Works-for-Me-Wednesdays: Preschool Fun

Playing with rice is a big hit at our house. I filled a plastic container with rice. I store it in our special activities cabinet.

I set the rice on a plastic cover. I believed it was originally supposed to go under a high chair for easy clean up. Anywho, we found another use for it!

I give the boys some various sized cups, containers, and measuring cups and let them go at it. The only rule is no throwing. Realistically this activity lasts about 15-30 minutes before they get a little TOO creative and start creating a major mess. Actually my 3yo could last for about 45 min but my younger son would be just be too messy creative with that much time on his hands.

When they are done, I simply pick up the plastic mat, fold it a tad to form a narrow opening at the bottom and re-pour the rice into the container. If any has gotten onto the carpet, it's a breeze to run the vacuum and clean it up.

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