Recycle Into a Toy!

As I was trying to think of more ways to entertain my little busy girl, I was about to throw away a big diaper box, something that will be more rare in our house now- yay!  I gave it to Dimples though and just wanted to see what she would do with it.  She enjoyed opening and closing the box at first, but soon she was putting her Duck and Giraffe in and pushing them around the house in it saying "Weeeee!"  Then we tipped it over and used it as a mail box!  I would give her our junk mail, or paper and she would slip it through the small slot.  I also gave her a scrap of foil wrapping paper which she enjoyed and it too ended up in the box a few times.

Never underestimate the power of a empty box and a toddler!

Another fun idea came to me while I was refilling our small hand soap bottles.  After I was done I had a refill bottle that was empty that had a fun pop-open type lid on it.  So I put a little water in it and shook it up to make foam.  Dimples loves bubbles, so I knew she would love messing with it.  We went outside with a big bowl and the bottle of foam.  She enjoyed splashing in the bowl, and I showed her how to squirt out the foam.  She did like the lid and opened and closed it numerous times.  But the most fun she had was flinging foam all over with her hands.  :)  I could see "foam fights" being fun with older kids.