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, \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt's almost time for the summer Olympics and we are so excited. \u0026nbsp;The last summer Olympics were in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/2012\/07\/at-olympics.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2012 and they were here in London, we took Ethan\u003C\/a\u003E but he was only 9 months old so he doesn't really remember it! \u0026nbsp;This time around we'll just have to watch from home, but we're doing lots of little activities to learn about the games. \u0026nbsp;It's a great opportunity to learn about different countries and sports! \u0026nbsp;So we're starting with a sensory bin inspired by the Olympic rings and the talented athletes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-KPD4iDtfd_c\/V5p6IfLaN8I\/AAAAAAAAHiM\/k8KbLWQfODIlscbk3cvV3b3y0NxCH7OSACLcB\/s1600\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Btop%2Bimage.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-KPD4iDtfd_c\/V5p6IfLaN8I\/AAAAAAAAHiM\/k8KbLWQfODIlscbk3cvV3b3y0NxCH7OSACLcB\/s400\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Btop%2Bimage.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat you'll need:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Esensory material (rice, pasta, chickpeas, oats, buckwheat, etc)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Ered, green, yellow, blue and black paint\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Eziplock sandwich bags\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Elarge bucket or tray\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Esmall red, green, yellow, blue and black bowls\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Elittle people toys\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jyPaZAtR8Y\/V5p6OyZZ2mI\/AAAAAAAAHiQ\/57gL86tw-7w0JxSxrtr5QDFv3GOBBnp7ACLcB\/s1600\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bcolouring%2Bbuckwheat.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8jyPaZAtR8Y\/V5p6OyZZ2mI\/AAAAAAAAHiQ\/57gL86tw-7w0JxSxrtr5QDFv3GOBBnp7ACLcB\/s400\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bcolouring%2Bbuckwheat.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EI used buckwheat as a base for our sensory bin, because I'll be honest with you, my family does not like buckwheat! \u0026nbsp;I bought roasted buckwheat and buckwheat flakes and tried it in all sorts of different recipes with no success, so of course we couldn't let it go to waste and have used it in our sensory bin. \u0026nbsp;This bin would work just as well with rice, pasta, chickpeas, oats or any other sensory material that can be coloured. \u0026nbsp;We used the same \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/2016\/02\/rainbow-pasta-threading.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etechnique to colour the buckwheat as we've used for pasta\u003C\/a\u003E by\u0026nbsp;separating\u0026nbsp;the buckwheat into ziplock plastic bags\u0026nbsp;and mixing it with paint, then leaving it out to dry on trays.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SY2gqp0yzyE\/V5p6U4DQDbI\/AAAAAAAAHiU\/nMURCeimBFAQ6Bvvho3oxdOsLnyr7syWgCLcB\/s1600\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bdrying%2Bcoloured%2Bbuckwheat.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SY2gqp0yzyE\/V5p6U4DQDbI\/AAAAAAAAHiU\/nMURCeimBFAQ6Bvvho3oxdOsLnyr7syWgCLcB\/s400\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bdrying%2Bcoloured%2Bbuckwheat.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EOnce the buckwheat was dry I put each colour into its corresponding coloured bowl and placed all of the bowls into a large shallow bucket arranged in the pattern of the Olympic rings. \u0026nbsp;I then added a few little Happyland athlete toys that we had (but any people will do).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZXupVms-SR8\/V5p7jVenV-I\/AAAAAAAAHig\/NI7fQQ8hYdoXRjaDMSKqY4TKC-6UoOacgCLcB\/s1600\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bready%2Bto%2Bplay.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZXupVms-SR8\/V5p7jVenV-I\/AAAAAAAAHig\/NI7fQQ8hYdoXRjaDMSKqY4TKC-6UoOacgCLcB\/s400\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bready%2Bto%2Bplay.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EThen I put it down for the children to explore. \u0026nbsp;The first thing that they did was to pick up the athletes and have them run around the sensory bin a few times before putting them into one of the coloured rings.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_YuRQHEBQsU\/V5p95ga0lJI\/AAAAAAAAHis\/qbC4Pimpc6o163sDMk2eEjFyX-i5FLD9ACLcB\/s1600\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bputting%2Bathletes%2Binto%2Bsensory%2Brings.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_YuRQHEBQsU\/V5p95ga0lJI\/AAAAAAAAHis\/qbC4Pimpc6o163sDMk2eEjFyX-i5FLD9ACLcB\/s400\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bputting%2Bathletes%2Binto%2Bsensory%2Brings.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EThen as they started exploring they had long jumpers jumping into the bowls of buckwheat and swimmers swimming through them. \u0026nbsp;The runners and wheelchair racers were whizzing around the buckwheat and finding their way to the finish line.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-M5v5d0ofosI\/V5p9-2liBiI\/AAAAAAAAHiw\/Bj1Ip2Uf4swIuKh93iWWHSG7Ym86rchKACLcB\/s1600\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bracing%2Bathletes%2Baround.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-M5v5d0ofosI\/V5p9-2liBiI\/AAAAAAAAHiw\/Bj1Ip2Uf4swIuKh93iWWHSG7Ym86rchKACLcB\/s400\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bracing%2Bathletes%2Baround.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EAnd then they decided it was time to dump out all of the bowls and mix the colours together! The colours look really lovely together and the kids had so much fun exploring the buckwheat and picking up handfuls to let it run through their fingers. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-5oZfYb6D6qg\/V5p-EFVCtnI\/AAAAAAAAHi0\/ou_Nw_BjSXsEe42qtgS4EftwjFEO6oCyQCLcB\/s1600\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bpouring%2Bout%2Bsensory%2Brings.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-5oZfYb6D6qg\/V5p-EFVCtnI\/AAAAAAAAHi0\/ou_Nw_BjSXsEe42qtgS4EftwjFEO6oCyQCLcB\/s400\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bpouring%2Bout%2Bsensory%2Brings.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EThey pretended that it was rain and the rain was falling on all of the athletes doing their sports. \u0026nbsp;Ivy really enjoyed playing with the colourful buckwheat and stayed exploring it for ages. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9wLo7RowP9A\/V5p-Pnc9djI\/AAAAAAAAHi4\/V7UubLsg85st4ISQsYbakykIZ7MbkFx3gCLcB\/s1600\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bmaking%2Bit%2Brain.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9wLo7RowP9A\/V5p-Pnc9djI\/AAAAAAAAHi4\/V7UubLsg85st4ISQsYbakykIZ7MbkFx3gCLcB\/s400\/olympic%2Binspired%2Bsensory%2Bbin%2B-%2Bmaking%2Bit%2Brain.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EWe are looking forward to the Olympics even more now and can't wait to learn more about all of the nations that are competing and all of the events that the athletes are participating in.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; 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, \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe love messy play! \u0026nbsp;It's so great for the kids to be able to explore different materials and learn through their play. \u0026nbsp;I'm actually not too keen on the aftermath, but I know that they benefit so much from it so we do a lot of messy play. \u0026nbsp;So of course I was excited when we were offered a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.messy-me.com\/products\/messy-splashmats\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esplashmat from Messy Me\u003C\/a\u003E to try out and do some messy play on.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fvhcE89yjTM\/V5iB-pugnPI\/AAAAAAAAHho\/ajxLT0k_gloo042am_1dS4FddXChXQbqQCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bme%2Bsplashmat%2Breview%2B-%2Btop%2Bimage.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fvhcE89yjTM\/V5iB-pugnPI\/AAAAAAAAHho\/ajxLT0k_gloo042am_1dS4FddXChXQbqQCLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bme%2Bsplashmat%2Breview%2B-%2Btop%2Bimage.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt is a lovely big mat made of oilcloth and works on a table as well as on the floor. \u0026nbsp;I chose the olive grey mat with a star pattern as it is quite neutral and wouldn't take away from the bright colours of our activities. \u0026nbsp;The mat is really nice and I've decided to use it mostly on the floor to give us lots of space to play and give the kids freedom of movement. \u0026nbsp;I've also decided not to use paint on it as oilcloth can get stained, and it really is too lovely to stain, so we'll be using wipe clean materials only.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt's great for putting out on the floor with lots of paper and crayons and an assortment of other creative materials. \u0026nbsp;The kids love stickers so we've always got those around and as the mat is so nice and smooth it's great for pattern rubbing boards as well.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UrF0fG9HatY\/V5h-kvG2g7I\/AAAAAAAAHhc\/7EReY87-D1ACOSm1SMX47uMSmY9FJCr3ACLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bme%2Bsplashmat%2Breview%2B-%2Bcolouring.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UrF0fG9HatY\/V5h-kvG2g7I\/AAAAAAAAHhc\/7EReY87-D1ACOSm1SMX47uMSmY9FJCr3ACLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bme%2Bsplashmat%2Breview%2B-%2Bcolouring.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe've also used the mat for play dough that we were making dinosaur footprints in. \u0026nbsp;It's great when you've got a few kids over for a play date and don't have a table space big enough, I just put it out on the floor, gave each of the children a ball of play dough and some dinosaurs and they all kept busy and all of the play dough stayed on the mat. \u0026nbsp;Such easy set up and clean up, perfect for busy groups of kids.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-VIEGcow1SwE\/V5iCHPw7rsI\/AAAAAAAAHhs\/N8dMPDTRlq0F98ehik3vQjlGhRcU4xnFQCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bme%2Bsplashmat%2Breview%2B-%2Bdino%2Bfootprints%2Bin%2Bplay%2Bdough.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-VIEGcow1SwE\/V5iCHPw7rsI\/AAAAAAAAHhs\/N8dMPDTRlq0F98ehik3vQjlGhRcU4xnFQCLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bme%2Bsplashmat%2Breview%2B-%2Bdino%2Bfootprints%2Bin%2Bplay%2Bdough.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt's also great as a base for sensory bins and other sensory play. \u0026nbsp;Ivy does tend to make a bit of a mess with beans or rice getting all over the place when she plays, but of course I don't want to discourage her from exploring. \u0026nbsp;So by putting out the mat we keep the mess more contained and I can just pick it up at the end and pour all of the beans back into the sensory bin.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0L-0IwxJnPQ\/V5iCLuqHNnI\/AAAAAAAAHhw\/kzcF9tlLY8IiAFSu8aKpkjZZi6ESVMgYQCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bme%2Bsplashmat%2Breview%2B-%2Bsensory%2Bbin.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0L-0IwxJnPQ\/V5iCLuqHNnI\/AAAAAAAAHhw\/kzcF9tlLY8IiAFSu8aKpkjZZi6ESVMgYQCLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bme%2Bsplashmat%2Breview%2B-%2Bsensory%2Bbin.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe are really loving our Messy Me splashmat, it makes it so easy to set up activities on the floor for the kids to do and to keep their mess more contained. \u0026nbsp;I'm sure you'll see it in a lot of our messy play photos from now on!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EFor more fun, follow us on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/playlearneveryday\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playandlearneveryday\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayLearnToday\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/playlearntoday\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and sign up to receive our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/b7i-8b\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enewsletter\u003C\/a\u003E for regular updates!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E      \u003Ca data-pin-board-width=\"400\" data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" data-pin-scale-height=\"200\" data-pin-scale-width=\"80\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/playlearntoday\/play-learn-everyday-crafts-and-activities-from-the\/\"\u003E        Follow Play \u0026amp; Learn Everyday's board Play \u0026amp; Learn Everyday - Crafts and Activities from the Blog on Pinterest.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E* This is a review post, we were given a Messy Me Splashmat to use and write our honest opinions about.*"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/feeds\/6944937894794499297\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/2016\/07\/messy-me-splashmat-review.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8759386125390251217\/posts\/default\/6944937894794499297"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8759386125390251217\/posts\/default\/6944937894794499297"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/2016\/07\/messy-me-splashmat-review.html","title":"Messy Me Splashmat - Review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Play \u0026amp; 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, \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe love sand play, it's such a fun way to keep the kids busy playing outside in the summer. And they have no idea how much they're benefiting from it, but they're learning and developing so many skills as they play and explore.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-D8pJ5tqc858\/V41AFqRbguI\/AAAAAAAAHgE\/BA7qOpfpbHo_qtCBimN8aKXYIbVrSnKMACLcB\/s1600\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bsand%2Bbox%2Bpicnic%2Btable.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-D8pJ5tqc858\/V41AFqRbguI\/AAAAAAAAHgE\/BA7qOpfpbHo_qtCBimN8aKXYIbVrSnKMACLcB\/s400\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bsand%2Bbox%2Bpicnic%2Btable.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe've got a great \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.biggamehunters.co.uk\/acatalog\/Sandpits.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewooden sandpit\u003C\/a\u003E in our garden that the kids can use any time they like. \u0026nbsp;I used to have a plastic one and only bring it out occasionally but they both love playing in the sand so much that it makes sense to have a really lovely sandbox that they can use anytime, that is really sturdy and that looks really nice in the backyard too.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESensory\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EWe love all sorts of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/p\/sensory-play.html\"\u003Esensory play\u003C\/a\u003E and sand is definitely a favourite. \u0026nbsp;Who doesn't love that feeling of sand slipping through your fingers. \u0026nbsp;I can see the kids both picking up handfuls of sand and watching it trickle down back into the sandpit. \u0026nbsp;It's a great material that they can get their hands in and really explore, and yet it doesn't seem messy to them. \u0026nbsp;Even children who don't love mess will often play in the sand as it's so easy to just brush their hands off when they're finished. \u0026nbsp;So it is a great stepping stone to more sensory and messy play and gives the kids a great opportunity to explore the sense of touch and can lead to great conversations about what the sand feels like as they play with it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--nalglkS4MM\/V408SfEAR4I\/AAAAAAAAHfY\/_a28zWmKXvIDXGStORgsn6T-yH602XjSgCLcB\/s1600\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bsensory.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--nalglkS4MM\/V408SfEAR4I\/AAAAAAAAHfY\/_a28zWmKXvIDXGStORgsn6T-yH602XjSgCLcB\/s400\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bsensory.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFilling and Spilling\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EIvy can spend hours just filling up containers with things and then pouring them back out. It's definitely a common toddler pass time as it helps them to figure out the materials that they're working with and learn more about how they work.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cMvJ9arPvBw\/V408WczGtFI\/AAAAAAAAHfc\/EUwHHg96Z3I2rSgVgllcD05Wuhz7np46gCLcB\/s1600\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bfilling%2Bbucket.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cMvJ9arPvBw\/V408WczGtFI\/AAAAAAAAHfc\/EUwHHg96Z3I2rSgVgllcD05Wuhz7np46gCLcB\/s400\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bfilling%2Bbucket.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EAs Ivy fills up her bucket with sand she's developing her hand eye coordination getting that shovel right up to the bucket so that the sand doesn't spill out (too much!) She's learning about spacial awareness as she sees how much sand she can fit into that bucket and then she's learning about gravity as she dumps that sand back into the sandpit!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2wP9QzA-yrA\/V408aVgKQtI\/AAAAAAAAHfg\/uORmb8evqvwUZ3t1ngXSf8a1A-g8Xm9oQCLcB\/s1600\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bdumping%2Bbucket.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2wP9QzA-yrA\/V408aVgKQtI\/AAAAAAAAHfg\/uORmb8evqvwUZ3t1ngXSf8a1A-g8Xm9oQCLcB\/s400\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bdumping%2Bbucket.JPG\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWatching it change\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EAnother great thing to do with sand is to add water to it and observe how it changes. \u0026nbsp;I like to add just a little bit of water to one side of our sandpit and let the children mix it in with their hands and tell me about how it feels different. \u0026nbsp;Then we still have half a sandbox of dry sand that we can pour through our fingers and half a sandbox of wet sand that we can mould into different shapes. \u0026nbsp;It's another great time for discussion about how the water changed the sand into a different material that is now capable of making sand castles when before the sand would just slip down.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-athAAQ2wk4g\/V4085UxTPsI\/AAAAAAAAHfo\/BEFKf7n4DPIJq5-LkMKCQuhSAEQoa_Y2ACLcB\/s1600\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bmixing%2Bwater%2Bin.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-athAAQ2wk4g\/V4085UxTPsI\/AAAAAAAAHfo\/BEFKf7n4DPIJq5-LkMKCQuhSAEQoa_Y2ACLcB\/s400\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bmixing%2Bwater%2Bin.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAdding educational toys\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EThere are so many different sand toys available that go way beyond the typical bucket and spade (although of course we have many of those as well!) we absolutely love these \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/2014\/08\/sand-play.html\"\u003Eletter sand moulds\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that we've had for a few years and the kids can play with in a variety of different ways. \u0026nbsp;They start looking for the letters of their name straight away, then spell their names in the sand. \u0026nbsp;Then I can ask Ethan to find specific letters or to tell me the sounds of the letters that he's playing with. \u0026nbsp;This would also work really well with shapes and we would love to get some 3D shape sand moulds as well.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BU8Pg3YN7AM\/V40_UGWzoZI\/AAAAAAAAHf8\/q5LjDDbeGfI33yFYNdMh_ZX-bgaMAR_QgCLcB\/s1600\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bletter%2Bsand%2Bmoulds.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BU8Pg3YN7AM\/V40_UGWzoZI\/AAAAAAAAHf8\/q5LjDDbeGfI33yFYNdMh_ZX-bgaMAR_QgCLcB\/s400\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bletter%2Bsand%2Bmoulds.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlaying together\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EI find that Ethan and Ivy play really play well together in the sand, they share their toys and negotiate exchanges for what they need next. \u0026nbsp;They also come up with tasks that they can work on together like building a sand castle or making a tower of their sand toys. \u0026nbsp;They do great problem solving and collaborative play, they make plans talk to each other about what they're doing. \u0026nbsp;It really is lovely to watch as it strengthens the bond between them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ncd-Fi7JDiw\/V408fF2Z0_I\/AAAAAAAAHfk\/R_Qk5p7ud-cezzCwOh_JR9A8CFSqT_xmwCLcB\/s1600\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bworking%2Btogether.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ncd-Fi7JDiw\/V408fF2Z0_I\/AAAAAAAAHfk\/R_Qk5p7ud-cezzCwOh_JR9A8CFSqT_xmwCLcB\/s400\/benefits%2Bof%2Bsand%2Bplay%2B-%2Bworking%2Btogether.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThere are an infinite number of ways to play in the sand and the kids really do love and keep busy for ages. \u0026nbsp;How do your little ones like to play in the sand?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; 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, \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt's summer and the kids are home and always looking for things to do, so we've found a fun way to remind them of all the fantastic things that they can play with at home. \u0026nbsp;We love going out on big adventures but of course we've also got rainy days at home as well as time between activities when the kids need to find a calm activity to do. \u0026nbsp;It's also great to encourage their independence, because they can just find the bucket of fun, choose a card and then take out the toys to play with.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-x2cltwzeeK4\/V4v3jKU1-tI\/AAAAAAAAHec\/mz5z5p7D7389JMaKS0pE7vOyz1MZk33RwCLcB\/s1600\/summer%2Bbucket%2Bof%2Bfun%2B-%2Btop%2Bimage.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-x2cltwzeeK4\/V4v3jKU1-tI\/AAAAAAAAHec\/mz5z5p7D7389JMaKS0pE7vOyz1MZk33RwCLcB\/s400\/summer%2Bbucket%2Bof%2Bfun%2B-%2Btop%2Bimage.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EI absolutely love these cards because they have the words as well as pictures to show the toy or activity, and I made them myself using \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.twinkl.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwinkl\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;I've always loved Twinkl but somehow never noticed the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.twinkl.co.uk\/create\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECreate\u003C\/a\u003E option, and so if I didn't find what I was looking for then I just didn't do it. \u0026nbsp;Now that I've discovered Twinkl Create it has literally opened up a world of possibilities for me, there are so many things that I can make! \u0026nbsp;And it was super easy, just choose the style (I chose cards, but you could make labels, colouring sheets, displays, you name it) then I was able to input the text as well as choosing from thousands of different images to insert. \u0026nbsp;Then I was done and I could download them and print them out. \u0026nbsp;You do need to have a premium account with Twinkl to use create, but it's definitely worth it!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dM4TVLsS-FM\/V4v3ofe6yGI\/AAAAAAAAHeg\/pTrYsyU3Z-IJ_OWFMAAcv0ea-lfso3GEgCLcB\/s1600\/summer%2Bbucket%2Bof%2Bfun%2B-%2Bchoosing.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dM4TVLsS-FM\/V4v3ofe6yGI\/AAAAAAAAHeg\/pTrYsyU3Z-IJ_OWFMAAcv0ea-lfso3GEgCLcB\/s400\/summer%2Bbucket%2Bof%2Bfun%2B-%2Bchoosing.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe cards that I made list all of the different toys that we have available for the kids to play with all the time and that are easy for them to access and play with independently. \u0026nbsp;Things like Lego, toy cars, dolls, trains, puzzles, etc. \u0026nbsp;Once I printed out the cards I then put them all into a little sand bucket and put it on an easily accessible shelf for the kids.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U7vPS8yp-bs\/V4v3svyonOI\/AAAAAAAAHek\/RMrLJJiIMSAUGbMugeYLSy2CCKbGFUhSQCLcB\/s1600\/summer%2Bbucket%2Bof%2Bfun%2B-%2Btrains%2Bcard.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U7vPS8yp-bs\/V4v3svyonOI\/AAAAAAAAHek\/RMrLJJiIMSAUGbMugeYLSy2CCKbGFUhSQCLcB\/s400\/summer%2Bbucket%2Bof%2Bfun%2B-%2Btrains%2Bcard.JPG\" width=\"398\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003ENow when I'm in the middle of preparing a meal or tidying the house and they ask me what they can do, I just tell them to go and choose a card from the bucket of fun and they'll have an idea of what to do. \u0026nbsp;It's great because they are then inspired and they're playing with some toys that they otherwise ignore because they aren't their favourites.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-icxkTLU3MHY\/V4v3wt0UTYI\/AAAAAAAAHeo\/OyEDAOKsjvM4s48B_QKB4HQwZWHj9kmtgCLcB\/s1600\/summer%2Bbucket%2Bof%2Bfun%2B-%2Bblocks.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-icxkTLU3MHY\/V4v3wt0UTYI\/AAAAAAAAHeo\/OyEDAOKsjvM4s48B_QKB4HQwZWHj9kmtgCLcB\/s400\/summer%2Bbucket%2Bof%2Bfun%2B-%2Bblocks.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe are also planning on using our bucket of fun in different ways, this first version in mainly to encourage independent play but the next set of cards is more aimed at the two of them playing together. \u0026nbsp;So there are turn taking games, puppet shows and small world play in there. \u0026nbsp;I may also make some special cards for surprise days out that I put in there on their own and then ask one of the kids to pull out for a special family day of fun.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; 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, \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe love playing with bubbles and had so much fun trying out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/2016\/03\/bubble-painting.html\"\u003Epainting with bubbles\u003C\/a\u003E but somehow had never actually tried making our own bubble solution, until now! \u0026nbsp;We made the easiest bubble solution with just two ingredients and had so much fun trying to make the biggest bubbles possible!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wUFur8A6eRM\/V4VVsM35hOI\/AAAAAAAAHdc\/Wr5NHSnRSMAdJGw3vApBjRWkaO7VEzQ1gCLcB\/s1600\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bbubble%2Baround%2Bethan.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wUFur8A6eRM\/V4VVsM35hOI\/AAAAAAAAHdc\/Wr5NHSnRSMAdJGw3vApBjRWkaO7VEzQ1gCLcB\/s400\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bbubble%2Baround%2Bethan.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat you'll need:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Ebaby shampoo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Ewater\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Ea large tray \/ bucket \/ bowl\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Ehula hoop\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Estring\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Estraws\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Epipe cleaners\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003Eimagination\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgsqx2_f1yc\/V4VVxmtaGfI\/AAAAAAAAHdg\/KDj8lW-6mrcvFMR09JblEsOisaw7cJJQACLcB\/s1600\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bmaterials.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgsqx2_f1yc\/V4VVxmtaGfI\/AAAAAAAAHdg\/KDj8lW-6mrcvFMR09JblEsOisaw7cJJQACLcB\/s400\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bmaterials.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EWe started out by making our bubble solution using baby shampoo. \u0026nbsp;I decided to try baby shampoo instead of dish soap as so much of it lands on the kids and covers their hands that I wanted something really gentle. \u0026nbsp;And as it's a 'no tears' shampoo it also won't do them any harm if a bubble pops in their face. \u0026nbsp;You'll need to mix equal parts of baby shampoo gently with water and leave the mixture to sit for a few hours.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-96gN9mUrScc\/V4VV4-PGH3I\/AAAAAAAAHdk\/zXDI3pl944YoBS6DfOF_N6EysW7GzyRvgCLcB\/s1600\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bbubble%2Baround%2Bivy.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-96gN9mUrScc\/V4VV4-PGH3I\/AAAAAAAAHdk\/zXDI3pl944YoBS6DfOF_N6EysW7GzyRvgCLcB\/s400\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bbubble%2Baround%2Bivy.JPG\" width=\"398\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EThen for the fun part! \u0026nbsp;The first thing that we had to try was making giant bubbles around ourselves. \u0026nbsp;A word of warning here, the mixture is very slippery! \u0026nbsp;Please make sure that your kids don't go running in or out of the tray (as both of mine did and fell straight in getting soaked!) It took some time to get the hang of it and try to make big bubbles around the kids, but we had so much fun doing it!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0VuX6tm47Sw\/V4VXcmIDT5I\/AAAAAAAAHd0\/CICWxyt1WNEZmGhr-CgYBxxjzzhc1d-ZwCLcB\/s1600\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bmaking%2Ba%2Bbig%2Bbubble%2Btogether.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0VuX6tm47Sw\/V4VXcmIDT5I\/AAAAAAAAHd0\/CICWxyt1WNEZmGhr-CgYBxxjzzhc1d-ZwCLcB\/s400\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bmaking%2Ba%2Bbig%2Bbubble%2Btogether.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EWe also tried making our own bubble maker using string threaded between two straws. This was super fun to experiment with making giant bubbles that we could actually see float away. \u0026nbsp;The kids loved getting their hands into the goopy mixture and learning the technique to make the biggest bubbles.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_OsJlEMv4RM\/V4VZq6KofEI\/AAAAAAAAHeE\/ti3noTHSdowLKRhlzVrtNZJTo9yCeNWIQCLcB\/s1600\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bstraws%2Band%2Bstring%2Bbubble.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_OsJlEMv4RM\/V4VZq6KofEI\/AAAAAAAAHeE\/ti3noTHSdowLKRhlzVrtNZJTo9yCeNWIQCLcB\/s400\/making%2Bhuge%2Bbubbles%2B-%2Bstraws%2Band%2Bstring%2Bbubble.jpg\" width=\"398\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003EWe will definitely be making our super easy bubble mixture again throughout the summer to try and make even bigger bubbles!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; 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, \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe love messy play and we also love a challenge! \u0026nbsp;Ethan and Ivy are both keen painters and could spend ages painting beautiful artwork, but they do get covered in paint. \u0026nbsp;So when \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.johnsonsbaby.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJohnson's\u003C\/a\u003E told us about their messy play challenge, and that their \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.johnsonsbaby.co.uk\/skincare\/gentle-all-over-wipes\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enew wipes\u003C\/a\u003E that come out of the packet just one at a time, would solve all of our painty hands issues, of course we had to give it a try!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1wP8bbzQn0k\/V4K3JPBcN1I\/AAAAAAAAHcQ\/gHkgVx8OcCI1EwUIXtmprHzkHAt_0EoggCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bmaterials.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1wP8bbzQn0k\/V4K3JPBcN1I\/AAAAAAAAHcQ\/gHkgVx8OcCI1EwUIXtmprHzkHAt_0EoggCLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bmaterials.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EI set up the canvas' and paints for Ethan and Ivy, put on their aprons to keep their clothes clean and let them loose on creating their masterpieces. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YOo-k0YQ15k\/V4K7x3hbr0I\/AAAAAAAAHcc\/fE3ErnKjTUQ5TEgu4HhB0pID9NL6IhCHwCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bstarting%2Bto%2Bpaint.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YOo-k0YQ15k\/V4K7x3hbr0I\/AAAAAAAAHcc\/fE3ErnKjTUQ5TEgu4HhB0pID9NL6IhCHwCLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bstarting%2Bto%2Bpaint.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThey absolutely love painting and are very into colour mixing at the moment, so the very pretty red, yellow and blue quickly turn into a whole host of other colours and shades. \u0026nbsp;Then of course the little fingers have to get in there too, to help spread that paint around!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4WnECrWD-kA\/V4K8-jc-P3I\/AAAAAAAAHco\/YuBnNuAFYXstclE7ENwuMMhjboRc7FBpgCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bivy%2Bpainting.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4WnECrWD-kA\/V4K8-jc-P3I\/AAAAAAAAHco\/YuBnNuAFYXstclE7ENwuMMhjboRc7FBpgCLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bivy%2Bpainting.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EEthan finished his painting first and as I was still helping Ivy it was great that he could get a wipe out himself and start cleaning off his hands. \u0026nbsp;Because the new wipes come out one at a time I didn't have to worry about Ethan getting paint all over the packet and wasting a bunch of wipes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HeyvnKBi4iI\/V4K9CpqpCmI\/AAAAAAAAHcs\/h_H8t0EZKMYMddw2-Cg5hy6KtxKxaunowCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bethan%2Bgetting%2Ba%2Bjohnsons%2Bwipe.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HeyvnKBi4iI\/V4K9CpqpCmI\/AAAAAAAAHcs\/h_H8t0EZKMYMddw2-Cg5hy6KtxKxaunowCLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bethan%2Bgetting%2Ba%2Bjohnsons%2Bwipe.JPG\" width=\"398\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThen when Ivy finished of course she wanted to get her own wipe as well, so I let her get one out and then I took another one so that we could clean her up really well (she is incredibly talented at covering herself with paint!)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xdxwi2wZbl4\/V4K9GM1XuBI\/AAAAAAAAHcw\/B4SBD6AsTY4FcJztsTWYf-x-pMoRJ40ogCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bivy%2Bgetting%2Ba%2Bjohnsons%2Bwipe.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xdxwi2wZbl4\/V4K9GM1XuBI\/AAAAAAAAHcw\/B4SBD6AsTY4FcJztsTWYf-x-pMoRJ40ogCLcB\/s400\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bivy%2Bgetting%2Ba%2Bjohnsons%2Bwipe.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAnd that was it, masterpieces complete and drying and hands were clean and kids could get back to playing with their toys. \u0026nbsp;These Johnson's wipes are definitely going in with our messy play supplies!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-900kz84Hy5c\/V4K9JxJ0-TI\/AAAAAAAAHc0\/tA-Iwy0_Cd4LQMHtYRxC1knunpnSWFqWQCLcB\/s1600\/messy%2Bplay%2Bchallenge%2B-%2Bivy%2Bwiping%2Bhands.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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, \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E      \u003Ca data-pin-board-width=\"400\" data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" data-pin-scale-height=\"200\" data-pin-scale-width=\"80\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/playlearntoday\/play-learn-everyday-crafts-and-activities-from-the\/\"\u003E        Follow Play \u0026amp; Learn Everyday's board Play \u0026amp; Learn Everyday - Crafts and Activities from the Blog on Pinterest.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E* This is a review post, we were sent a messy play pack from Johnson's in order to try out their new wipes and write our honest opinions.*"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/feeds\/4374502079696647291\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/2016\/07\/messy-play-challenge.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8759386125390251217\/posts\/default\/4374502079696647291"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8759386125390251217\/posts\/default\/4374502079696647291"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.playlearneveryday.com\/2016\/07\/messy-play-challenge.html","title":"Messy Play Challenge"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Play \u0026amp; 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