Buy a cucumber for each member of the family. Little ones love to pick their own out of the produce section of the store. Float them in a pot of water to determine which side will be ‘up’. Let each family member carve out a canoe and paint their canoe with their own signature design. Make sure the cucumbers are room temperature, otherwise they will sweat and the tempera paint won’t stick. Make flags out of toothpicks and paper, glue on other decorations or simply go green.
Now, it’s time for the real fun to begin. Take your family fleet to a nearby river and prepare for the race to begin. Increase the anticipation by first taking lots of pictures while frying your retinas as you attempt to look into the extremely bright sun.
Launch with style.
Wave to the cucumbers and cheer them on as they float away- 30 seconds.
Comfort two screaming kids who want their cucumbers back- 5 minutes.
Talk about the cucumber boats and wanting them back every time you drive over that blasted bridge on the way home from anywhere- 2 weeks.
The most important detail of family cucumber races: do them in a place where cucumber retrieval is also an option!
Tags: Cucumber races, family activities, family fun, preschool crafts
August 20, 2009 at 8:37 am |
So y’all have to be the most creative family ever! One day when I have kids I am going to have to steal your creative family time activities!