Materials needed:
- Beans or some other small objects
- Spoon
- Egg carton
- Tray with lip
- Kiddo to occupy
Sometimes I just need to occupy one of the boys for a while so I can finish something up, but they want to be right by me. This simple activity is perfect and there is very little prep or cleanup, unless your grocery shopping helper grabs a bag of peas rather than beans like mine did – then you might be stepping on peas for a week!
In a tray on the table I set the peas in a bowl along with a spoon, an egg carton and sometimes a cup. My boys create their own activity to occupy themselves…scooping, pouring, counting…sometimes I give them many peas, other times only a handful. Every time it’s a great occupier!
Since typing this up I’ve also seen this on several blogs…I’m not original in my thinking!
My kids do this in the sink with cups, spoons, ladels, bowls, and water-water-water galore while I’m putting away groceries in the kitchen. It’s a fun, glorious mess!
Warmly,
Karen
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