This is so simple but for some reason it really holds Parker's attention when I am working in the kitchen. Just pour little puddles of water here and there on the counter and let them drive cars and trucks around...making tracks and splashing through puddles.
This is, of course, if you live in the Midwest and it is too cold to go do this on the driveway for months on end!
Take it a step further and let them color on them with washable markers, like brown for mud, and then let them give it a car wash.
Then if you are REALLY brave you can put some piles of 'snow' out, using foam soap or shaving cream. Foam soap really works good, and hey, you are getting a clean countertop out of it, right?
Or, on second though, do all of the above in the bathtub :) Parker has spent many hours playing in the bathtub with a bin of shaving cream and trucks. Avalanches and blizzards and snow everywhere!
Speaking of snow...You can also set a bin of real snow next to the bathtub. Again, the possibilities,,,!
Anyway, back to the counter-top. You MIGHT even get a whole meal cooked while your child is occupied. At least until your husband comes in and puts an end to all the fun :)
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