My son is a little obsessed with the hose. Maybe it’s that he loves firetrucks, or that he sees his dad using it or maybe it’s just because kids are attracted to water like bees to honey! This game got created because my son refused a nap. It was hot, I was cranky so we went outside. I didn’t stay cranky long, we had a blast. Learning outside is the best!
- Gather your materials. You will need a garden hose ( or squirt bottles) , some sidewalk chalk and a future sharp shooter to play. Don’t forget your sunscreen either!
- Start by Drawing letters on your fence ( or patio) I asked my son which letters he wanted .
- Hand then the hose and call out the letters.
- Spray!!
- After the letters we moved to another piece of fence and did shapes!
- Spray!!
The sky is really the limit, you can use numbers, sight words for older kids, colors for younger… have fun !
Arlenkern74 says
what an excellent idea .
Booklover1212 says
This is a GREAT idea! I'll have to see if hubby will let us draw on the fence! LOL!
~ Jennifer
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Hannah says
I do something similar with my son. He insists on showering with me so I bought the crayola water crayons and paints and us them to draw the numbers, shapes, colors etc on the wall. Then he uses a water gun or squirting toy to spray the shapes as I or he names them.
Anonymous says
All I can say is Thank you…..my 4 yr old has been begging to play with the hose….but I didn't just want to set her loose. Now she will have an objective, there will be less chance for mischief.
Beverly says
thanks, we will be doing this
The Activity Mom says
Cute! I'm going to try this on the driveway.
Anonymous says
We used an idea similar to this when I was teaching my kids about evaporation. We did fun stuff with chalk on the driveway, then walked through the chalky puddles to make footprints. When the water evaporated from the prints, the chalky footprint was left. Kids love to jump in puddles, why not learn something as well?!
Amber says
My 4-year-old also loves the garden hose. And the sidewalk chalk. I know she would get a total kick out of this. I'll definitely give it a whirl this summer. Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
Jen says
We had fun with water and chalk today, too! I've been so sick lately, so i just wanted to get them outside doing somehting different. I used water,chalk, toothbrushes, the little medicine syringes for squirting, and paint brushes. I bet they would have had fun playing with the hose, though!
The Thompsons says
Great ideas! Looove love love your blog!
Felicia says
Love it! So simple and every kid loves to play with the water hose!
Kayce says
Great idea!! I plan on using that when my son gets older. He loves to be outside, but me…not so much. It's too hot here!
Julie Anne says
Super idea! Thanks for sharing!
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