Beat the Summer Heat!

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beat the summer heatWe all know it’s very important to keep hydrated when it’s hot! ….  Here are some tips and fun things to do to keep your family cool, hydrated, and entertained in this Summer Heat:

  • Put water bottles in the freezer and you’ll have ice water for several hours while outside.
  • Let the kid’s have water balloon and water gun fights outside.
    • You can get these very cheap at your local dollar store.
  • Make ice cube necklaces:
    • Materials: ice cube trays, water, beads, and string
      • Thread beads on the string.
      • Fill the ice cube trays with water.
      • Lay the string long-ways across the ice cube tray and then back out the other side
      • Set the beads in the water.
      • Freeze.
      • Tie around the kids’ necks while outside, and it keeps them cool!
  • Make homemade popsicles with the kids,
    • Let the kids pick Kool-Aid, Lemonade, Crystal Light, etc. to mix up themselves (or with help!). (I prefer the Crystal Light with Stevia to keep it healthy and non-sticky in our family.) Let them pour (or help pour) the drink mix into popsicle molds, freeze, and enjoy!
  • Go to the Splash Playgrounds around Cincinnati! We have a great list for you here!

Watch this clip from Fox19 Now Cincinnati to see Contributor Courtney present these ideas in person.

Beat the Heat - Fox 19

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Courtney Snow
I was born in New York and lived in several states before settling down in my favorite city of all time - Cincinnati! I have an interracial family that consists of my amazing and talented husband (Derek) and our beautiful, silly daughter (Adilyn {2009}). I work full-time in Human Resources in addition to owning the Cincinnati, Dayton, & Louisville Mom Collectives, write and illustrate children's books (search "Courtney Jayne Snow" on Amazon), love to volunteer, and am a registered and certified nutritional consultant (RNC/CNC). I still do my best to be the best mom and wife I can be! I love art museums, the theatre, the zoo, reading, and Cincinnati parks. I'm a foodie and always love trying new places to eat. I hope other moms find either enlightenment or humor from my posts!

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