Make Your Own Busy Bags
When it is time for me to get lunch or supper ready my charges will normally go and play with their kitchen in the corner, and bring me all sorts of yummy creations to eat. So it seemed natural to take this cre...
Dot 2 Dot Printable Downloads
As the summer holidays are approaching I am beginning to get together some new activities and busy bags, as I know once the holidays start I wont have any spare time to make them. The first one on my list was t...
How To Play Chase The Ace Card Game
At the weekends I volunteer at Great Ormond Street in their weekend club. I have been doing it for over 4 ½ years, and really love it. Normally I do something called Team Teen, which means I (and my partner) fo...
A DIY Magnetic Geometric Shapes Activity for Kids
As I was preparing everything for an upcoming holiday I started to take out some of our busy bags that we might need. It was then I decided that, although we have nice collection of busy bags, it was time to ad...
Memory Jars to Capture Those Happy Days
Let's face it, holidays are expensive things, and I don't mean the hotel, transport or food, it's the souvenirs that can add on all those extra costs. This is a way to create your own ones without breaking the ...
Popsicle Picture Puzzle
I have already done a popsicle puzzle for phonics and numbers as part of a busy bag, but for this one I stuck to creating pictures puzzles (this can easily be added to a busy bag) for my charges to solve.
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Practice Hand Control with This Fun Animal Lacing Busy Bag
On Pinterest I found this massive following of these “busy bags”. The concept is not a new one, and is something that I have done naturally (as will most of you) since I started looking after children. The p...
Disney Mr. Potato Head Busy Bag
I know that the Christmas holidays have just finished and now is probably not the best time to start a busy bag. But the next school holiday is just around the corner and there are always days out. This busy ...
How To Play Garbage
The other day, while on holiday, we had a quiet 30 minutes before we headed out for lunch. Actually who am I kidding, no time is quiet with an 18month running around the place! Anyway I did manage to get a few ...
10 Pen and Paper Games
I have made many busy bags over the years, but sometimes nothing can beat some good old-fashioned pen and paper games. Here are my top 10 favourites (in no particular order):
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