Toddler Pinterest Fails

We all know about pinterest right? I look at it all the time and pin many fabulous and wonderful ideas that I can't wait to try. The kids in the pictures look so happy and content and their parents claim they've been busy for hours!

So I get inspired, gather things around the house to try out these no-fail ideas that are guaranteeing me time to sit in peace.

But....

....my toddler apparently hates pinterest. He thinks pinterest and it's ideas are ridiculous. I have not been successful at finding one activity that he will do. There is no quiet sitting and focused concentration. Not even a little bit. Not with the fridge magnets, the paint in the ziploc bag, the pipe cleaners and the colander, the fabric strips in the empty wipes container. None of it.

We are a couple of big giant pinterest fails around here. I'm going to make a new website and call it dirt-pinterest. Because that's really the only thing that keeps Cohen busy for more than 2.5 seconds. Until I get that site up and running I will continue to pin all the wonderful looking activities that I wish Cohen cared about and continue to let him do what he actually wants to do -- play in the dirt. I guess it's cheaper anyway.

Simple Activities: The Dishwasher

Today's activities are brought to you by: the dishwasher.

I'm learning that simpler can be better. Don't get me wrong, I love pinterest as much as the next guy and spend too much time dreaming of all the fancy crafts I'm going to do with my kids and gourmet meals I will cook for the family. But it also makes me feel like a little bit of a failure. So it makes me pretty happy when I discover that Cohen is thrilled to be playing with the silverware container from the dishwasher. He started out playing at the dishwasher and then he discovered he could take the silverware part out.

He spent quite a while putting silverware in and out and back in and back out. And then moving them to the container. And then over to the actual dishwasher and back.

I was equally as thrilled when I put some ice cubes outside on the cement and let him play with them. He really does love to "work" and I'm happy I can find easy, simple things around the house that keep him busy and happy.

I think I'm going to post these ideas to pinterest so I feel like super mom. Just kidding...

{The setup...his "tools"}

{He decided he needed a few more so he got them from the cupboard}