24. Take a twilight family walk with glow sticks. 25. Get your kid-preneur juices flowing by starting your own business. Check out advice from other kid business owners at metrofamilymagazine.com/raising- okc-kids. 26. Talk like a pirate all day. 27. Head west to El Reno to enjoy a famous fried onion burger. The burgers originated during the depression in the 1920s as a way to stretch expensive meat by adding onions. 28. Then check out the wide-open spaces of historic Fort Reno, which is currently taking appointments to visit the Visitor’s Center and Museum. 29. Check out a local disc golf course. Find metro favorites at metrofamilymagazine.com/disc-golf-courses-in-the- metro. 30. Visit a local farmer’s market and plan a meal involving your finds. Find our metro favorites with social distancing guidelines in place at metrofamilymagazine. com/farmers-markets-in-the-metro-area. 31. Go fishing.
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Make a bleach art t-shirt!
Decorate a t-shirt using bleach and stencils with images of your choosing, perhaps stars and stripes for the Fourth of July. The folks at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum are kind of partial to Western imagery! Materials : • T-shirt (darker colors work best) or any other piece of cotton clothing such as a bandanna • Stencils and contact paper to trace and cut out designs that can be stuck to the t-shirt. Or use stickers and tape. Whatever you use, it’s important that the bleach water won’t soak through the material and that the material sticks to the fabric so that the bleach spray doesn’t bleed around the edges. • Spray bottle • Bleach (Kids should ask for adult assistance!) Instructions : 1. Choose your designs. Print, cut them out and trace them onto contact paper, or use stickers or tape to create a design. Be creative! 2. Stick your designs to the t-shirt.
3. Lay the t-shirt flat and place newspaper, plastic bags or cardboard inside so the bleach spray doesn’t bleed through to the other side of the shirt. 4. Mix the bleach in a ratio of 1 part water to 2 parts bleach in the spray bottle. (We did 1/8-cup water and 1/4-cup bleach and had plenty left over after one t-shirt and one bandanna.) 5. Lay the t-shirt in the sun in a well- ventilated area. Spray lightly across the t-shirt; don’t saturate the fabric. Repeat light sprays until you reach the desired lightness. Let dry between applications to let the sun do its thing. Caution: be aware of how the wind is blowing or you may end up bleaching what you are wearing as well! 6. When the t-shirt is completely dry, remove the stencils and marvel at your creation! The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is open for summer fun! Visit nationalcowboymuseum.org for the latest details, including the grand opening of the new Liichokoshkomo’, featuring hands-on outdoor play for kids and families.
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