After receiving several comments (thank you!) to a previous post seeking tips for toddler activities, I decided to use the encouragement and advice received to locate interesting items around my home that could become fun games.
Alas – rotini. Unused, dried and never-going-to-be cooked rotini became a one-hour game of amusement for my son. He poured the pasta into cups and bowls, then back into a bigger bowl and smaller cup. He dumped it onto himself and then onto me. I couldn’t believe that for an hour he was willing to sit next to me with rotini.
Of course, the novelty wore off, but it was lunchtime anyways so we needed a break from the pasta pouring. How wonderful that he has an inexpensive new toy that he didn’t even try to eat (tip: constant supervision, though, is needed in the event toddlers become curious and sneakily stick the macaroni in their mouths.)
The only downside to this discovery? Stepping on pieces of pasta that seemed to have wandered off and missed my careful inspection of the living room floor during clean-up. A bit of an “ouch” shock. But no one ever said motherhood was painless.
