DailyDish: Turn your backyard into a water park

Filed under: Activities: Babies

Tickets to the water park can run up to $30 per kid. Make your backyard a wet-and-wild zone instead.

For little ones:

Fill up a kiddie pool and put their plastic slide inside. Instant water slide!
Find interesting containers around your home: spray bottles, funnels, basters, cups, and scoops work well. Throw them in the pool.
Gather paintbrushes and let your kids "paint" the house with water.
Bring out a plastic baby doll and some bubbles and let your baby give their baby a bath.
Keep the sprinkler on low for a little adventure.

For older kids:

Set up a "get wet" obstacle course.
Two words: Water. Balloons.
Play sponge tag. The person who's "it" has to tag another child by hitting them with a wet sponge.
Build your own water slide.

If you already have a pool in your backyard, try some of these splashy games from Family Fun.

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