I love having all the kids home for the summer, but it’s a challenge at times to keep them playing independently. I’m not talking independently playing video games either. Although they would do that just fine for 12 hours a day – every day. We’ve been purposefully putting away the electronics and making sure we use our brains and imaginations each day.
Kids like to play with the strangest things sometimes. Bubble Pop has provided hours, yes HOURS, of good old fashioned playing around the house. Grab one roll of each design at your local Walmart and you will be surprised all the ways your kids will find to play with it. You should probably grab some more tape too.
Bedroom doorways were decorated with Bubble Pop drapes, there was a blanket and Bubble Pop fort that was built, and I had to smile when I found a Bubble Pop table runner. There’s also the joy of popping that Bubble Pop. I walked down the hallway a few times and snapped the whole way to my room. I was informed later it was a “security system” to give us early warning if anyone was in the house. I’ve also seen some Bubble Pop fashion pieces on Barbie dolls.
Who knew bubble wrap could be so fun. Of course you can also use it to send packages. The designs are all cute. It makes it more fun to pack and send a gift. I also used it instead of tissue in a gift bag. You might not have known this when you began reading this post, but you need some Bubble Pop in your life!
We’ve had a lot of jokes lately about wrapping Charlie in bubble wrap to keep him safe. He’s the only one of our 3 kids that hasn’t broken a bone this summer. This would be some pretty cute bubble wrap to keep them safe in. I urge you to grab some Bubble Pop during your next trip to Walmart.
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Heather!
July 25, 2018 at 12:01 amsidewalk chalk is a big help!
Janine Hwang
July 24, 2018 at 11:46 pmI take my kids to VBS!
Ginny
July 25, 2018 at 10:56 amYes, that’s a great idea. We had VBS fun this year too!
Tandi Cortez
July 24, 2018 at 10:58 pmA way I keep my kiddos occupied is by reading and coloring with them! 🙂
Kathryn C
July 24, 2018 at 10:45 pmwe live down the street from a lake so water activities have always been the center of our summers
Kathryn C
AEKZ2
July 24, 2018 at 10:39 pmMy daughter went to theater camp.
Laura Emerson
July 24, 2018 at 10:20 pmI have boxes of pieces of material, glue, glitter, buttons and other items. They each have their own separate boxes and love to create masterpieces that they save for the Christmas tree to hang.
Trisha McKee
July 24, 2018 at 10:11 pmI have a large roll of paper. On rainy days when they can’t run off energy, I have them draw on this . By the time Christmas rolls around, they’ll have drawn on a good bit of paper.. .and i use this as wrapping paper.
Meme
July 24, 2018 at 9:58 pmWe like to do crafts, cooking, fishing and swimming.
robin s.
July 24, 2018 at 9:32 pmMy little girl loves to paint so that is something we do together to keep her busy.
Eileen Boyce
July 24, 2018 at 9:02 pmPainting rocks and putting them in the community.
Molly
July 24, 2018 at 8:37 pmSend the kids outside to play! Bikes and tree climbing.
kristina daniels
July 24, 2018 at 8:11 pmMy kids and I paint a lot!
Holly Kennedy
July 24, 2018 at 3:48 pmsIDEWALK CHALK HAS SAVED MANY A DAY.
beth casey
July 24, 2018 at 3:40 pmtake them to the park
Jennifer H.
July 24, 2018 at 3:20 pmI would say sidewalk chalk.
Leah Shumack
July 24, 2018 at 1:08 pmI have the kids pick out crafts from Pinterest and we put them onto Popsicle sticks. Each day they pick one out and that’s our craft for the day! It helps to fill the days and then have new things to play with too!
Kim Myers
July 24, 2018 at 10:48 amMy kids really enjoy doing dirty pours with paint. You can do it on cups or canvas, even rocks. It’s a lot of fun and you just use that 50¢acylic paint from Walmart.
kathy pease
July 24, 2018 at 10:30 amWe love to go hiking in the woods or well known trailds
Kerry P
July 24, 2018 at 5:51 amFinding activities that you only allow them to do, such as painting, during the summer helps keep them loving it, and prevents them from losing interest.
Michelle H.
July 24, 2018 at 1:06 amSome of my kids are into painting on canvas right now.
Janice B
July 23, 2018 at 11:38 pmOur area has been having a rock finding mission going on for a while. It is fun to have the kids paint rocks and then go hide them at museums, parks, outside of businesses, or wherever for others to find. It helps brighten someone’s day. They also enjoy going out on hunts to find some.
Ginny
July 25, 2018 at 10:58 amWhat fun! We have actually found some in our park and I thought maybe there was a story behind them!
Kayla klontz
July 23, 2018 at 10:36 pmWe like to do art and crafts and to build things.
Ed
July 23, 2018 at 8:04 pmWe visit the library at least twice each week.
Janice Crespo
July 23, 2018 at 12:02 pmCarter would definitely love this. Should I mention he was bike riding the other day and crashed into the light pole outside? Yeah, bubble wrap might help him! LOL We just try to keep him busy, but since his nickname is Crash … well … things happen. We will fill the blow-up pool now and then and a few of the kids around the apartment will play together for quite a while and cool off.
Ginny
July 25, 2018 at 10:58 amLOL! Oh dear! I think my kids need bubble wrap too after too many broken bones this summer!
Brenda Elsner
July 23, 2018 at 8:25 amWe do a lot of camping, fishing, biking, and swimming during the summer.
Heather Ramos
July 22, 2018 at 9:40 pmWe’ve been finding things in the garage to repurpose. We just repurposed in old revolving spice rack we found taking up space in the garage to a garden seed organizer! Win-win.. Keeps the kids occupied and gets rid of junk occupying space 🙂
Ginny
July 25, 2018 at 10:59 amI like how you think Heather! I like to do yard work while the kids play outside. They help with the watering, but they don’t find weeding to be fun. 🙂
Tamara Regan
July 22, 2018 at 9:28 pmMy kiddos and I spent one morning down out the river picking out some river rocks. We spent the afternoon painting the rocks. Some of them were animals and others were places or names.
Laura
July 22, 2018 at 6:14 pmWe like playing outside, going swimming, and reading.
Stephanie Larison
July 21, 2018 at 11:51 pmLots of outdoor projects that can be art involved.
Denise M
July 21, 2018 at 12:27 amArt gallery – paper, markers/crayons and tape. Themes like animals or Harry Potter and then they set up their gallery, and host tours for parents and aunts
Mel
July 20, 2018 at 11:00 pmI live in an RV and this is a way cutes bubble wrap to winterize for winter with!
Rene
July 20, 2018 at 6:11 pmVacation Bible School
Helga
July 20, 2018 at 11:55 amThey love to help me around the farm in the summer!
susan smoaks
July 20, 2018 at 8:35 amwe enjoy walking and biking and swimming. outdoor activities are our favorites during the summer.
Paula Michele Hafner
July 19, 2018 at 11:04 pmMy son loves to make a fort under the kitchen table. I’ve also found that a box of random craft items will keep him busy for hours. The Dollar Tree is a good source to keep his box full. Pinterest is good for ideas.
Becky
July 19, 2018 at 7:08 pmI love doing arts and crafts with kids in the summer
wen budro
July 19, 2018 at 3:38 pmIt can indeed be a challenge to keep the kids occupied during the Summer months. We have a pool so that takes care of some of it. Snacks and DVDs are great occupiers as well.
Michele Pineda
July 19, 2018 at 9:02 amBubble Pop sounds like lots of fun! I like to have Scavenger Hunts either with or without a map but with clues for my 8 and 9 yr old grandsons. There can be prizes such as treats or small toys for the winner and a second place prize for the runner up to keep things fair. They seem to think they are little pirates looking for buried treasure lol.
Stephanie Liske
July 19, 2018 at 12:45 amFind a swimming pool.
Casey Garvey
July 18, 2018 at 11:23 pmI love to see kids outside using imagination! Playing in a fort or with chalk, trucks, or dolls!
Denise S
July 18, 2018 at 2:35 pmI take them to the pool, zoo, museum, camping or sign them up for rec center classes.
Shelby Gil
July 18, 2018 at 2:02 pmWe go to the pool a lot. Or get cheap crafts from the Dollar Tree!
Sadie B.
July 17, 2018 at 11:37 amWe head to the library and find craft books. Then create a few new things at home.
elizabeth miller
July 16, 2018 at 2:54 pmWe have a summer box that has crafts, water guns, water balloons, silly string, fort play and other random stuff.
Austin Baroudi
July 15, 2018 at 10:05 pmMy daughter has been obsessed with my old Sonic video game! I’t literally been her life for the past two weeks! Thanks so much for the chance!
Wendy R.
July 14, 2018 at 11:27 pmI used to take a small basket and fill it with papers that had things to do written on them… things like visit the bakery for a sample, go swimming, go to the pet store, etc., and the kids if they were good, would get to pick one thing from the basket to do. The behaved and got a surprise!
Ginny
July 16, 2018 at 2:26 amI love this!!!
Ashley C
July 14, 2018 at 3:19 pmI like to occupy my kids with cooking and baking in the summer! Outdoor activities like the sprinkler are a hit too
Kelly D
July 14, 2018 at 10:14 amMy daughter and I like to play basketball and Frisbee.
Azeem Isaahaque
July 14, 2018 at 12:56 amHave indoor board games for rainy days and planned outdoor activities. A pool would be nice
Alexandra Y
July 14, 2018 at 12:26 amI keep the kids occupied with nerf wars.
Kenneth Helmick
July 13, 2018 at 11:48 pmTake them fishing
Katie
July 13, 2018 at 10:24 pmUmm, that is too fun! We are working towards more outside time … I think it’s harder as an only child! But we like venturing around to other parks in the area…or even 30 min away!
Leela
July 12, 2018 at 6:38 pmMy kids love to paint.
michel
July 12, 2018 at 12:42 pmwe love keeping them involved in sports
colleenmarie
July 11, 2018 at 11:02 amI don’t have a lot of great ideas, I mostly let them tell me what they would like to do.
Anne Perry
July 11, 2018 at 8:46 amOutdoor art projects and raising chicks.
kathy Persons
July 11, 2018 at 8:01 amSummer reading contest bike riding exploring our area
LeAnn Harbert
July 10, 2018 at 10:27 pmMy boys always participated in the summer reading program at the library.
Patricia
July 10, 2018 at 4:03 pmI like to have a bag of random things and have my kids build or make something out of it. It keeps them occupied.