A Bevy of Beads

We did an activity that involved stringing beads a couple of weeks ago, and the kids really enjoyed it and did well. However, such was not the case today. The box of beads (shoebox size) wound up overturned on the floor. This meant beads everywhere! Three of the kids were playing with the beads (e.g. throwing), and the other three were helping me pick up. Unfortunately, while they were certainly trying, they were more or less getting in the way. Finally, I plugged in a movie and told them all to sit and watch, which they did (while bringing me a found bead sometimes). I had the box all packed and was putting it on the shelf, when something fell into the box and I dropped it. There went the beads again! Luckily, someone was walking by and helped me pick up beads again. Grrr! I was not happy about it.