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When my boys were small, I was always looking for fresh ideas for our preschool busy bag collection. Play-doh was always a hit. Activities with LEGO blocks were also a hit. What happens when you combine the two? No doubt–you have a winner! This Counting with LEGO and Play-doh preschool busy bag activity is a […]
A new preschool busy bag? But, Ami, you don't have any preschoolers. Yes. And yes. I will never remember the tale of this preschool busy bag beyond the basics: The bag was made. Simon played. And that was five years ago. Apparently, the poor photos have been sitting in my images folder for a long, […]
Last week I shared a simple preschool bag activity, Pretty Princess Beads. I have made several bags in the past week in preparation for our trip, and I want to share another super simple one today. Simple means it took ten minutes to put together. Hooray for simple! I purchased a large container of "gems" at […]
I started to brainstorm yesterday for a few simple (I can't really emphasize that word enough) busy bags I could take with me to Ecuador. Since my brain juice is running on low, I resorted to an old standby that Simon played with more times than I can tell. He had a bag with pipecleaners […]
What Are Preschool Busy Bags? Preschool Busy Bags are ready-to-go activities for your toddler or preschool. Learn more about the benefits of preschool busy bags in this post. Preschool Busy Bag Storage I kept mine in a large plastic container with dividers. Here are a few links with photos of how others stay organized Zipper Pouches […]
I am still creating early literacy activities for Simon. This week I designed Color Grab Bag, an activity great for pre-readers and those learning sight words. This would also make a super easy preschool or kindergarten activity bag. You put nine crayons in a brown bag. The colors used are yellow, blue, green, red, orange, […]
Here is a fun logic-mathy activity for your preschool or kindergarten student. Elijah has Colorku, and I was thinking it would be fun to have something similar (but simpler) for Simon. I found some printable things online, but I didn't want to use a bucket of colored ink. So, the idea for Paint Chip Sudoku […]
Simon doesn't complain about his pre-writing pages; I think he might even like them. But I wanted to add a little spice & jazz to his fine motor options. Something simple. Something easy. Maybe stencil tracing. I didn't want to buy stencils {cheap!}. I didn't really want to make stencils {lazy!}. While I was washing […]
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me The book of the week for Letter G is Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack. Don't miss out on emphasizing all the G words in this book- gift, goose, goat, galloped. Alphabet Art- Gift Wrap G Supplies G Pattern wrapping paper scraps cut […]
Preschoolers love stickers. It's even more fun when they get to help make their own and put them in a Preschool Activity Bag for lots of creative sticker play. Homemade Stickers Preschool Busy Bag Instructions: 1. Download the Homemade Stickers File. 2. Follow the instructions for making the homemade stickers. 3. Add some crayons and paper to […]
I keep thinking of more AND more preschool activity bags. I might do another week's worth of them for you, but tonight I am just adding this one idea that goes with letter N (so that I can get Letter N posted!). A simple thing for your preschooler to do is to string some […]
Friday is here and so is your fifth installment for preschool activity bags. This activity introduces simple graphing skills as well as visual discrimination skills. It also helps your little student understand that one color comes in a variety of shades. An older student could even put the chips in order based on gradation (from […]
I wanted a preschool math activity that focused on size discrimination and measuring skills; this Measure It! Preschool Busy Bag is the result of my brainstorm session! Supplies Needed: pipe cleaner, ribbon, rick rack, lace, popsicle sticks, leather cord, dental floss, plastic cord, yarn, embroidery floss, etc. three rulers and three sorting mats (printed on cardstock or […]
This activity is a super simple idea for working on fine motor skills. Your preschooler simply transfers beads from one bowl to another using a spoon. Many of you with preschoolers might already do something like this…but you probably don't have it in a bag. I like having it in the bag, ready to grab & go […]
Here is another preschool activity bag idea for you! Tomorrow I will be sharing two- Spooning Beads & Measure It! Supplies Needed: Number Mats printed on cardstock or printed on paper and laminated 15 plastic frogs (I purchased mine at Wal-mart; Oriental Trading also has plastic frogs in BULK if you are doing a swap) […]
Supplies Needed: foam shapes (I found a large bucket at Wal-mart for about $5) tacky glue (I like Aleene’s…her glues are great) Shape Matching Grids printed on cardstock laminator (optional) jewelry bags (optional) gallon sized Ziploc bag 1. Decide how many grids you want to use. Print and laminate, if desired. (I chose three […]
Have you heard of Preschool Activity Bags? LLC has two books packed full of ideas for activities for your preschooler and each one fits in a large ziploc bag. The books also give detailed information on how to have a swap. I have hosted two swaps, and I have also created some of my own […]
You can help your student identify his or her name with this busy bag. I found some die cuts at Dollar Tree. I chose ice cream cones, but they had others. Write your student's name on the die cuts — one letter per piece. Glue them down to a strip of paper. Take more die […]
Super simple. I'm almost embarrassed to share it. The price is right on this one. All you need is a bag of 15 bean soup and an old egg carton. Find 12 different beans. Find at least 8 of each bean. Put it all in a bag, and you're ready for your preschooler to sort! […]
This is a great busy bag as it's super versatile and promotes lots of mathematical thinking. You can buy the shape links at Amazon. Download the printables below by clicking on the image. Enjoy! Looking for more ideas? You can find all of my Preschool Activity Bag ideas here on the blog, and you […]