When we decided to move out here to Kansas I realized that we were going to have a long summer of no friends or camping. Honestly it worried me quite a bit. I didn't want my kids hating Kansas right away and I don't do well with just sitting around the house. So I started pinning ideas on pinterest. Stuff we could do this summer. Then when we got here I made a big list of stuff off pinterest and places to go here in Kansas. This is one of the ideas I got from pinterest.
It was just letting the kids build with gumdrops and toothpicks. They all really liked it and it entertained them for close to an hour.
Kambree wasn't so skilled at it yet. She just stuck a bunch of sticks into one gumdrop and then called it a "Popsicle".
But the boys did really good at it. And for two dollars in gumdrops and toothpicks it was totally worth it!
6 comments:
What a fun idea! I'll have to do that with my girls, I bet they would love it, I could see Abigale going crazy with something like that. You are a good mom!
I just had my kids do this a couple of weeks ago with marshmallows. They didn't hold up as well as your gumdrops did. Looks fun!
I've seen this and wondered how well it worked, and kept their attention. We'll have to try it now!!
We are sure that the fun didn't end after the building was done. I imagine that Kambree, at least, ate her project. How fun! Gum drops down here in Honduras stay real soft due to all the humidity. However, they don't last long because... well, I like to eat them. Love you all, Mom and Dad John
Jen it says your parents blog is gone do they have a new one ?
Celeste - it was just messed up for a bit - but now it is fixed.
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