got myself out of a sticky situation

Cooked rice and small kids are a... well... uh... they're a bad combination. When this is part of our dinner, I find pieces glued to the bottoms of socks, feets, the floor, the table... everywhere. This is a huge frustration for me. Last night, when serving our chow mein supper, I had an epiphany. I knew the kids would be working with us again today so I offered them 50 cents each, for a treat at the store, if there was no rice on the table or floor by the time they were done eating. It worked like a charm! So beautiful! Every grain that was dropped was immediately picked up. Why didn't I think of this before?? No matter - now I know what they're capable of and I can hold them to a new standard! Halleljuah!