I kind of cheated. I have three 2 year olds and a one year old. We walked to my favorite kid's place, Fun time pottery. They each sponge painted a coaster and then we put their hand prints on it. And then they really wanted to use the paintbrushes, and hadn't had a chance yet. So we let them paint a magnet to go with the coaster. They had such a fun morning. And it's a decent walk from my house, so they were all ready for bed half an hour early!