Forget the summer solstice – for mothers summer begins the minute school ends which means that summer is officially here. All the mothers are looking at each other with a mild panic in their eyes: “what are you planning to do with them this summer??,” hoping for ideas. The panic is that when they’re still small, camps are not an option. We must be millions strong who are wondering what the heck we’re gonna do with our kids for three months. If you live somewhere hot like we do then Little Gym and swimming are about the best options that you have. Those are great, but like anything there’s only so much you can do of that. We need more options close to home. Like, at home. And if like us Texans you’re wondering how you can play with them outside without melting, I got my Magic Cabin catalog a couple of weeks ago and fell in love with both of these ideas for outdoor play. Since we’re going to the beach for the first time that Miss P will actually be able to play there, I have a feeling that it’s going to be a hard landing when we get back. That kind of fun activity can’t be topped really for summer. So I’m planning to invest in this sandbox. Not only will it keep the beach fun alive, it won’t look unsightly in our backyard. Made from solid spruce, the roof cranks down to cover the sand when you’re inside (so bye bye critters that seem to be making Miss P cry these days). And a friend of mine told me about Safesand.com, which unlike most all sand sold in stores does not contain crystallized silica, a potentially carcinogenic dust.
Because lets face it: sitting inside some days can be like watching paint dry. I’m going to give Miss P a shady place to sit outside with this Gardenfort, it’s sooo dreamy. At least here if we have to watch something it’s watching nature grow. So between these, Little Gym and swimming lessons (plus the occasional trip to the mall where all the strollers gather to watch whichever puppeteer or musician is thankfully putting on a 30 minute show), we may just survive summer yet, and even enjoy doing it!
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