Thursday, June 30, 2011

Link Up Party Tomorrow!

We're having a giveaway and our first ever Summer Camp Link-Up Party tomorrow!
The Link-Up Party is open to ideas and projects for summertime fun that you've made or created and would like to share!  For example - crafts, games, art, recipes, parties, sewing, summer activities, books, etc. All of the link-ups should be related to fun with kids (babies, kids or teens)!!


Come back tomorrow morning and link-up your amazing summer fun ideas!! If you want to enter our giveaway, leave a comment for a chance to win. The link-up will be start Friday, July 1st 5:00 AM (PST)














Giveaway and Link-Up Party Tomorrow!

  
We've had a few problems with posting on Blogger. It's fixed now. We'll do our scheduled Summer Camp post tomorrow along with our giveaway and link-up party!!!



Games are great to play - but super sized they take on a new level of entertainment! Here are a few amusing ideas for giant out door fun and games...





Rolly Toys by Kettler Large Checker Pieces         Giant Chess Set       US Games Jumbo Beach Ball 
     Gigantic Checker Set                    Giant Chess Set                   Jumbo Beach Ball       


    
 Sportogo Giant Soccer Ball           Banzai Double Drop Falls - Inflatable Bouncer with Waterslide, Splash Pool and Water Falls            Jumbo Inflatable Bowling Set




We're having a giveaway and our first ever Summer Camp Link-Up Party tomorrow!
The Link-Up Party will be open to ideas and projects for summertime that you've made or created! 



For example - crafts, games, art, recipes, parties, sewing, summer activities etc. Well loved books
or recipes for kids you would like to share are also welcome!  Any ideas to help make summer fun!  All of the link-ups should be related to having a good time with kids (babies, kids or teens)!!




Come back tomorrow morning and link-up your amazing summer fun ideas!! If you want to enter our giveaway, leave a comment for a chance to win. The link-up will start Friday, July 1st 5:00 AM (PST)






Wednesday, June 29, 2011

{Summer Camp} Rock, Paper, Scissors....

This Summer Camp post is all about rock, paper, scissors and the kind of crafts that can be made out of (or with) rock, paper and scissors. Create your own paper city and more with these really cool free downloads.



 Summer Camp: 20 ways to use rocks or paper and scissors...






Print, color, build and play! Created by Joel from madebyjoel. Free download found here.






Even though there are no actual rocks, paper or scissors in the game rock-paper-scissors - I had to include it. Rock-paper-scissors is a hand game played by at least two people. The players count aloud to three, or speak the name of the game (i.e. "Rock Paper Scissors") Count aloud to three or say (Rock Paper Scissors), each time raising your hand in a fist and swinging it down on the count. After the 3rd count the players change hands into one of three gestures, which they then "throw" by extending it towards their opponent.

Rock, represented by a clenched fist - rock defeats scissors.

Scissors, represented by two fingers extended and separated - scissors defeats paper.

Paper, represented by an open hand, with the fingers connected (horizontal) -paper defeats rock.

If both players have the same gesture, it's a tie and you go again. From wikipedia.







 Chess game pieces made with rolled paper strips - brilliant! Use light weight cardstock and mod podge. Complete instructions with paper measurements found here.





 Marshmallow catapult using a tissue box, rubber bands, pencil and a milk lid.






A mail box made out of a cardboard box. Check out the many incredible projects to make for kids using paper products such as cardboard boxes...

















Makedo is a reusable connector system for creating amazing objects from recycled materials








 
Cootie catcher is an easy game for kids to play with friends or siblings. Some people call this paper game a “cootie catcher” and some people call this paper game a “paper fortune teller. ” Paperfortunetellers offers printables and folding directions.  Free printable here. If you need directions on how to play the game, go here.



Paper plate geometry from Family Fun.


Easy step-by-step instructions on how-to make a paper plate polyhedron.


Here is a pretty paper version from Thrifty Fun.




Kids would enjoy making rock dominoes and playing the game too! Rock Dominoes from here.



Rock crafts from here.


 Have your kids help paint the alphabet on rocks. Use for sorting games, abc's, spelling words.




Scissors, shoebox and paper help to make a toy movie box.







 Make your own rock family









How to skip rocks.





Hot rocks and crayons.


That's our Summer Camp post for using rocks or paper or scissors to create super cool projects. Design Dazzle Summer Camp is ongoing (mon-fri) for the next month! Our Summer Camp Counselors (bloggers) will be featuring ideas and projects for summertime fun with kids!  Fridays will be our linky party and giveaway day!


Make Do Kit for One (65pcs)               Rock & Crystal Excavation Kit               Polished River Rock