Looking for an indoor activity for your preschooler that's both fun and educational? Then you need a busy bag! Or if you're like me and like to drink coffee while it's still hot then you may want two...or three...or four! Because once you venture into the world of low prep-high fun (and learning!) busy bags you'll be hooked. They're a great hands-on way for kids to learn and play on their own. Make this foam heart lacing busy bag … [Read more...]
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Best Boredom Buster Ever: I SPY Busy Bag
Are you looking for the best boredom buster ever? You've come to the right place. Admittedly, we do have an enormous collection of creative busy bags for kids. There is something for everyone and every season. But maybe one of the following applies to you. A. You can never have enough busy bags to keep your kids...well.... busy. Or... B. You forgot to put together a busy bag for the day and you just need to print something out. Like 5 … [Read more...]
Apple Lacing Fine Motor Busy Bag
The reason you see fine motor activities all over the internet for preschoolers is that developing these skills is so important. They're the foundation for the formal skills of writing and tying shoes, but also are used for building, playing, creating, cooking and more. Giving kids opportunities to practice and develop their fine motor skills--like with this apple lacing busy bag--increases their confidence and ability to engage in their … [Read more...]
Color Matching Fine Motor Busy Bag
Kids love busy bags. They can be created to meet a child's interests while boosting learning and fine motor skills. This Color Matching Fine Motor Busy Bag is a fun way to play and build skills this summer. We created a fish and ocean themed busy bag in preparation for our summer plans of visiting the beach with family. Kids can use this busy bag activity to match colors and improve fine motor strength. It would even be a great travel activity … [Read more...]
ABC Matching Ice Cream Busy Bag
"Who has the time to make all of these things on Pinterest? I can barely get dinner made!" Don't we all feel like that to some extent? Blogging about kids activities is my job and there's no way even I could find the time to make half of the activities you can find online, no matter how cool they care. Busy bags are my one exception. Spending a little bit of time to prep an activity once for kids or a class can do it again and again has always … [Read more...]
Christmas Tree Decorating Felt Busy Bag
My kids love to decorate and redecorate the Christmas tree. They get to have a tree in their rooms each year to display their homemade ornaments and are constantly moving things around. Something about the power to actually touch and play with the tree is just intoxicating. I decided to build on this enthusiasm and make a Christmas tree felt busy bag that they could decorate (and redecorate) as much as they wanted. It has proved to be a great … [Read more...]
Dinosaur Matching Busy Bag
Busy bags are one of my favorite ways to keep kids happy and engaged on their own. And one of the best ways to make sure busy bags are a hit is to use kids' interests to inspire the theme and and what kid doesn't love dinosaurs? This dinosaur matching busy bag is sure to get kids excited! And it's way easier to put together than you think! The idea behind a busy bag is that you make it once for kids to play with over and over again independently. … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Spider Busy Bag
Need 20 minutes to make dinner or help a sibling with homework? Or even just want to finish a cup of coffee before it gets cold? Then you will love this adorable spider busy bag! Busy bags are one of those things you need to have in your life if you have small kids.They're self contained activities that kids can do on their own. Over and over again. Prep them once and stick them in a gallon size bag and you can get a lot of use out of them. This … [Read more...]