“Paint” with water: Another painting idea involves using clean brushes and rollers, a bucket of water, and your driveway, fence, or balcony. The creativity will flow as they use their imagination and stay cool. Try ice cube painting: Fill ice cube trays with water and different food colouring, and use the frozen cubes to “paint” on paper. Throw in a couple of ice cubes and it becomes a whole new adventure! Older children can stand on a chair at the sink, but you can also have the same experience using a bin placed outside with them seated beside it. Parent tip: put a couple of towels underneath/around them if you’re inside! Your kids will have a blast mixing up potions, “washing” the dishes, and scooping up and pouring out water. Fill a sink or basin with water, some dish soap, a few drops of food colouring, and plastic dishes and spoons. Set them to work! When my kids were younger, they always loved it when I set up “sink play” in our large kitchen sink. Activities for toddlers that help beat the heat Besides being super fun, all that splashing is great sensory play, and grasping different toys and items helps develop their fine motor skills. Give your baby toys or clean sponges to tap, splat, and stir the water. Set up a splash play area: In a waterproof area (like outside!) put a small amount of water in a large but shallow container such as a baking sheet or pan. Your baby will discover new sensations while cooling off and learn new words. Give them a sponge bath: Place your baby on a towel inside or in a shady protected spot outside-such as under a tree or an umbrella-and use a clean washcloth or sponge to gently drip water on them from head to toe as you say each body part. So, what can you do when the kids are melting faster than an abandoned popsicle on the front steps? Get creative with items from around the house to keep them cool while having fun! How to keep infants and babies cool on hot days Now we’re all basking in hot summer days from coast to coast. If your ac unit is on the fritz, call on an ac repair contractor so you and your kids can safely enjoy summer inside your home. Without air conditioning or a pool at home, and with all the local splash pads and pools still closed, my kids were a delightful mix of sweaty and very, very grumpy. Before summer even began, where I live (in Montreal), we’d already broken a heat record with a sweltering 36C day in May.
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