Before going to bed, I often put out a few toys to get the Q engaged in playing so I can enjoy relaxing with my coffee and morning writing.
This is an example of a super simple version of this idea. It took me about ten seconds to set up a couple of scenes to spark interest. The idea is that a dynamic play environment is more enticing than individual materials in containers.
You can see he moved the vehicle to the train set, redesigned the blocks a bit, and then spent some time twisting the puzzle.
Not a supremely engaging activity, but it bought me enough time to make my coffee before Q resorted to dumping out bins of blocks, which is the current favorite activity.