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I've seen so many creative ways to make maracas, and I thought this one was great! We have two sets of store-bought maracas. I  wanted something my daughter could make, and later have fun with.  My daughter took a few different sharpies and created art on the plastic eggs. Once she was done, we filled them up with macaroni noodles. (Which I forgot to mention as one of the things needed in the picture above)  Below you can view the video we played and danced to. We had a lovely time. Have fun shaking your maracas!!!!! Pin for later

Outdoor Play Cooking We had so much fun today! We did some outdoor play cooking. For this, we used a few spaghetti noodles, rice, and a few herbs. My daughter enjoyed combining everything and stirring it all up. I used some empty toothpick containers as the salt and pepper shakers. It was so fun and very hands-on. Create And Count At the Play-Doh market

  A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. - James Dent                   Beautiful summer days and nights are spent with my family. We enjoy spending time in the garden and cutting fresh flowers. Our daughter enjoys evenings out playing with water and drawing with chalk. The clouds move in, and the sun peaks through. It's so beautiful, these summer days and nights. I'm thankful for all that we have and the time we spend together. My flowers are blooming, so many beautiful colors. We spend a lot of time creating art and exploring with different colors of paint. I find so much happiness in the little things. Lately, I've been cooking up a few new dishes and baking like the Fall season has arrived. (Especially when we have our rainy evenings.) We enjoy cozy nights spent out on the patio. We play music and danc...