Embrace The Mess This Summer With These Fun Activities!

The Bigger The Mess, The Bigger The Adventure

As a mother, most of my day is spent cleaning up messes that get made quicker than I ever thought imaginable. I'm constantly trying to keep boogers in noses, pee in the toilet, and dirty fingers off my couch.Summer time can get a little crazy for parents. While it's supposed to be a two month long vacation, it turns into chaos rather quickly. When kids don't have school work they happily find other things to keep them busy.I'll let you in on a little secret... it involves a big mess.The more I've been thinking about this summer, I've realized messes aren't the end of the world. I tend to be a control freak when it comes to my parenting. I want things to stay the way I envision them which means as little mess as possible.In the end it only ends up with me near a nervous breakdown while my kids get dirty anyways.Then I had an earth shattering moment... I realized summer time is the absolute best time for messes. All you have to do is let the kids go outside, get as messy as they can, and then turn the sprinklers on!It's a win-win situation!Your kids instantly think you're the best mom in town because you're letting them get as messy as their hearts desire and you can get them clean before they even step foot in your house.This is exactly why our summer motto is "The Bigger The Mess, The Bigger The Adventure."My kids are only going to be little kids once. I love watching them go outside and turn our backyard into a jungle filled with giant creatures they have to run from. I love seeing rain turn magical powers that gives my kids the ability to fly.While I may see these crazy, mud-covered children as something else I have clean up, they see it as a huge adventure.

20 Messy Summer Adventures

1. Digging in the dirt for treasure
2. Finger Paint In The Bathtub
3. Chalk Bombs (Crushed up chalk and a bit of water in a water balloon)
4. Squirt Gun Painting
5. Mud Painting
6. Puffy Paint (Shaving Cream and Glue)
7. Sensory Bin Filled With Cooked Spaghetti
8. Make Bright Colored Slime
9. Use Your Own Body As A Stamp Outside
10. Giant Bubbles
11. Spray Chalk
12. Muddy Trucks In The Play Pool
13. Exploding Mentos (Mentos in Clear Pop)
14. Messy Twister (Adding colored shaving cream to each spot)
15. Paint Slip And Slide
16. Bubble Wrap Painting
17. Foam Sand (Sand and shaving cream)
18. Fairy Soup (Water and whatever they can find in the yard)
19. Ice Cube Painting (Water and food coloring)
20. Shaving Cream Blocks (Use shaving cream as the "glue" to keep it together)

Kleenex Is Here To Help Moms Embrace The Mess

At the end of the day all you need is a sprinter and a Kleenex On The Go Package. Kids are going to get messy and summer is the best time to embrace it.It doesn't matter if you're at home, at the park, or on your way to vacation, embrace the mess this summer. Just have fun and if you're brave enough... join in!The best part is there is no mess that the Kleenex On The Go Pack can't handle! I always have one in the car and one in my purse. We've used them for anything from muddy hands to paint covered faces. It makes cleaning up the mess a breeze.Head over to your local Walmart today and pick up your own Kleenex On The Go Pack and embrace the mess this summer!