Mr Pringle head

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Mr Pringle head

One-year olds are busy.  Very busy.  Sometimes they need something to keep their minds and fingers busy.  Not as a babysitter, but as a mind-grower.  I love using Pringles cans to make things!  They hold the supplies and can be great for fine motor skill growth.  Enter Mr. Pringle Head- a spin on fitting pipe cleaners into small holes in the lid.  My young toddler loved pulling the pipe cleaners out of the holes when I put them part way in for her, but she isn't able to put them back in.

Supplies Needed:

Pipe Cleaners (or "chenille stems" for you new school folks)

Empty Pringles Can

Something to poke small holes in the Pringles lid (I used an eyeglass screwdriver)

Decorating Supplies of your choice (glue, paper, markers)

First things first, mark the hole placement and poke those holes!  To make it a bit easier I put the lid on top of a sturdy plastic container and with a little bit of muscle poked right through. (be careful and go slowly, it's easy to crack the plastic and then you have to eat a whole other can of Pringles.  On second thought, I want to eat more Pringles!!)

Next fold over 1 end of each pipe cleaner so it can't fit through the holes you poked.  Insert the pipe cleaners into the holes and fold over the remaining ends.

Then you get to decorate the can!  I used scrapbook paper and some sharpie and glued the whole shabang together

The little bean loved it and I'm sure yours will, too!

Happy playing!