Showing posts with label Independence Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Independence Day. Show all posts

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Glitter Water Balloons for the 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!  I hope your day has been filled with picnics, friends, family, fireworks, barbecues, and lots of patriotic fun!

We had to work today, but I had an idea for glitter water balloons, and I wasn't about to let a few little ice shows stand in my way...  I filled up the balloons on our first break and then we all played with them on our second break.  It was super fun.

Here's how I made the balloons: 


I used some clear balloons and three tubes of glitter in our national colors to make these.  I went outside where it wouldn't matter if I made a mess (and believe me, I made a huge mess) and I poured glitter into each of the balloons.  Then I took them into the bathroom and filled each balloon with water from the sink.  That's it!  It only took about 10 minutes to do the whole process.

Next I went inside, did a quick ice show, and then the fun ensued:


It was marvelous.

The glitter looked great swirling inside the balloons like they were snowglobes.  

And the wet glittery mess they left on the boys was awesome!  It definitely added an extra level of crazyness to your average water balloon toss and/or fight.  Speaking of that, my original intention for these balloons was to host an orderly water balloon toss.  That clearly didn't happen, and I'm more than OK with that.  I love the less organized parts of life; the fun moments that come to pass all by themselves.


Doesn't Kinsey look adorable in these glasses?  Life is sweet here in Sandusky.

I'm going to go watch the fireworks now!  Happy 4th of July!
xoxo
Laura

Monday, July 2, 2012

4th of July Ideas from around the Web

Hi there!
Can you believe it's already July 2nd?

I did some serious blog browsing last night, and there are tons of really great ideas out there for decorating, primping, eating, and having an all-around fun time this Independence Day.  Below, I've compiled a list of my 5 favorites...

1. Patriotic Paper Flowers DIY tutorial from Live Laugh Rowe

2. Red White and Blue Jello Shots recipe from Saucy Pants

3.  Patriotic Nail Art tutorial from The Beauty Department



4.  4th of July Bunting free printable from Nifty Thrifty Things

5.  Watermelon Stars idea from One Hungry Mama

All of those awesome pictures are from the original blog posts and I don't own them, so head on over to those blogs to check out more great pictures and all the fun tutorials that go along with them.

Happy 4th of July!
xoxo
Laura
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