Busy Bags are really simple to make,
few extra minutes when ever you
world.  I had no idea how I was
going to keep my older two children
occupied throughout the day
something I could give them to do
independently, that wouldn't totally
destroy my house in the process. So I
decided to spend a couple them to
play with when I just absolutely need
a minute to do something else.
Busy Bag Ideas

I took a few photos of some
of the different activities I
included in our bags.  I've
done my best to make them
simple, engaging, and fun.  My
children view their Busy Bags
as a treat, and look forward to
the surprise activity inside.  
Assembly:

with a little bit of glue.  Then depending on
what type of craft or activity was going in the
bag, I circled the pictures accordingly.  


could write in their name, and the number of
the bag.  (I made 30 different bags for each of
them, so I wanted a way to keep track of just
what was inside them.  Just make a little
notation as you go)
Printable Busy Bag Tags
The first thing I did was make some printable
tags that I could attach to the bags.  That way
they were in full control of gathering the
different supplies they needed. (i.e. I don't
have to do it!)

Bag of Buttons
Wire

Setup:
Tie one end of the wire to
a button so children can
thread remaining buttons
without them falling off.
Foam Rainbows
Contents:
Pre-Cut Foam
Cotton Balls (clouds)

Setup:
Cut out rainbow shapes
from foam.  (Cut all the
colors the same as the
orange one in the photo,
children can make 5
different rainbows()
Alphabet  Book

Contents:
Construction Paper Book
Foam Letters

Setup:
Make a small construction
paper book with at least
26 pages.
Provide example for the
first couple of pages.  
Children draw in
something for each letter.
Wood Painting

Contents:
Unfinished Wood
Carvings

Setup:
you've got newspaper
handy!  
Balloon Party

Contents:

Setup:
None...encourage
children to blow up
balloons and have a
party....in their room.

Contents:
Foam Craft Kit
(Michael's)

Setup:
You can do these with any
of the premade foam kits
store!
Origami Exploration
Contents:
Origami Paper
(or construction paper
already cut into squares)

Setup:
Print up some free
origami instructions and
include them in the bag.
Counting Book

Contents:
Stickers

Setup:
Make a small minibook
from construction paper.  
Have children put a
number with the same
amount of stickers on a
page.

Okay, so you get the idea right?  

Want to share your Busy Bag idea?
Email me at:

Valerie (at) TheCraftyClassroom.com

I'll post your idea, or link to your blog!
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