Straw Beads

Anyone else out there have a ton of those plastic kid straws you get from restaurants (or various holidays)??  Well, we do!  Or, I should say DID!!  :)  I cut them up & turned them into "beads"!!  :)  And - the little centerpieces of the straws (pumpkins, hearts, etc.) can be used to sort, string, count, etc!!  Talk about recycling!!  :) We haven't used them yet, but Olivia gets them out all the time & wants to "make" something!!  Guess I better get on the ball!!