two and they're off to the races. Carefully guiding a toy car along the taped roadway is more than just fun for small children, it also helps them gain motor control of their fingers for skills they will need later, such as writing.
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Pipe Cleaners

If you're worried about having a bored, wiggly child on your hands during your next long car or plane ride, throw a bunch of pipe cleaners into your bag. Whip them out when the "Are we there yet?" questions start coming your way. Colorful pipe cleaners can be bent and shaped into fun figures, animals, flowers, or whatever. They even make cool temporary bracelets and necklaces.
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Plastic Bags

"I'm bored!" cries your child as you're trying to finish your yard work. Here's a simple solution: Make a jump rope by twisting up several plastic bags and tying them together end to end. Talk about cheap fun. See more uses for Plastic Bags.

Shoe Boxes

Kids can get creative using a collection of shoe boxes as building bricks. Tape the lids on for them. You can even let the little ones color the "bricks" with poster paint.
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Straws

Pull toys are perennial favorites of young children, but you can spend all day untying the knots that a toddler will inevitably put in the pull string. By running the string through a plastic straw (or a series of them), you can keep it untangled.
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