"dragonlady" wrote in message
When I had a 5 yo who liked doing art, and two toddlers who got into her
stuff, the playpen got a real workout:

Yes, I second the playpen. When I had multiple children of different ages is
when I used the playpen the most. The older kids loved the playpen because
they could play with their little pieces and/or the little ones could play
and the older ones could do their thing. Saved my sanity a lot.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)