Since he seems to love messes and any sort of texture, I threw together some quick fun for while I was cooking our dinner. I took an empty plastic storage bin, and added several different types of dry uncooked pasta, beans, and rice. I threw in some square glass beads just to make it a little more interesting. I've done this once before, using a much larger bin, and I dyed the rice with food coloring by just mixing it and letting it dry, added glitter and toy gold coins, and lots of other little things I could find around the house. He could care less since it all feels the same. :) I gave him some measuring cups and plastic spoons and bowls, and he was happily occupied for almost an hour. Long enough for me to cook! Since it's not for eating, I can store it for tons of use. He loves playing in it, scooping and pouring and digging his toes in it. I think picking up the tiny pieces of rice might be great for his hand-eye coordination, and lucky for me it's an easy cleanup.
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