Summertime Stilts

Materials:

1. Two large (29 ounce) cans of tomato sauce
2. Paint
3. Tape
4. Clothesline
5. Bamboo Skewer

Directions:

1. Puncture the sides of two 29-ounce cans of tomato sauce instead of removing their lids with a can opener.
2. Drain and rinse the cans, then paint them as desired.
3. For each, tape a 5-foot length of clothesline to the end of a bamboo skewer.
4. Thread it through both holes.
5. Have a child stand on the cans, then tie each clothesline into a loop that's as tall as his/her hips.
6. To stilt-walk, kids pull up on the lines to hold the cans against their feet.