:
June 18th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
I thought the hula hoop basketball was particularly brilliant – such an easy way to create a small-child-friendly “basketball” game!
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What a wonderful day it looks to have been I hope that our pre-school puts on something similar next year.
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I am all over the batting T. My son is 3 and is into the T right now too. Do you use a wiffle ball? or a regular baseball?
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maryanne Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 10:14 am
Both – they can use a regular baseball if it’s just one kid out there batting, but if siblings are playing nearby they have to use a wiffle ball. My son especially seems to enjoy the feeling of hitting a proper baseball :)
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Looks like a great day for all the kids!
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We have the same T, which we got for J’s baseball themed party. It was a great investment. Being overwhelmed by little kids we opted for the plastic bat + wiffle ball option for the party, and all the kids loved it. It looks like the kiddos had a great time at preschool game day. Thanks for sharing your fun.
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I love that parachute thingy! We also use that in the school where I go to work. I love it when we do “hot air balloon” :) Being part of preschool game day brings out the kid in us too, doesn’t it?
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We are taking a parachute to Cambodia to play with our kids that we sponsor. I can’t wait to hear their laughter!!! :)
I shared an older post (10 Little Rubber Ducks) this week as it goes perfect with your 5 Little Duck!
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maryanne Reply:
June 21st, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Perfect! Thank you, Jeannine!
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I have always encouraged my kids to be as energetic and positive as always. They loved engaging in any kind of outdoor sports as long as they get to play and enjoy with other kids. I love that picture where kids gathered around that giant parachute.
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