Busy Bags are so handy for having quick and easy activities ready to go for your little ones. You can use busy bags for toddlers and preschoolers on car trips, during quiet time, in waiting rooms, and more!
Do You Use Busy Bags for Toddlers or Preschoolers?
After sharing Nadia’s counting sticks, I got to thinking you might like some more busy bag ideas. So I’ve gathered up some fun and educational ideas from my mama friends of the Kids Blogger Network. Let’s check ’em out…
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The Most Awesome Busy Bags for Toddlers & Preschoolers:
- ABC Fun Busy Bag (The Educators’ Spin On It)
- Aliens Love Underpants Busy Bag (Adventures of Adam)
- Days of the Week Busy Bag (B-Inspired Mama)
- Wacky Tracks Fidget Toy (ALLterNATIVElearning)
- DIY Car Track (Adventures of Adam)
- DIY Counting Sticks (B-Inspired Mama)
- LEGO Patterns Busy Box (Mama. Papa. Bubba.)
- 7 Busy Bags to Teach Colors (The Chaos and the Clutter)
- 15 Busy Bags for Fine Motor Activities (Powerful Mothering)
- 3 Pretend Play Busy Bags (LalyMom)
- 9 No-Mess Busy Bag Ideas (Teach Me Mommy)
- Big Blue Activity Box with 15 Busy Bags (Our Little House in the Country)
Printable Busy Bag Activities:
- Match & Count Cards (Powerful Mothering)
- Ocean Animals Count and Clip Cards (Preschool Powol Packets)
- Caterpillar Counting (Powerful Mothering)
- Free Printable Matching Colors Game (Life Over C’s)
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear Lacing Cards (Preschool Inspirations)
- Superhero Upper and Lower Case Letter Match (B-Inspired Mama)
- Shapes Counting & Colors Busy Bag (Powerful Mothering)
Busy Bags for Toddlers and Preschoolers Using Everyday Objects:
- 3 Popsicle Stick Busy Bags (The Chaos and the Clutter)
- 5 Pipe Cleaner Busy Bags (The Chaos and the Clutter)
- Monster Munch Game (LalyMom)
- Letter Sound Sticks (Dabblingmomma)
- DIY Dress Up Peg Dolls (B-Inspired Mama)
- Color Matching Bottle Caps Game (Simple Fun for Kids)
- Craft Stick and Clothespin Color Matching (Welcome to Mommyhood)
- Velcro Dot Craft Sticks (Powerful Mothering)
- Magnetic Spelling Game (Teach Me Mommy)
- Clothes Pin Color Matching Game (Simple Fun for Kids)
- Pipe Cleaners and Straws Building Activity (Beauty Through Imperfection)
- DIY Button Snakes (Preschool Powol Packets)
- 5 Bottle Cap Activities (Best Toys for Toddlers)
- Clothespin Letter Match Busy Bag (Cratulate)
- 7 Busy Bags using Paint Chips (The Chaos and the Clutter)
- Crazy Straw Fine Motor Skill Activity (Powerful Mothering)
- Simple Clothes Pin Games (B-Inspired Mama)
- Pencil and Eraser Matching (LalyMom)
Season and Holiday Busy Bag Activity Ideas:
- Christmas Tree Felt Set (Simple Fun for Kids)
- 3 Fun Fall Busy Bags (Beauty Through Imperfection)
- Halloween Counting Ghosts Game (Where Imagination Grows)
- DIY Counting Pumpkins Activity (LalyMom)
- Thanksgiving ‘Which One Is Different?” Cards (Preschool Powol Packets)
- LEGO Turkey (The Educators’ Spin On It)
- Flag Counting Game (B-Inspired Mama)
More Toddler and Preschool Busy Bag Resources:
- How to Make Busy Bags with Thrift Shop Finds (ALLterNATIVElearning)
- Basic Busy Bag “Rules” (ALLterNATIVElearning)
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