Looking for some quiet activities to keep your toddlers and preschoolers quiet during General Conference?
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Straws and pipe cleaners
Get some straws and cut them up into smaller pieces. Make sure the pieces aren’t so small that they become a choking hazard. Now, take a pipe cleaner and bend it a little bit on one end so that the straw pieces won’t fall off.
Now, show your toddler how to put the straw pieces on the pipe cleaner as if they were beading a necklace. This activity is nice because it isn’t exactly beading so even boys won’t complain.
Using a pipe cleaner rather than string means that the “string” is much sturdier. This is great for young toddlers who can’t bead well yet. It really helps with hand eye coordination when your child puts the straw onto the pipe cleaner. Plus, if you use fun colored straws, your toddler will love it even more.
