Frog Pond Bath

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My kids recently played by a frog pond with Lilly pads and a real frog, that they tried unsuccessfully to catch. The next day we made our own frog pond in the tub.

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During the heart of the lock-down, in deep winter, I was at my wit’s end of what to do with the kids. The local child development coordinator, Jenny Raspberry, gave me this idea and provided the supplies for it. My kids loved it so much, we bought our own supplies and gave several sets as gifts. 

What you need: 

1. Frogs and turtles – the big frogs came from my local dollar store. The little ones came from Amazon.ca.
2. Peanut butter jar lids – these are usually green, like lilly pads and float well with frogs on them.
3. Flower muffin cups – we used paper ones that eventually got wet and sunk, but the kids liked playing with them even once they were soaked.
4. Coco powder – it made the water look swampy. And it’s good for the skin! 

This activity came alive again, for the kids, when I brought it outside to do in the kiddy pool.

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