Here's a run down of our 5 most loved activities.
1. Painting with water
This was a spur of the moment activity which is, without a doubt, our most successful of all the 50 we completed. Almost every day, Isabelle asks to 'paint' her chalkboard, and spends 5 or 10 minutes mark making on the chalk board with some water. I have even bought more sponge paint brushes for this activity. I don't think you would actually believe me if I said that at this exact moment in time Isabelle has just said "Some water please, painting!" and is currently painting happily! The best thing about this activity is it involves minimal set up, materials and clean up! In fact, it actually cleans the chalkboard for us! Perfect.
2. No cook play dough
Since our less than happy beginnings with play dough, it has turned around to become one of Isabelle's favorite things to do. She asks for "Dough and rolling pin, please" every day, and I am very pleased to say that the no cook play dough I made is still in perfect condition. She especially loves being able to incorporate her buttons, to make things like our playdough faces and hedgehogs. Both of these items are also currently sitting out at the minute!
3. Shaving foam bath paint
Even though her relationship with touching shaving foam is still a bit strained at times, painting using foam in the bath is one of her favorite things to do. We have done it several times since I first introduced the activity, and for a while she asked for "Painting please!" every time she got into the bath. Similar to this activity was our mouldable foam soap, during which she was more than happy to get her hands into the foam and play. This, again, is something she asks for all the time now.
4. Bubble snake
Isabelle adores bubbles, so this activity is one of her favourites. She isn't great at blowing the bubbles (and to be honest, it is quite tricky!) but she loves to chase them around the garden. As they group together, they are slightly more dense than a single bubble, so they lie on the ground allowing her to chase and catch them easily. The dog also adores this activity, as do Simon and I, so it's a winner all round really!
5. Moon sand
This is one activity with which Isabelle will sit and play independently for 45 minutes or an hour. We have done both glitter moon sand and orange and lemon themed moon sand, both of which were a big hit. She loves to crumble the sand between her fingers, and knock down any structures which we have built. The moon sand keeps perfectly, so it's always available for play on a rainy day.
All these activities were part of our 50 day activity challenge, and the full list can be found here.