We went to the cabin for a visit with the family over Labor Day. We just love it there so much!
What’s not to love? Mule rides, swimming in the lake, hiking, camp fires, throwing rocks, catching bugs and lizards, walks in the woods, square dancing.
We had such an amazing time, but it turns quickly bitter sweet when it comes to an end and we have to clean the house and pack up the cars. As soon as the adults start vacuuming and packing the cars, the kids seem to be right underfoot since they know it means we’re leaving soon.
So, this time, I came prepared. With some good old fashioned sugary cereal and yarn! This little plan kept the kids occupied for a good hour, while we got busy cleaning.
Because ya’ll know you can’t clean a house quickly and properly with the littles in the house!
Unless you’re super mom….in which case, please give me some tips! I can only keep one room clean at a time around here.
So, the plan.
Make cereal necklaces that they can snack on in the car on the way home.
This would be great for any road trip.
Usually I find I’m super prepared with activities and things to keep the kids busy in a car for hours and hours on the way to a vacation or trip but then I have nothing for the way home.
Enter this little project.
They can make them while you’re packing, and then it’s a snack on the way home.
What you need:
Yarn
scotch tape
cereal with holes
individual baggies
What you do:
I put the cereal in individual baggies so there were no “discussions” about who had more.
Wrap the scotch tape around the end of the yarn. It makes it stiff like a needle, so it’s easier for little hands to thread through the cereal.
They took this job really seriously. I was surprised just how into it they were. Funny kids.
Some of the cereal never makes it onto the yarn!
So sad to leave. Necklaces are fun, but leaving is still hard!
Note: Next time I’ll use half Fruit Loops for the novelty and color, and half regular old Cheerios. The sugar-y (generic) loops and movement of the car turned the kids green an hour into the trip home! Nice. Luckily no one got ‘sick’.
So, we saved the rest of their necklaces and hung them in the trees for the birds when we got home.
And they loved that just as much as eating it themselves.
That’s a great way to keep those little hands busy and entertained, as well as good hand-eye coordination! 🙂