Tip for the day.

How to get rid of a 2 year old box of pasta, without cooking it.

1. Put pasta in cupboard in reach of 17 month old.
2. When said child opens cupboard, let him pull out all kinds of items, because it keeps him busy while you make dinner.
3. Allow child to take boxes of pasta over to his window sill, where he likes to play.
4. Listen as he shakes the boxes all around, but think nothing of it.
5. Continue making dinner until the child's father gets home from work.
6. As Daddy takes his bike out to the balcony, act totally surprised, when he looks at the floor, near window and gasps.
7. Come over to see what he is gasping at, and be totally surprised.

How to clean up an entire spilled box of Orzo Pasta, using a 3 year old and a vacuum cleaner.

1. Pull out vacuum cleaner, and start suctioning up pasta.
2. When 3 year old comes over and starts scooping up the pasta, and holding it under the vacuum hose, hand the hose to the 3 year old, and let her vacuum it all up.
3. When 3 year old is mostly done, take the vacuum and run it over the remaining pasta, to leave the carpet pasta free.