Busy Bags
Way, way way back last Spring I started putting together some ideas for "busy bags." I'd never actually even heard of busy bags until I kept seeing them on Pinterest. It was such a great idea! Bags of simple activities to keep the kids engaged. A great way to provide structure for my kids over summer break, a way to organize random educational materials I already owned, and an inexpensive way to add new fun to our daily routine. I put together several bags and just took my own sweet time in finally posting about them ;) 1) Plastic Eggs: When I first decided to make busy bags it was around Easter time. My kids had already been playing with plastic eggs and LOVED them! Rather than packing them away until next year, I used them to make a counting game for Kye. I did one set of eggs with the numbers 1-20 on them. I put the numerical number and spelled out number on the bottom portion of the egg then I put dots on the top portion. Kye matches which top goes with th...
