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September 26, 2013

Pumpkin Number Matching Busy Bag

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My preschooler wants to do reading and math “homework” just like her older brother and sister do in the afternoons.  To encourage her desire to learn I’ve been getting out busy bags and our homemade felt board for her to play with.

They are great because she’s actively engaged in her own activity and can do them independently which leaves me time to read and work with the older two.

With Halloween coming this Pumpkin Number Matching Busy Bag has been one of her favorites!

Pumpkin Number Matching Math Busy Bag This busy bag is so easy to put together you may not even need instructions!

All I did was take a bunch of small orange paper plates and put dot stickers on them for each number I wanted her to practice counting and identifying.  Then I wrote the corresponding numbers on clothespins.  See?  Crazy easy.

Counting and Number Identification Busy Bag for Preschoolers

To play she counts the “polka dots” on the pumpkin and put the correct stem on the top!

Preschool Busy Bag Counting and Number Identification

If you are looking for a fun way to play with the pumpkins when you have more space and time try a hide and find game!  You can give the kids some of the numbered clothespins and hide the pumpkins around the house or yard.  The kids can try to find the pumpkins that match their stems!

We are hosting our own online form of a Busy Bag Swap every month with our Busy Bag of the Month Series!  Go and see what the other busy bag bloggers have done!

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You can see all of our past busy bag posts {plus even more ideas we’ve collected} on our Busy Bags for the Kiddos! Pinterest board.

Follow Megan Sheakoski ::Coffee Cups and Crayons’s board Busy Bags for the Kiddos! on Pinterest.

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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  1. kristina says

    September 26, 2013 at 11:44 am

    What a simple fun idea!!!

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      September 26, 2013 at 8:14 pm

      Thanks Kristina!

      Reply
  2. Carolyn @ The Pleasantest Thing says

    September 27, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    Fun for kids, easy for me to set up, works on critical skills — you’re awesome! 🙂

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  3. Sarah @ How Wee Learn says

    September 30, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    What a great activity! And it can be used again and again. So simple. The best kind of ideas usually are !

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  4. Jackie Higgins says

    September 30, 2013 at 9:46 pm

    Fun! I like the idea of hiding the pumpkins!

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  5. Allison says

    October 4, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    Another great busy bag! I’ll be featuring this on The Sunday Showcase this weekend. Thanks for linking up!

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      October 5, 2013 at 9:46 pm

      Thank you so much Allison!!!!

      Reply
  6. Mary Catherine says

    October 6, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    What a great idea! Love the easy set up, as well as the fine motor and number aspects! I am going to do this with my preschool class this week! 🙂

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      October 6, 2013 at 11:04 pm

      Yay! I’m glad it’s useful! We have had a lot of fun with it!

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  7. Jackie Higgins says

    October 10, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Hey! I just wanted to let you know I featured this on my best pumpkin activities on mom’s library this week. Thanks so much for linking up!!

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  8. Doremon says

    July 13, 2016 at 6:02 am

    This game helps children learn about colors very well
    My son can recognize a wide variety of different colors.

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