Tin Can Play and MILO Giveaway
I’m very pleased to be an ambassador for the MILO Play Movement in 2012. Play is a child’s work, and the importance of play in children’s development cannot be underestimated.
MILO sent the SquiggleKids a fantastic play kit (final photo) to use in the backyard – and I’ve got one play kit to give away to a lucky SquiggleMum reader as well! The kit contains soccer nets, cones, a selection of different balls and even a ball pump for your kids to use outside, plus a couple of tins of MILO.
So of course, you know what my kids have had the most fun with, don’t you…? The tins!!
Kids have been inventing games with MILO tins for as long as MILO has been around. The labels might have changed, but not much else has. Here are 5 activities that are sure to bring back memories, and your own kids might like them too:
1. Tin can stilts
2. Tin can telephone
3. Tin can bucket (on pulley rope)
4. Tin can bowling
5. Tin can drums
The kids have had SO much fun playing with a couple of tins. Sometimes I think commercial toys are entirely overrated. That said, they were also pretty excited about this stuff:
To win your own play kit thanks to MILO, just leave a comment below sharing what your kids like to play with in the backyard. Do they prefer sports-type activities? Imaginary games? Or creating their own fun with un-toys like mine? [One entry per person please. Australian and New Zealand residents only. Winner drawn at random on Monday 23/4/12 8pm Qld time.]
Disclaimer: I receive payment for consulting services as a MILO Play Ambassador, and received the MILO Play Kit free of charge.
* THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED*
Congratulations to the winner, Cherie!
my kids love to get the plastic bottles out of the recycle bag outside and set them up like ten pin bowling and then knock them all down!
My boys love playings soccer with Mum & Dad, riding bikes, flying kites, Playing in the sandpit, imaginary play, climbing trees, water play & jumping on the trampoline!
my kids love to make up little plays and record themselves on camera then play back for us
My children love to play in our backyard climbing trees, making tree huts and pretend camping.
My boy loves playing on his trampoline and helping dad out in the glasshouse
my children aged 3 & 6 like various types of play outdoors anything from making huts under the trees to chasing the sheep in the field or playing make believe on or under the trampoline.
My kids love to play hide n seek and catch the ball type of games…moreover they try to make their own games from tree leaves and branches.
Building tree houses and gardening are two of our preferred activities!
My son has a great imagination, my daughter not so much. my son can play for hours with just one piece of entertainment.
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My grandchild & gr-nieces & nephews run around searching for finds in my somewhat wild back yard, they also tend to pick flowers & hide them in my mailbox.
I thought you were going to ask us for other uses for Milo tins. When my son was younger, and I had a craft room (former luxury!) it was a commercial-toy free zone. The only toys we had in that room were things we had made ourselves and the Milo tin and mixing spoon were a big hit!
My eldest loves to explore outside. I love how anything can become fun. We really need to do more sports based activities though.
My kids love to play Masterchef, cooking with mud, pebbles, leaves, sticks and anything else they find in our backyard. They’ve made some pretty awesome creations.
My older kids still like to climb trees and often climb the back neighbours tree since our climbing tree died.
My kids love playing sport, and making up their own little world, especially in the Bali hut that we have out the back. The girls also like turning it into a stage
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When we have the cousins over, we play “baseball”. We use frisbees and water bubble trays for bases. Over the hedge is out, and if the ball is taken by the dog then thats good luck to the batsman!
Our kids have always, and probably will always, love the trampoline. The spiders that build their webs all around it … not so much!
My children and the neighbours kiddies, had the best fun today when my son accidentally knocked the top off the garden watering system and tried to flood the BBQ area. Not sure if a sprinkler is an un-toy… But running through the sprinkler used to be my favourite childhood activity on hot days too. The fire hydrant effect had everyone squealing and running through the water playing catch the rainbows and getting plenty of exercise in the process. It was tank water and was eventually turned off after five minutes, so no need to worry about too much lost water.
My two year old most loves games with no equipment ~ chasye, hide and seek and balancing on curbs.
My boys absolutely love playing any ball game known to man, and invent their own on a regular basis. Today’s fun was playing handball in the cold, pouring rain! Apparently it was enjoyable for all
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My 10 year old loves football, although due to an injury with his legs, he is not allowed to play right now. He would spend hours kicking the ball to himself. He has just been allowed to ride his bike for 10 minutes twice a week
My 8 year old loves tricks on his scooter. His latest trick is to jump over a mud puddle in our yard… to date he hasn’t fallen in to it.
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My boys love playing with the dried grass left after the mowing – they can amuse themselves for hours carting it around and piling it up!
Mine love playing ‘rescue’ on the fort – maybe someone stuck on the slide needs rescuing with a complicated combo of skipping ropes and hoops… or someone is lost in the bush and needs a hug and a cold drink. The only rule we’ve had to make is that they don’t yell “HELP!” for the neighbourhood to hear – our lovely elderly neighbours rang my doorbell very concerned last year – I think they would have taken down the fence had I not answered!!!
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My boys love a good treasure hunt in the sandpit. I throw in a few 5 cent pieces & they are happy for ages hunting them down!
My kids love playing in the garden. They walk through the bushes, climb the trees and collect sticks. We have all the usual outdoor equipment – trampoline, swings, cubby house but nothing makes them smile as finding a really really cool stick.
Our backyard has been a work in progress ever since before I had my kids. Our lack of grass has meant my kids have not really been able to play with conventional backyard toys as much. They love nothing better than making mud pies, carting dirt around in their wheelbarrow and planting seeds in pots then helping them grow. When our yard in finally finished (not long to go now) I am planning to put in a mud kitchen as they will miss their dirt!
We have just over an acre and it’s such a wonderland for small kiddies. We have fruit and veg, loads of climbing trees and a ball-obsessed dog for them to play with. Sometimes they’ll play apart but mostly the four of them create their own world together.
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Hi, definitely the un-toys! Washing toys and windows with our garden sprayer, cloths and water (with bubbles) is a favourite on hot days. Wonderful photos, looks like great fun!
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