pipe cleaners

Bottles of bubble solution come pretty cheap which is great when your wee one tends to lose the accompanying wand often. This weekend, I discovered a better solution than repeatedly buying bottles of the soapy solution — pipe cleaners!

Take a pipe cleaner and bend it into fun shapes like hearts, circles, stars, etc. Then dip it into the magical suds and blow. Your tot will be pleased with his creation and you won't have to keep tabs of plastic wands anymore.

Pipe cleaners work magic when it comes to unleashing a child's creativity. My daughter loves twisting them into shapes and critters. Most recently, she strung beads on one and turned it into a bracelet. Whether you're trying to entertain your preschooler at a restaurant or provide them with a rainy day activity — a pack of pipe cleaners costs only $2 and will occupy them for at least an hour.
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