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Montessori Monday–Another Pincer Grasp Idea
This is a great activity for strengthening your child’s hands in preparation for writing! Cotton Ball Squeeze Busy Bag Supplies: Cotton balls Ice cube tray Tongs 1) Place a cotton ball in each opening...
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Valentine Match Game (Using a Deck of Cards)
I was looking through the closet, and I found this old deck of cards from a kid’s meal (somehow we always seem to be missing a card or two or more from each deck)! Supplies: Deck of Cards Scissors 1)...
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Simple Coin Sort
After exploring coins, this easy activity gives little ones a chance to improve their sorting skills — and the older children can begin to associate monetary value with each coin. Supplies: Paper...
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Learning Bag: Apple Tree Number Game
It seems like all the activities I’ve wanted to do with the girls have been focused on apples lately, and I thought this would make a simple learning activity. You can store it easily in a plastic...
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Preschool Basics: Yarn (& Sand Paper) Letter Practice
I saw a version of this idea last month in FamilyFun magazine, but I decided to adapt it to give the girls an opportunity to practice forming letters! Sand Paper Letter Busy Bag Supplies: Sand paper...
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Preschool Basics: Sticker Numbers
This little activity works well for identifying numbers and also developing fine motor skills. Sticker ABC & 123 Busy Bag Supplies: Index cards Marker Small stickers 1) Write the numbers (or...
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Learning Bags, Baskets, and Boxes: 15 Inexpensive and Easy-to-Make Activities...
In celebration of Back-to-School time, I’ve been working on a few special projects to share with you throughout the month! The first project is a 21-page download called “Learning Bags, Baskets, and...
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Paper Clip Color Sorting Busy Bag
I first saw this busy bag idea on Teach Beside Me. For whatever reason, I could not find colored paper clips in regular colors, so I picked up these bright colors instead! This activity works well...
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Toddler Busy Bag: Stuff-It Box
My almost two-year-old niece came over last week, and I wanted to have a few things on hand for her to play with. She loves the LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set that the girls have and...
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16 Busy Bag Ideas for a Busy Bag Swap
A friend of mine recently hosted a Busy Bag Swap! We had about 15 people take part, and it wasn’t too challenging to set up. The main thing you need is a place to have the swap, people to...
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Bead Sort Busy Bag
Bead Sort (or Color Sort) Busy Bag Supplies: Pony beads Muffin Tin Tweezers 1) Ask your child to separate the beads by color into the muffin tin. Using tweezers for this activity is excellent for...
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Christmas Tree Count Busy Bag
I’m working on numbers 1-20 with my daughter, and I thought this would be a fun busy bag for Christmas! Christmas Tree Count Busy Bag Supplies: Printable Christmas Trees and Stars Cardstock (or to make...
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Alphabet Matching Busy Bag
We usually keep our plastic eggs and reuse them each year, but I noticed we had somehow accumulated a few more than we really need! There are all kinds of ways to reuse Easter eggs, but I thought this...
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Busy Bag Idea: Ice Cream Cones and Scoops Printables
Free Printable Ice Cream Cone Busy Bag Ideas I used to share all kinds of busy bag ideas…and then I realized, it’s been a while! Because summer is upon us, I thought an Ice Cream Busy Bag would be...
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Summer Sun Busy Bag
Here is simple sun theme busy bag to celebrate the arrival of a sunny day… Sun Theme Busy Bag or Learning Center Activity Supplies: Paper plate Yellow marker Clothespins Permanent marker 1) Color...
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How to Make a Fun Maze For Your Kids
Monthly contributor post from Kristen at Celebrate Every Day with Me: If you have never drawn a maze for your kids, you are about to find out how utterly simple it is. Throw some blank paper in your...
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