You know this is what every mom combs the internet for. Ways to keep young kids active and busy. With summer upon us even moreso although you will get a lot of respite when they take the play outside.

At four my daughter wants to live outside (rain, sleet, snow, you name it) but there are times when she is indoors.

I’ve been waiting to see what captures her attention as THE activity to immerse herself in. Most children have one (or two) things they love to do and can’t get enough of. For my nephew it was legos and trucks. Trucks still have him wrapped around their wheels but legos have kind of moved on.  At 16 that’s to be expected.

For me it was Barbies and baking. I didn’t start fixating on these until a little older than four but that was it for me…and playing office/library.

My daughter is captivated by bugs and bubbles. She will spend all day playing with her pet ladybugs and whoever else she manages to get a hold of. This is not good for me because I’m one of those that run screaming down the middle of a crowded street if I hear buzzing near my ear. And for some reason I always hear said buzzing because bugs love me. Blech! THEY LOVE ME! (’scuse me I’m getting itchy).

But when the squirming gets too much for mommy I can always turn her head with bubbles. She loves bubbles and has since she was old enough to sit up. If you are like me you don’t have endless hours to sit blowing bubbles for your young child to pop and something about the battery operated bubble gun seems to leave the enjoyment of blowing them in the wind. Something about too many bubbles and not perfecting your pucker and blow.

So low and behold on my last trip to the store I found a little bubble contraption for young kids. It’s made so that if they knock it over, or hold it at a precarious angle none of the solution runs out. It has a little slot in the end for the bubble wand and is small enough for little hands. It’s called Zoo Friends No-Spill Bubble Tumbler Mini
It’s the first thing my Peanut asks for when she wakes up and the last thing she puts down before getting ready for bed. We take it on walks, in the bath, everywhere.

It recently ran out of solution so I looked up a recipe to make some online. Found this great one and it does make some nice strong bubbles for her.