Oats

When I need to work in the kitchen and can't get Joseph to stop "helping" me, I put a little dry oats into a container or two and give him some measuring cups/spoons to play with.

He loves to play and leaves me alone long enough to finish what I'm doing. It does get all over of course, but it's not a wet or sticky mess and I can usually scoop most of it back into the container. The rest just gets swept up and thrown away, but that usually less than 1/4 cup.

Unfortunately for Joseph, he's not the only one that thinks it's fun to play in the oats!