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...]
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...]
Wheel Letter Match Busy Bag
Busy bags are perfect to take with you on the go. With the summer travel season kicking off this weekend I made a car themed busy bag perfect for preschool and kindergarten kids to make travel time fun! Kids can practice identifying uppercase and lowercase letters with this free printable car wheel letter match busy bag. (affliliate links are included below) How to Make the Busy Bag Car Wheel Letter Match Board Letter Match Wheel … [Read more...]
Word Family Sort Busy Bag
Do you have a little one who is starting to read simple words with short vowel sounds? Help them practice with this word family sort busy bag! Busy bags are such a great way to help kids develop skills that need a lot of practice. So they're perfect for working on skills kids need for kindergarten. Rhyming words, decoding, word families, word chunks and more can be practiced with this busy bag. Sorting words and looking for patterns help kids … [Read more...]
Tic Tac Toe Busy Bag for Kids
I am a huge fan of busy bags! My kids think they are so much fun and I love knowing I already have activities prepped and ready to go--especially on a busy day! We always play Tic Tac Toe while we are waiting for our food at a restaurant so I knew this easy Tic Tac Toe busy bag would be a hit! Tic Tac Toe Busy Bag 10 rocks (I used 2 different colors, but you can always color them) One tree branch or trunk slice chalk The … [Read more...]
Cookie Math Play Dough Mat Busy Bag
Play dough mats make great busy bags--kids get a fun hands on activity that is easy to take on the go! We love to use play dough for math practice and came up with this fun cookie math counting and addition activity. Cookie Math Busy Bag Supplies: Play dough Chocolate Chip Cookie Play Dough Math Mat Free Printable That's it! This busy bag is super easy to put together. Just print the play dough mat printable and grab some play dough! … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Number Matching Busy Bag
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 … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Weaving Busy Bag
For this month's Busy Bag of the Month I am sharing a fine motor skills busy bag that I got at my last swap! One of my friends made this weaving busy bag and we have had so much fun with it I asked her if I could share it with everyone. How to Make a Weaving Busy Bag 1. Collect ribbons, pipe cleaners, string, yarn, whatever you have. 2. Tie the end of each one to the end of a dish rack mat. 3. Show your child how to weaving the ribbon in … [Read more...]
