cushions off the couch, grab some blankets and make your living room

watering cans, cups, straws, turkey baster etc., and have them play.

and remove "half" of them, so you have one of each style.

and fill it with tupperware, wooden and scraper spoons, pots, lids etc.

on the floor and put a big bag of rice in a bin (large bowl, bucket, etc.). Give them shovels, cups, etc. to play in the rice, just like they would play in the sand. If you plan on doing this activity over and over, get a large rubber maid tub with a lid on it so that you can just dump the spilled rice right back into it, put a lid on it, and

Gather all kinds of snack type foods--crackers, cereals, (non refridg. items) and let them make soup and stir it with whatever they want to

a lot of water painting on the cement. Get a bucket of water and a ton

in the car with a cookie sheet and refrigerator magnets, letter and

Print capital and lower case letters on index cards and have your child

I turn the music off they stop dancing. Lots of fun and great way to

winter hats, scarves, gloves, and ear muffs for them to play dress up.

give them a few dabs on a paper plate and be sure to cover them up with

(they look like coloring books, but you use paintbrushes and water).

salt dough. It's good for at least 2 days of fun. The first day, we roll and cut out the dough with cookie cutters and bake it. The 2nd day we paint. If I'm feeling extra brave, the 3rd day we add glitter and other embellishments. Grandparents love to get these little gifts in the mail.

Dough:
½ cup salt
1 cup flour
½ cup water

-Using whatever you have available and depending on whatever is coming up (relatives' and friends' birthdays, holidays, etc.) make "cards"