1 - jingle bell gloves- Take an sew a bell on the tip of each finger. 

2 - You can have your kids make a cassette tape of themselves. Talking, singing, or things they have done. Then send it off to grand parents for xmas.

3 -  You can also take 12 photos of your kids.  Jump in the car and take them to the photo shop. Tell them you want a calendar of the year made with them. Send out as xmas gifts. 

4 - Drill a hole in the bottom of your child's wading pool. Now insert a plug. Easy draining.

5 - Use you washer to hold ice and drinks for a party. Or child's red wagon. Or small child's inflateable pool.

6 - They can glue beans or macaroni on construction paper. Make a picture for grand parents.

7 - Put an old shower curtain down when they paint.

8 - Turn their shirts inside out when painting.  It will save the right side.

9 - Put sand in a zip lock bag, or small plastic one. Now put in a few drops of food color. You have colored sand.

10 - Put some food color and water in a spritzer. Let them go out with it and spray the snow. Make pictures all day or what ever.