grass skirt-turned-pom-pom

Just a quick little post today.  We’ve been spending lots of time outside, playing in the yard and exploring in the ravine, so we haven’t been doing much crafting lately.

I whipped us up a little something today though just for fun.

My mom gave me a garbage bag full of Hawaiian “grass” (read: plastic) skirts last year (far more than we could ever possibly need) so I put a few of them to good use today.  Now, I realize you probably don’t have a bag of grass skirts just kicking around, so I found this little tutorial for you.  It calls for plastic bags. :)

After playing a little game of “where’s the baby”,

(hello, baby)

I grabbed a hefty handful of  the “grass” and chopped it off, folded it in half lengthwise, and taped it as tightly as possible to a small stick.

Instant pompoms!

These were really easy to make, and the Hooligans loved them!  Check it out.  They went everywhere with us this morning!Go Team!!

get moving!

Make a water slide: Squirt some shampoo on a plastic sheet, mist it with the garden hose, and GO!

Turn on the sprinkler!

Place a kiddy pool or rubber raft at the bottom of your slide!

Squirt some paint on a sheet of cardboard, turn on the music and dance!

Find some stuff to climb!

Gather up some loose parts and make an obstacle course!

make a snow slide!

Fill a bucket with water, give the kids some sponges or "splat balls", and have a water-fight!

Make some rain-sticks or ribbon-wands and go for a run!

Go hiking!

Rake up a fall maze or labyrinth!


On a rainy day, bring the radio out to a sheltered area and dance!

Find a hill for climbing up and rolling down. The Hooligans can do this for-ever!

Head to the beach and throw stones!

It doesn’t have to be fancy for the kids to have a blast!  You provide the room to run, and they’ll provide the energy!  Now, GO!