ocean in a kiddie pool

it has been so hot here the past couple of days so taking the kids to the park has been out of the question. but they were beginning to get restless so i decided to use my noodle and give the day a theme. they liked the idea of bringing the ocean to the backyard so that is what we did.

i made them a little canopy with an old sheet, curling ribbon and some clothes pins. then i filled their pool and dyed the water blue. then we got goggles, tubes and a hula girl (bella) and we were ready to go!

they had loads of fun and all three of them played for over 3 hours!!! i actually got to watch a movie all by myself. a real movie, not a cartoon! okay im back, i got a little excited there!