Outside toy in.

While the weather was warm last week we picked up and cleaned up all of Kai's outside toys to store them for the winter. (Winter then arrived yesterday morning.) I brought his sand and water table in to wash it in the tub. After I dried it, I set it near his train table and forgot about it for a couple of days. Then I decided I wanted to turn it into a sensory table for the winter. I searched around for ideas of things to put in it and talked to a creative mommy friend for advice. Then, Kai and I were housebound on Friday with no vehicle and I dumped what ever beans and small pasta we had on hand in it. It actually worked out well because the beans I was going to buy would have been too big to fit through the funnels. Kai has had a great time playing with it, he has some dump trucks, sorting cups and measuring spoons in it. Sometimes he adds new things or takes things out. I am pleased with his interest in it. When he tires of it, I can make it new again by changing the beans or adding new little toys.