Play with your food

Little Man just loves to help me unpack the groceries and organize the cabinets but I am worried about big cans crushing little toes or finding a drawer full of couscous. So I have started saving visually interesting boxes and labels to turn into play food. Old cooking magazines have great photos to glue into oatmeal or breadcrumb containers to make lightweight "cans" and empty boxes from the freezer need nothing more than a dab of glue to secure the flaps. You could include some lovely felt vegetables and make a faux kitchen or play with the containers on their own.