Water Play for Elementary-Aged Kids
Primary school kids are increasingly competent and responsible, but of course they still love to play. They will enjoy being in the water just for the sake of getting wet, and they can also wile away the lazy days of summer engaged in sophisticated play with water.
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Science fun with water. Can you get muddy water clean? What happens when you pour clean water through sand? Kids in elementary school may be intrigued by questions like these. Give them some jars, funnels, coffee filters, sand, pebbles, cotton balls, and other household items and let them test out their own theories.
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Big billowing bubbles. Bubble technology has gone far beyond its wand-in-a-bottle roots, and older kids can enjoy some cool new ways to play with bubbles. You can buy fun toys to make huge bubbles or cascades of bubbles and more, or you can try homemade bubble makers like pipe cleaners formed into loops to wave like wands, clean empty juice concentrate cans (dip one end into the bubble solution and blow on the other end for a huge bubble), and straws that can help you make a small bubble inside a larger one. Do a Google search on “soap bubbles” for websites with lots of interesting ideas and techniques.
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