Cornered!

As of late, I have been struggling to get anything done in the kitchen with The Bear (3 yo) and The Bird (14 mos) hot on my heels.  The Bear is in his "Mom, watch me! Watch me! Watch me!" phase as he sails through our long kitchen running SO fast and The Bird enjoys emptying out the contents of the cereal boxes from the pantry onto the floor.

Check this out.  I pulled an unused kids table into the kitchen and added a few simple, self-starting art supplies (crayons, coloring books, paint brushes, water colors, paper) The Bird digs it so far. Any suggestions for keeping the babes occupied at your house?

We are still working on the coloring part but she sure likes looking like a big girl.  Dang, they grow fast!