All Year Round Blog Carnival- Summer

Summer is quickly approaching.  Time to enjoy the sunshine, let the kids frolic in the pool, and make some family memories!  May 15th is not only the beginning of warm weather, but also the start of the All Year Round Blog Carnival: Summer edition.  My co-hosts and I invite you to link up any new or old summer themed posts that you would like to share. These posts can include crafts, activities, recipes, projects, books, and more.  (Please note: Your link should be the URL to your post, rather than your blog home page.) We would love to create a link up of a wonderful collection of ideas to keeps those kiddos busy and learning throughout the summer months!


You have through September 1st to link up your summer inspired posts here, or at any of the blogs supported by the following co-hosts: 

sunnydaytodaymama
Mama Smiles
Winding Circle
The Mahogany Way
Smiling like Sunshine
Home Baked
All Things Beautiful
Like Mama~Like Daughter
Plain Vanilla Mom
Little Homeschool Blessings
Simple Whimsy
2 Little, 2 Big

Don't forget to check back so that you can try some of the amazing summer ideas that blogs around the web are sharing at the carnival.  Feel free to grab the All Year Round Carnival Button to spread the word or follow us on the All Year Round pin board! To find our more about the carnival, click here! 

To help my family get into the summer mind set, famiglia&seoul will be sharing an Outdoor Dining round-up this evening.  These ideas come from many of the blogs around the web and help inspire ways to enjoy food and fun with the kiddos during our summer months!

All Year Round Blog Carnival: Summer

1. Making a Mini Pond, 2. Memories of Last Summer, 3. Ice Cube Boats, 4. An Old Fashioned Wash Day, 5. Visit a Lavender Farm,

6. Seasons changing, 7. Land Art, 8. Chalk, 9. New Plants and a Tugboat, 10. Summer Bucket List,

11. Water Table, 12. Creeking, 13. Dreaming of Summer, 14. Stepping Stones, 15. Boba Tea (Bubble Tea),

16. Lemonade Stand, 17. Miniature Garden Pergola, 18. Unexpected Nature Study at the Beach, 19. The Night of the Fireflies, 20. The Indian Paintbrush Game,

21. A Firefly Walk, 22. Summer Activities, 23. Summer Books, 24. Bug Catcher Net, 25. Outdoor Cooking Creations,

26. Make your own Moon Sand, 27. Raw Lettuce Soup, 28. Summer Nature Basket, 29. Floral Cream Cheese with Chives, 30. Blackberry Season,

31. Apple and Blackberry Jam, 32. Blackberry and Apple Curd, 33. Lammas Loaf, 34. Apricot Curd, 35. Home-made Ice-lollies,

36. Lavender Shortbread, 37. Cherry Recipes, 38. Easy Fruit Pavlova, 39. Harvest home grown potatoes, 40. Raspberry and Basil Cake,

41. Ways to Enjoy Outdoor Dining, 42. Montessori-inspired Beach Activities, 43. Create a Summer Bucket List, 44. Beach Numbers & Counting, 45. Mini Quiches,

46. Sunflower Cards, 47. Sunshine Flag, 48. Corn Dragonflies, 49. Tea light holders, 50. Make a Pinwheel Garden,

51. Drawing Nature, 52. Backyard Nature Center Table, 53. Homemade sidewalk paint, 54. Make ice cream in a bag, 55. A Container Garden,

56. Painting Van Gogh Sunflowers, 57. Adventures, 58. Tips for Summer Science, 59. Water Day Fun!, 60. Finger Paint Mess,

61. Food Sensory Bin, 62. Bug House & Bee Hotel, 63. Elder flower cordial, 64. An evening at the tractor pull, 65. Making homemade ice pops,

66. Smelling the flowers, 67. Colorful bouquet, 68. Red and orange poppies, 69. Toddler Jubilee Fun!, 70. Bellaire Woods in Late-Spring,

71. Water Fun with Babies and Toddlers, 72. 30 Ways to Eat Blueberries, 73. DIY Sandbox, 74. Paper Patchwork Summer Wall Display, 75. DIY Citronella Candle,

76. Sunshine Fruit Plate, 77. Making Marbled Paper, 78. Banana Split Bites, 79. Neighborhood Photo Scavenger Hunt, 80. Galaxy Glitter Playdough,

81. Baby Bel Umbrellas, 82. Strawberry Soiree (1850s), 83. Duct Tape Obstacle Course, 84. Playschool Fun!, 85. Needle Felted Picnic Blanket,

86. Graham Cracker Ice Cream Sandwiches, 87. Mud, 88. How does your garden grow, 89. National Backyard Games Week, 90. Swimming & the water wall,

91. Puddleicious (Cloud Cupcakes), 92. Ivory Soap "Cloud", 93. Fizzy Explosion Bags, 94. Watermelon Waffles, 95. DIY Weekend Sandbox,

96. Eyedropper Volcanoes, 97. Watermelon Pie, 98. Make a Magic Tree, 99. Rainbows, 100. Painting Jack's Beanstalk,

101. Creating a running stream, 102. Watercolor, 103. Dandelions & other flowers, 104. Caterpillar & Watermelon Sugar Cookies, 105. 1st strawberries,

106. Homemade Slip n Slide, 107. Healthy Ice Cream, 108. Papier Mache Volcano, 109. Jublilee Crown T-Shirt, 110. Little fun while working,

111. Homemade Sunscreen Recipes, 112. "Look!" Nature IDing, 113. Watching caterpillars emerge from eggs, 114. Ocean/Beach Trays, 115. Beach Cake,

116. Summer Preschool/Toddler Trays, 117. Ocean in a Bottle & Water Fun, 118. Excavating toys from ice, 119. Fourth of July Fun, 120. Summer Party Games,

121. Berries and Chocolate Tea Time, 122. A Sweet Twist on an Old Game, 123. Watermelon Slushie, 124. Watermelon Shark, 125. Butterflies for Lunch,

126. DIY Portable Sandbox, 127. 10 things to do with a rock, 128. Fruit Smoothie Popsicles, 129. Play, 130. Water Balloon Painting,

131. Water Balloon Play, 132. The River Walk, 133. Summer Reading List, 134. Garden Fun, 135. The Texas Coast,

136. Science Play in the Garden, 137. Tie-Dyeing T-Shirts, 138. Exploring the garden with babies, 139. Snails, 140. I can paint a Rainbow,

141. What Belongs, 142. Birthdays & Omoja Festival, 143. 16 Delightful Summertime Books, 144. Summer Reading Challenge, 145. Public Transit Fun,

146. The Beach, 147. 35 Summer Children's Books, 148. 10 Out-of-the-Ordinary Summer Activities, 149. 34 Summer Fun Ideas, 150. Day at the Beach,

151. Barbie Bouquet, 152. Summer Break week 1, 153. Jubilee Things, 154. Painting With Water, 155. Sight Word Racing Game,

156. Free Writing Prompts for June, 157. Flower Thank You Cards, 158. Baby Hands, 159. Summer Firsts, 160. Jubilee Garden Party Invites,

161. Bug Hunting, 162. Summer Bucket List, 163. Almost-All-Indoors Campout, 164. Magic Color Changing Drinks, 165. Operation Rescue Super Heroes,

166. Edible Mini Mint Garden, 167. Gem Mining At Home, 168. Picking Up Chicks!, 169. When it gets this hot..., 170. Summer part 1,

171. Summer part 2, 172.Summer Nature Table, 173. Literacy Activities in the Car, 174. Literacy Vacations and Destinations, 175. Bug Bath,

176. Homemade Ice Cream, 177. Shell Frames, 178. Working in the garden, 179. Letters at the Beach, 180. Picking Berries,

181. Ocean story & small world, 182. Play Learn Make Do, 183. Summer Break week 2, 184. Summer Bucket List week 1, 185. Pressed Flower Keyrings,

186. Window Bird Feeder, 187. Water Sensory Bin, 188. Baking Colourful Gloop Cakes, 189. Rainbow Week Fun, 190. Solar S'mores Maker,

191. Firefly Lanterns and Firefly Games, 192. Coffee Can Stilts, 193. Bird Races, 194. Ladybug Cookies, 195. Bird Puppets,

196. Dandelion Chains, 197. Dream Catchers, 198. Twig and Maple Seed Dragonflies, 199. Beach Memories Keeper, 200. Collages From Nature,

201. At the Beach, 202. Sand Play Dough Impressions & Castles, 203. Plan a Trip (or a virtual one!) 204. Bubble Day, 205. Water Balloon Painting,

206. Sorting Shells, 207. Painting Flower Pots & Planting Jade, 208. Constructing a Quick Outdoor Fort, 209. Bird Seed Ornaments, 210. Tissue Paper Bird Canvas,

211. Spongy Water Bombs, 212. "Turtle soup", 213. Making Butter, 214. Stencil Art, 215. The Bunny Bistro,

216. Straw...berry fun, 217. Backyard camp out books, 218. Summer planning, 219. 7 fun ways to take a walk, 220. Shrimp Netting,

221. Chalk fun, 222. Summer reading fun, 223. 10 tips for taking toddlers to the beach, 224. A summer of early learning fun, 225. Ocean small world play,

226. Green Slime, 227. Summer Bucket List week 2, 228. Summer Break week 3, 229. The Most Fantastic Bubble Wand, 230. Make a Bowl out of Perler Beads,

231. Painting with Light, 232. 4th of July Pudding Pops, 233. Go Fly a Kite!, 234. Water Fun Games, 235. Cornstarch Fun,

236. The Art and Industry of Sandcastles, 237. Sipping Honeysuckle, 238. A Child's Garden, 239. Patriotic Rocket Wind Catcher, 240. A Salamander,

241. Summer, 242. Summer Solstice Celebrating & Feasting, 243. Celebrating the Summer Solstice, 244. Collage using kids pictures, 245. Animal Canvases,

246. Outdoor Literacy, 247. Ways to Celebrate the Summer Solstice, 248. Thrifting, Gardening & a Mud Fight, 249. Klutz Activity Books, 250. Fun with Ice,

251. More Science Play in the Garden, 252. Summer Break week 4, 253. Summer Bucket List, 254. Making a Fairy Garden, 255. Beach in a Box Sensory Tub,

256. Through the Magnifying Glass, 257. Baking Cookies in a Shoebox, 258. July 4th Shaker, 259. Whale Collage, 260. Lemonade Poetry & Lemonade Play Dough,

261. Windsock, 262. Permanent Sandcastles, 263. Making Flower Leis or Crowns, 264. Homemade Stickers, 265. Celebrating Summer Party,

266. Rainbow Sorting Boxes, 267. Tin Can Friends, 268. Blue Ocean Sensory Bin, 269. No more strawberries, 270. Favorite Summer Things,

271. Making a Mini Sandpit, 272. Water Play for Toddlers, 273. Cooking with Herb Playdough, 274. 7 Nature Walks for Kids, 275. 4th of July Fireworks Craft,

276. How Groundhog's Garden Grew, 277. Stone Soup, 278. Botany in a Day, 279. Chalk Letter Games, 280. Summer Break week 5,

281. Summer In Our Garden, 282. Smores on a Stick, 283. Making Knitting Needles, 284. Discussing & Sorting Items in Nature, 285. Summer Break week 6,

286. The Olympic Torch, 287. Homemade Parachutes, 288. Campfire Craft, 289. A Rainy Day at the Botanic Garden, 290. Kids Books that Celebrate Summertime,

291. Playground Scavenger Hunt (printable), 292. Blueberry Picking Picnic, 293. Potato Printing on Fabric, 294. Edible Sand & more, 295. Plantain Shooters,

296. Giant Bubble Wand, 297. A Sunny Evening at the Botanic Garden, 298. Coloring Sand with Beet Juice, 299. 23 Ideas for Frozen Fun, 300. Summer plans,

301. Pool Noodle Lightsaber, 302. Blueberry Picking & Planting, 303. Colored Ice Cube Play, 304. 10 Fun Ideas to Beat the Heat, 305. Eggs & one smart hen,

306. Sidewalk Chalk Paint, 307. Rock and Shell Necklaces, 308. Father's Day Movie Bucket, 309. Paper Mache Jellyfish, 310. Balloon Experiments,

311. Backyard Nature Walk, 312. Neighborhood Nature Walk, 313. Flower Nature Walk, 314. Nature Study of Water Habitats, 315. Forest Nature Walk,

316. Marsh Nature Walk, 317. Painting Sticks, 318. Counting Sticks Game, 319. Fairy Garden, 320. Herb Walk,

321. Summer Nature Walk, 322. Color Matching Bottles, 323. 45 Ways to Awaken a Child's Senses Outdoors, 324. Pooh Sticks, 325. Hopscotch,

326. Science Experiments with Plastic Bottles, 327. Whip Cream Sensory Bin, 328. Cheerios Necklace, 329. Scooby Doo Sand Play, 330. Toy Tree House,

331. DIY Piggy Bank, 332. Scooby Doo Water Play, 333. Making Play Silks, 334. Summer Bucket List week 8, 335. Ice Cream Mini-Bites,

336. The Zoo, 337. Flower Maze, 338. Beach Birthday Cake, 339. Nature Totes, 340. Summer Bucket List week 7,

341. Nature Walks & Photo Journaling, 342. Water Park, 343. Stone Art with Kids, 344. Balloon Stress Ball Friends, 345. An Enchanted Childhood Playschool Summer,

346. Summertime Sandy Play, 347. 3 Ingredient, No-Bake Cookies, 348. Cucumber Boats, 349. Our summer so far..., 350. Photography with kids,

351. 15 Tips for Visiting Small Town USA, 352. Pinkalicious Pancakes, 353. DIY Sprinkler, 354. More Summer Break Fun, 355. Granite & other Igneous Rocks,

356. Pirate Boat & Treasure Map, 357. Ice Play, 358. Homemade Tambourine, 359. Summer Happy Days, 360. Picnic Party: invitations & nature walk gift bags,

361. Picnic Themed Birthday Party, 362. Rice Art, 363. Wave Sensory Bottle, 364. Picnic Party: food, 365. Wood Rounds,

366. Loving The Great Outdoors, 367. Simple Stuff, 368. Flower Fairy, 369. Planting for the Second Harvest, 370. Picnic Party: nature walk,

371. Bubble Bottle, 372. Summer with Fred, 373. A sporty summer, 374. Bird & Mushroom Hunt (a summer wrap-up), 375. A summer of artistic scratching,

376. Vacation Memory Jars, 377. Homemade Wooden Angry Birds Game, 378. A natural way to fall in love, 379. Goodbye, "horrible" summer!, 380. Magic Tree,

381. A Beach Party, 382. August View, 383. More Summer In Our Garden, 384. There is Always Time at the Beach..., 385. Orford Castle,

386. Smores Cone, 387. Summer Nature Walk, 388. Summer Flora and Fauna, 389. Summer Favorites, 390. 1, 2, 3, Counting Sensory Bin,

391. Beach and Ocean Shelves, 392. Ocean Movement Activity, 393. Beach/Ocean Sensory Bin, 394. Flower Power, 395. August Highlights,

396. Healthy Pizza Bites, 397. Balloon Blow Up, 398. Suncatcher, 399. A Summer Moment

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