Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Cooling Off

My favourite summer temperatures range from 18 to 24 degrees Celcius.  Normally I would consider the recent 30+ degree weather to be uncomfortably hot but after a long spell of below normal temps it was quite welcome.

Last weekend I was able to get the deck painted – and dry before it rained.  The children love the new deck space and the slip resistent paint is wonderful;

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Yesterday I added several water play stations around the yard.  Of course for the toddlers water and sponges meant – time to do some cleaning;


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We finally got a chance to try out the new mist sprayer that I bought from Rona – love it!!  The children were thrilled that it also creates rainbows (which I couldn’t capture in the picture).

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With several water stations there was plenty of opportunity to move toys – and water – from one area to another;

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There was a brief issue when one of the containers sprung a leak;

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After several attempts to block the hole with rocks and twigs the children came up with this solution;

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When the pot filled up it was dumped back into the bin – aptly displaying the ‘We Recycle’ label. :-)

Water play is such a great way to cool off on a hot summer day.

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