Busy bags are small bags of reusable materials that keep kids busy. They are educational in some nature. They work on things like fine motor skills, gross motor skills, colors, counting, etc. They are portable and meant to keep kids busy at the doctor's office, waiting in line, or just at home on a rainy or snowy day. Here are some links to sites with busy bag ideas.
http://moneysavingmom.com/tag/busy-bag-ideas
http://frugalgranola.com/2011/11/busy-bags-for-little-hands
http://unsolicitedadvice-n-such.blogspot.com/2011/07/young-toddler-1-2-yrsbusy-bag-swap.html
The idea is for each mom to create one activity several time (last swap it was 12). Then we meet to swap, and each mom gets 12 or so new activities for their child. You can search online for ideas or create one of your own. Please look at the list below so we don't get duplicates.
The busy bags that we did last time were:
1. Pool noodle and string
2. Piggy Bank
3. Pom Pom stuff in
4. Sandpaper/Yarn art
5. Button Snake
6. Clothes pin Drop in
7. Pipe Cleaner and coffee cup with holes
8. Color craft sticks/Color matching
9. Sponge Jewlery
10. Egg Carton and eggs
11. Fabric fasteners with snaps
12. ??? (I can't remember....anyone?)
We will meet on Monday, February 20th at 3:00-4:00 at my house to exchange busy bags and have a playdate. If you can't make the playdate, you can still participate in the exchange. You can either drop them off early or you can find one of the other people in the exchange to leave your materials.
As people sign up, I will put their names below with the activity the are making. On Monday, February 13th, I will count the number of people so you know how many activities to make.
Swapping Moms:
1. Katy Ruotti: Magnetic Pom Poms
2. Stella Krall: Pom Pom and pinchers
3. Sarah Pagel: Alphabet/Number Tracing Dry Erase
4. Kim Payette: Felt Pizzas
5. Poppy Niosi: Memory Game
6. Melody Leung: Homemade Number Boards
7. Josie Cooper: Eric Carle Matching Heads/Tails Game
8. Sarah Key: DIY Watercolor pages
9. Ashely Ring:
10. Linda Shilling: Seasons Matching Game
11. Brooke: Clothes Pin Number Match
12. Lori Beske: Color Craft Stick Matching Game
13. Maritha Lyden Miller: I Spy Game
14. Jennifer Orshak:
15. Heather Bernhard:
I think someone made a few pieces of fabric with different fasteners (e.g., snaps, button, etc.).
ReplyDelete--Stella
Hello, I am a friend of Sarah Pagel and have a 23 month old son. I would love to participate in the busy bag exchange. I am going to make Clothes pin number match 1-10. Thanks! : )
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