Everyone needs a little wiggle room

I want to thank my babysitter Extrodinaire Brawnlyn for reminding of this long lost fun activity.  When I think of Jell-O I actually have memories of that thick bottom layer that nobody wanted to eat and you somehow always got stuck with.  For this reason I kept my distance with this little box of coloured gelatin but I overcame this fear by giving these Jell-O jigglers a shot.

Entertaining a toddler is no small feat.  I am constantly trying to come up with small ways to keep him busy for more than the usual 4-5 minutes.  I quickly whipped a pan of these jigglers up and let him go to town with my basket of cookie cutters.  The good thing about this activity is Dane, my youngest could easily participate (eat them) while my oldest carefully cut the shapes out.  This was a very inexpensive way to keep Landon entertained on those yucky rainy/snowy days, which have been nearly everyday lately.

Recipe:

Take 2 large boxes of jell-O and dissolve this into 2 cups of boiling water.  I sprayed my 9x13 pan with non stick spray and let the stuff chill and set in the fridge.  When cutting with cookie cutters you can spray them as well but they still work should you forget that step.

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