Need to keep your kid occupied? Want her to get some good use out of those fine motor skills? Want a crafty counting lesson? Give your kid some salad macaroni to string!
I bought a $1.79 bag of salad macaroni knowing it wouldn't be used for salad, rather for stringing. I didn't really plan this out well, but Katelyn still had a fun time. She used my plastic darning needle and some green yarn (why green? because a ball of green yarn was sitting on the bar stool when we were setting up) and strung macaroni to her heart's content. Such joy with such little cost.
That's it. We didn't do much else with it. We were going to paint it afterward and turn it into a necklace, but we just didn't get around to it. Maybe next time. Or maybe she can string a whole skein of yarn and paint it in the nearest holiday's colors as a decorative garland.
Seriously, she said it's a generator. She knows exactly where the gas flows and the water comes out. How cool is that?! I wonder if she'll be an artist or an engineer...
See what she drew when she was just two and a half years old:
I don't see why she can't be an engineer AND an artist.
That's it. We didn't do much else with it. We were going to paint it afterward and turn it into a necklace, but we just didn't get around to it. Maybe next time. Or maybe she can string a whole skein of yarn and paint it in the nearest holiday's colors as a decorative garland.
A few weeks ago Jacob made spaghetti out of macaroni and popcorn kernels:
And Katelyn made a generator:
Seriously, she said it's a generator. She knows exactly where the gas flows and the water comes out. How cool is that?! I wonder if she'll be an artist or an engineer...
See what she drew when she was just two and a half years old:
I don't see why she can't be an engineer AND an artist.
It is amazing how the simplest things can keep them occupied for a good long while. Yes, they are both very artistic. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! When my daughter was very young we, would stick beads in an old (childproof) prescription bottle and she would be entertained by it far more than with her store bought toys. Talk about simple. :o)
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