Genius Mama

Slot in tea bag box, flash cards = 10 mins, plus more time looking at pictures and making animal noises

 

Steering wheel that you can actually turn = 10 mins (one roll slid inside another roll stuck to cupboard)

 

Balloons left over from party on weekend (plus two boys) = half an hour, repeatedly - I cannot emphasise how long and how happily my two will occupy themselves with balloons, esp with a bit of string on them so you can run with more than one in your hand)

Playdough = 20 mins

Pair of scissors plus two pieces of craft paper cut into the recycling bin = 20 mins

Torches in the entrance cupboard = 30 mins (although dad thought of this one)

Also, bubbles on the back deck, chalk on the front sidewalk (pavement for Aussies), fixing the box the cars go in, drinking water with ice cubes, stickers, colouring in, vacuum cleaning (I clean, they sit on couches and scream).

But I was most impressed with the tea box slot. The steering wheel is practically divine inspiration.

 

The reason? Potty training!! Needing to keep eye on 2.5 year old, and keep him occupied on hard floors or on rug in dining area...