Rainy Days Indoors

     With this crazy fall weather we have been having this summer, I have to be very creative to keep the 4 boys from fighting too bad and destroying my house. 
     One idea we did was to have a puzzle day.  We took out all the puzzles in the house and tried to put them all together.  It worked in that all the kids had to help each other.  The younger two can't put the larger puzzles together so the older ones helped them. 
     We have a question box in the house.  With all these boys, we have a lot of questions that we just can't seem to answer.  So every time I hear one of these questions, I jot it down on a piece of paper or have the older two do their own.  We go to the library once a week but before we go we look in the question box, for questions to answer.  When we get to the library we try to find books that will answer all these questions.  We answer two a week so as not to overload them this is summer vacation after all.
     I have planned trips for the boys but haven't seemed to find the time to go.   These are planned for the weekends when Mark is home for family time, but we always seem to find other things to do.  I was planning a trip to Tim's Hill for this weekend but Mark came home and informed me yesterday that he has to work this Saturday.  Hopefully we can plan this trip for sometime in the near future.
     Today we are going to be spending the day outside since it is finally sunny.  We have lots and lots of BUBBLES!!!!  Plus I'm strongly hoping that I can get my pond in this weekend so that the kids can sail the boats they are making next week.
     Yesterday we made pictures with colored sand.  (this is not a project for people who don't like mess) 

What you need:
Construction paper
Small paper plate
Glue
Paint brush
Plastic spoons
Colored sand (Walmart does have it)

What you do:
1.  Give each child a piece of construction paper, a paint brush and a paper plate (two kids shared a plate).
2.  Put a pile of glue onto the plate and have the kids paint one part of their picture.
3.  Have them use the spoon to put the colored sand on the glue.
4.  Dump the extra sand back into the dish.
5.  Repeat with different colors until they are done.

     I will post pics at the end of the summer.  Right now all their projects are being saved for their end of the summer art show and cookout.