Boy howdy!  It sure is hot!  Almost hot enough to make grandma just want to sit in front of an air conditioner sipping a tall glass of cold lemonade. . .

We had some family over on the 5th of July for a barbecue.  Grandpa had a great idea of an activity to cool off the grandchildren.  He pumped up our rubber raft and put a little bit of water in it.  It became an instant swimming pool.  Here’s a picture of our bathing beauty as she plays in the water.

All of this heat provides a wonderful opportunity to play in the water with your grandchildren.  Have you ever played water baseball?  That’s where you get buckets or kiddie wading pools filled with water and use them for the bases.  Players have to ‘touch’ the base by putting one foot in the water before they run to the next base.  When they are on a base, they have to stand in the water filled container.  When we play this, we usually use a fat bat and ball instead of regular bats and balls . . .

You might want to check out my Wet ‘N Wild post about other water activities.

What are some water activities that you have done with your grandchildren?