Splash Day

Today was Splash Day for my class! Everyone (except me) came dressed in their bathing suits, and with a packed lunch. While the kids were arriving and beginning their routine, I was attempting to make water balloons. While it turned out fine in the end, I did manage to get water all over myself, the sink, counter and floor. Oh well, that's why I have a mop!

After our morning activities, we all trooped outside for a picnic lunch! We enjoyed eating outside, then I set up the wading pool. The hose had a hole in it, so I had to angle it at a weird angle to fill up the pool. I also had fun squirting the kids with it. I think they enjoyed being squirted than they did the actual pool. Oh well!

We then decided it was time for the water balloon fight! We each selected a balloon, took aim at our chosen victim, and threw............then nothing happened. The balloon had to be thrown just right for it to pop. We tried sitting, stomping and jumping on the balloons to make them pop, to little avail. I did find, however, that using my rings to pop them was a good solution. Although they didn't work quite as planned, nonetheless, we had a marvelous time!

The piece de resistance was after we all dried off and went inside. I had bought frozen fruit pops for the occasion, which were thoroughly enjoyed by the kids and I! They really enjoyed seeing how their tongues changed color the more they worked on their popsicle. It was a fun ending to a great day, however, I'm glad not to be doing that again any time soon!