Activities to do for 11 and 8 year olds?

Question

This summer I am babysitting my two cousins who are 11(girl) and 8(boy) years old. I am there for two weeks and need activities to preoccupy them and have fun. Last year i did the diet coke and mentos and they loved it. So far all i bought a tie-dye kit but i want to do a few other things. If anybody has any ideas or suggestions please let me know. thanks!

Answer 1

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/is...

Try that!

Answer 2

check out the craft isle at walmart. I found keychains of puppies or kittens made of pompom's and pipecleaners...all you have to buy is glue...for like $2 for a kit that makes 4 keychains. For like $7 you can get a kit that makes like 20 lanyard keychains (you know...that plastic lace stuff). they also have all kinds of cut out foam shapes to decorate picture frames, visors, and stuff like that with.

Answer 3

I made my boys "CSI kits."  I found flashlights that had colored lenses, make up brushes for fingerprinting, talcum powder, clear tape, tweezers, tiny ziploc bags for "evidence," and more.  I put all of these in a plastic toolbox.  Alongside, I also gave them some plaster of paris mix for making casts of footprints.  They spent a lot of time investigating our house!