The best toys are not toys, or beans, paper & duct tape

We're getting pretty creative as the winter holds on a bit longer and limits our outdoor time. We've made a sea with treasure island, pirates and sea creatures, a bean "treasure hunt" (thanks Cary!), and a duct tape race track on the rug. Other ideas not pictured: finding "treasures" in mama's sewing box, making fairy houses of flotsom and jetsum outside, playing in the sea (bathtub with a bit o' food coloring) and making planes out of pillows. Ah, imagination.