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The Best DIY Water-Play Ideas for Kids

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The Best DIY Water-Play Ideas for Kids

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Water-filled piñata

Let the kids release some pent-up energy while cooling off with a piñata filled with water! To create this backyard water activity, fill a balloon about halfway with water and tie off. Using some string, tie the water-filled balloon onto a tree branch. Let preschoolers hit the water balloon with tennis rackets, plastic bats or a cardboard wrapping paper tube. Head over to ZiggityZoom Family for all the details.

These water piñatas won’t last long, but getting wet is the point of this water-play activity, and you can always make more with a large bag of balloons. 

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