How to Keep a 2-5 Year Old Busy for at Least 30 Minutes

For me, one of the biggest daily challenges is keeping my kids busy while I make dinner. Sometimes I just let them watch TV, but I hate to do that every day. Yesterday I let my 3-year-old make the dinner "centerpiece" while I cooked. She happily crafted for a half hour while I got things ready to eat.

Here's what you need:
Pasta Strainer
Pipe cleaners

Here's what you do:
1. Show them how to insert the pipe cleaner ends into the pasta strainer - leaving large arches on top.

2. Tell them to make a sculpture :-)