Simple Play: Pipe Cleaner Game
Porter is 15 months and has enjoyed this game for a little while now. It’s perfect when I need him focused and quiet for a little bit— think church or waiting in the doctor’s office. SUPPLIES: Pipe cleaners (I cut a few pipe cleaners into three to fit into the bottle). Bottle that has a [...]
Simple Play: Strainer & Pipe Cleaners
I mentioned some time ago how I struggle with the simplest tasks like cooking. Here’s an activity that will keep your little one busy while you whip up your fancy meal on the stove. Give him a strainer and a few pipe cleaners and see if he can string them through himself. My baby can’t [...]
Simple Play: DIY Magnet Jar
We had a couple pipe cleaner scraps left over from our DIY snowflake activity so I decided to make a quick magnet jar. SUPPLIES: Glass jar (this is a recycled Ragu jar) Strong magnet magnetic items (we used pipe cleaners) non-magnetic item (we used colored rice) INSTRUCTIONS: Place everything in the jar except for the [...]
