The Happy Buddy and I needed some sort of calming down activity to do for the 30 minutes before his nap the other day.
So I pulled out a trick I found on Pinterest!
All you need is a strainer and some pipe cleaners.
Hard at work – just look at his concentration!
The idea is to have your Happy Buddies stick the pipe cleaners through the strainer’s holes.
Brilliant, right?!
By the time he was done I kind of thought the whole thing would turn into a UFO and return to the planet where it belongs!
But, boy, did the Happy Buddy have a great time. It’s the little things, huh?
P.S. Do you notice anything magical about our strainer?? 🙂
AND…
Speaking of strainers…
Since the holidays are just around the corner…
Here is a fun and cheap Christmas gift idea found at Today’s Fabulous Finds!
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The tag reads, “We couldn’t reSTRAIN ourselves from wishing you a very Merry Christmas!”
Head on over to Today’s Fabulous Finds for 14 other cute and affordable holiday gift ideas.
Happy Strainer and Pipe Cleaner-ing! 🙂
The only magic thing i saw was that it had a little rainbow reflection on the side im sure noah had fun!
So cute! Thanks for sharing the link to Today’s Fabulous Finds too! What cute gift ideas.
Merry Christmas!
Your strainer has holes in the pattern of Mickey Mouse! Where did you get a MM strainer?
I love this quiet activity idea. TFS.
Shelly! You’re the only one who figured it out! Congrats!!! 🙂 My sis-in-law got this strainer on a Disney cruise!!! Isn’t it amazing?!?
After reading this post a few days ago we headed out to the 99 cent store yesterday to get pipe cleaners and another strainer (figured it was only 99 cents, the toddler could have his own) … this has been great fun and entertainment for my son!! Great idea, thanks for sharing, we’re enjoying it at our house too!
Maegan – that makes me so happy! I am so glad that y’all are enjoying this cheap fun! Thank you for letting me know about it!