One day when the kids needed something new to do, I pulled the corn out of hiding. I poured a little into two 9x13 pans and gave them each two measuring cups, a toy tractor and a funnel. They enjoyed their own personal corn boxes so much, we made two more for when their cousins came to play.
Their progression of interest was entertaining. At first, the older cousin wasn't interested at all, and the other three played happily in their own pans. 
Then the three got together at the same pan, and the one on the outskirts realized the fun he was missing. So he joined. And then they naturally progressed back to their own pans when they got in each others' way. 
Now doesn't that look like fun? You could do the same thing with wheat or rice. The only hard part is putting it up when stuff-everything-in-his-mouth boy Jack wakes up from his nap.
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Great idea, Joyce! I was wondering where Jack was until you mentioned he was napping. He would have a hay day with that wouldn't he...it would make some interesting diaper changes anyway. =)
I've done this with dried beans. Isaiah enjoyed it, but Nate started throwing them once he got bored of the measuring cups. Maybe I should add trucks.
Sherri, there is no telling what all Jack has eaten, and I try not to look too closely at the evidence. ( :
Sabrina--Ahh, throwing. We haven't had that yet, but look closely and you will see a large amount of corn on the floor. If I directly supervise, the corn stays in the pan. If I let them entertain themselves, I have a mess to clean up. It's hard to win!
Hey Owen, just hide some of that stuff all over the house. Cupboards, freezer, behind the toilet, down the cracks between the stove and the countertop...you get the picture. Fun stuff.
Remember the corn box Mrs. Yoder used to have in her kindergarten room?
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