The Best DIY Water-Play Ideas for Kids
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Squirt gun target practice
When the kids get tired of squirting each other, set up targets for them to aim for. Draw targets with washable sidewalk chalk onto a fence. Draw several circles, starting with a small bull’s-eye in the center, then add three or four more circles around the bull’s-eye, each one bigger than the last. Assign each circle a point value and let the kids compete to see who can hit the most points (math practice alert). This game can work for almost any age, from toddlers to tweens. Simply adjust the size of the circles, and distance they must stand from the targets to take their shot.
Another target idea: Line up plastic drinking cups side by side onto a deck railing or stack upside down into a pyramid shape and fire away.
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