Measuring Cups

When we married we received 4 sets of measuring cups as parts of wedding gifts. I thought to return three sets; who needs more than one? But at two and three dollars apiece and with no gift receipts, the hassle of returning them far outweighed the need. Almost seven years later, I am so glad we kept them all. The kids love measuring cups!

The last thing PT and I do before bed is make a sweep of the house to pick up toys, books, random shoes; anything that's not where it belongs. At least when we go to bed and wake up, the house is all neat and tidy - with most everything in its place. The last couple of weeks this sweep has resulted in a sink full of measuring cups to wash. Our cuties keep asking for them during the day and I keep handing them out. I love the creative ideas they have for them!

Things our measuring cups have recently been:

• boats, airplanes, beds, and cars for toy animals and little people figurines
• pots and pans (J' and N' both like to pretend to cook with me. The 1 cup measuring cups apparently make great pots and the 1 tbsp. measuring spoons become "cooking spoons.")
• telephones and microphones (if you talk into the cup, it has an amplified effect)
• a magnifying glass (N' uses the round hook holes on the end of the green plastic set as a magnifying glass)
• percussion instruments (bang them together, use them like drumsticks, slide them on different surfaces for a scratchy sound)
• chew toys (B' always makes sure he gets in on the action)
• rain makers (In the bathtub, the "bigs" like to stand up and pour water on each other declaring that "it's raining on you," while the other laughs like crazy! Funny how they love this but have fits about having shampoo rinsed out of their hair.)
• hats (for various toys)
• oh, and every once in a while they loan me one to measure something as I cook ;0)