DIY Pool and Water Fun

 

These are some fun DIY POOL TOYS that take just minutes to make. If you don't have a pool nearby, just fill up some buckets of water, toss in these fun and funky toys and play a wet and refreshing game of catch in the backyard. 

• Package of Balloons
• Cotton String
• Small plastic Funnel
• Outside Hose
• Plastic Bat or Cardboard mailing Tube

• Prior to filling balloons, select a spot where you can tie the ballons overhead so that the kids will have to reach up with the bat, but not too high.  We utilized a patio structure, but a tree  limb or another structure would work well.
• Attach a balloon to the skinny end of the funnel and then slowly fill the balloon with water. Tie end. Note that the fuller the balloon is filled, the quicker it will burst.
• Fill about 7 (seven)  balloons, setting each aside on a soft surface, such as patio furniture or an old blanket, to prevent puncturing the balloons ahead of time.
• Cut a piece of string about 40 inches long.  Tie each balloon securely to the string, keeping each balloon about 2 inches apart. Do not tie balloons to the last 12 inches at either end of the string.
• Tie ends of string to tree limb or selected structure.  Tie securely, as balloon string is going to be heavy.

Bottle Sprinkler – Poke a clean 2 liter bottle with holes all around. Attach a male to male adapter that you can pick up at your local home improvement store for just a couple bucks. Connect your water hose. Drape the hose over a branch, turn on water. You now have now completed a homemade, recycled (pat yourself on the back here) and easy peasy project

Materials needed:

-3 sponges

-1 elastic hair band

-scissors

First, cut the sponges long-ways into 3 equal sections. Next, stack them up. And lastly, tie a hair band around the pile.  Then you are ready to have some Fun m