Beans, beans, everywhere

Old bathtub purchased from a consignment shop: 2 $

Five bags of dry beans: 8 $'s

Several different types of utensils: approx 2 $'s

Your two year old playing happily with them for more than an hour, allowing you to clean the kitchen, do laundry, vaccum, and make lunch in peace: priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sidenote: this is probably not the best activity if you are a super neat freak :)