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Bring on the Summer Vacation! Time to play and splash outside!

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Summer is HERE!!

 

I am not afraid to admit that I am one of “those Moms” who enjoys summer break. Yes the kids are home, yes it can get totally crazy working from home with the three of them home, but I love it! I miss them when they are at school all day long – but nothing beats them walking inside and telling me they love me just because they can. Yes many times that “I Love you” is then followed by “Can we have an ice pop” but I will take it! I can sit outside and work while watching them enjoy playing and we can take advantage of no school and no set schedule and be spontaneous at times.

Here are my babies yesterday, on their last day of school! There were no tears this year from anyone when getting off the bus either! If you remember last year I had one child who cried because school was over, but this year they were all excited to get summer started! I am taking that as starting summer with a WIN! That means that they know all the joys of summer, that one of them I think may have been a bit confused about last year 😉

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I am that mom who kicks her kids outside, forces them to play, forces them to be kids and to enjoy the luxury of not having to be somewhere. I want them to know how to have fun when we are home and not traveling to some where and to enjoy it. However I know that kids need to have “things to do”, while it is fun to play in the dirt and use their imaginations it doesn’t always cut it and with HOT weather they need to be able to splash around and cool off too.

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H2OGO! has some great options to give the kids for “cooling off”, My kids were given the option to pick from a few different items to pick from to test out and they choose the H2OGO! Doodle Glowâ„¢ Pool. Which I was happy about because while the kids like to swim in “the big pool”, I can not always be outside to watch them in it. With the H2OGO! Doodle Glowâ„¢ Pool they can splash around and have fun while cooling off and I know that they are ok with out me having to be there the whole time. Aside from the fun of splashing around the kids can doodle on the fluorescent floor with the included LED flashlights for fun, glow in the dark designs too! I love that because it means on our late summer nights, they can have fun in the water just relaxing and doodling.

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I know that summer time needs to be fun for my kids, especially during the times that I need to get stuff done. Having things for them to do, cuts back on the whining and hearing “I’m bored” and is needed for them. They are kids and I want them to enjoy being kids and to enjoy their summer. It is the little things that make summer time fun and I love being able to watch them enjoy summer and being kids 🙂

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Plus we all know the benefit of kids happily playing outside means less messes are made in the house and then less cleaning for us Moms. So it is a total win win to have lots of fun for them to do outside, they have fun, we can enjoy making memories and the house stays a bit cleaner 🙂

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Comments

  1. Where I live it is hot almost all the time. I need to get one of these kiddy pool so they can play in the backyard.

  4. I am so excited for summer vacation with the kids for the same reasons as you!! What a fun pool for the kids to play in and stay cool with.

  5. This looks like an amazing pool! It is a great size for little kids but is also big enough to grow as they grow. I love the doodle part of it. Even mom and dad could have fun with this one!

  8. I love this pool! Such a creative and fun summer pastime for kids! I’m not ashamed to say this big kid here would probably be joining them for laughs!

  9. I usually send my son to a summer camp but this year it just wasn’t in the budget. Thankfully we have a local splash pad that’s free and it’s helped to save my sanity so far.

  10. A kiddy pool might just be what I need to get the kids outdoors more. In the spring and fall I can’t keep them in but in the summer, they don’t like the heat unless they are in the water.

  12. Doodling in the pool sounds like a lot of fun! My kiddos are older, so they’ll be trying to take advantage of our neighbor’s inground pool all summer, I’m sure. LOL

  13. I am hoping that I can kick my boys outside to play some this summer. My youngest got a pool, slip n slide, and sprinkler set for his birthday.

    I love summer time with the kids too.

  14. Summer is always fun because you can do things with them like vacation, and not have to worry about a schedule! That little pool looks like so much fun!

  15. I love having my kiddos home in summer too. Working from home with them home is crazy some days, but I love it. We have a large pool in our community that we visit almost everyday.

  16. This would be perfect for my friends little ones this summer. It is a great way to stay cool.

  18. H2OTOGO Doodle Glow pool is indeed an awesome thing for kids during the summer. I love that they can doodle on the bottom and it has the LED lights on the bottom. Thanks for sharing this pool I will have to show this to my sister and niece for there little ones.

  19. I was the stay at home mom who did everything, including taking care of my niece! All day, all summer, those kids had to be entertained! While they had a slip and slide, this would have been so much fun to have and it would have gotten a LOT of use!

  20. I can totally relate with you as I am also like that when it comes to my daughter as I will also push her outside to play. Summer is the perfect time to make lots of memories while playing outside with friends so its best if kids will not let this opportunity to pass.

  33. OMG MIDGET MOMMA This is awesome.I just couldn’t afford it .But extremely excited about this.my fat butt could sit in it with the baby .Thank you n your family

  34. Signed up for newsletter. Best thing about summer is more family time!! 🙂

  36. Summer break just started today. We homeschool so my kids are home almost 24/7. This pool looks like it is so much fun!

  37. I love forcing my kids outside to be kids and enjoy the summer too! I always try to have an inflatable pool or slip n slide type thing for water play because it can get so hot!

  39. I so know what you mean. Yesterday my girl and I were watching a show until after 10:30. We def can’t do that during the school year. I would get into that pool to cool off myself!

  40. I’m also one of those moms who love summer break! These are the moments when we get to spend quality time together as a family and create more memories that will last them a lifetime. Thankfully it doesn’t take much coaxing, but I make my kids find things to do outside — most of the time it ends up involving water.

  48. How fun!! We need to get a replacement pool ours got torn somehow it our most recent move. I love watching the kids play outside and adding a pool and splash fun into the mix just adds to the fun!

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