Busy Bag Swap

Last summer we did a busy bag swap and Lydia has thoroughly enjoyed each of the activities. We are in need of new age appropriate activities SO thought we would see if anybody else is interested in swapping busy bag activities. It is much easier (and cheaper!) to make 20 of the same activity ;)

What is a busy bag you ask?
Each Ziploc bag is filled with a simple age appropriate activity that helps build fine motor skills, encourages learning, and most of all keeps little hands busy. Our activities over the past year have gone to the grocery, road trips, doctor offices, entertained while Mom needed 10 minutes, and have also been a loved activity to do with mom or dad. Without a doubt these activities are played with every single day!

The details of this particular swap:

• The activities are below and are most appropriate for young preschoolers. 
• Each activity should cost approximately $1.00/bag (Approx. $20 commitment)
• Each activity should be bagged in a Ziploc bag - with instructions if necessary. 
• Last day to sign up is July 16th
• Busy bag assignments will be emailed out by July 18th. 
• Participants are responsible for bringing the busy bags to my house (North Raleigh) by August 6th. 
• Busy bags will be ready to be picked up by August 8th (dependent on everybody getting bags finished by August 6th). 

We would love to have you participate, simply email DeAnna at DeAnnaStojan@gmail.com. Include in your email: 

• Your Name
• Top Three Activities that you would like to do
  (I will try to make sure each person gets an activity of their choice). 
• Female or male felt doll preference
• Tell a local friend or two - the sooner we get to 20 participants the sooner we can PLAY!

This is a local busy bag swap to the Raleigh NC area. 

Colors Activities:

• Summer Popsicle Activity
  5 colors. 
• Matching Colors Shades
  5 color shades
• Dyed Pasta Stringing
  4 different colors and pipe cleaners or yarn for lacing are perfect! 
• Shaped Crayons
  5 different colors. Muffin tins are a good shape too if you do not have a mold. 
• Stickers, Homemade notepad, Crayons
  Self explanatory ;) Dollar Store would have all the supplies to do this for $1.00/bag. 

Shapes Activities:

• Trace a Shape Game
  one laminated game board (or game board slipped into a page protector), washable crayon or dry erase marker, game cards printed on card stock
• Lacing Cards
  3 different laminated shapes and yarn for lacing
• Double Trouble Shape Game
  1 laminated grid, 16 large foam shapes, and 16 small foam shapes

Letters Activities:

• Alphabet Sticks (2nd Activity on page)
  Upper case and lower case letters on one side of the Popsicle stick. 
• A - Z Letter Match Up Cards (3rd Activity on Page)
  Printed and Laminated to match up with letter tiles and/or alphabet sticks. 
• ABC Scoops 
  Please make durable for lots of play time. Card stock or laminated...
• Letter Tiles
  Upper case and lower case letters

Numbers Activities:

• Lulu the Ladybug Game
  10 black spots are sufficient
• Number Boards
  Numbers 1 - 10 are sufficient. 
• Five Fabulous Frogs 
  Five fabulous somethings (frogs are the example but any object would work too. Be creative and see what you can find allot of to fit in your budget!) Each bag should contain 5 laminated cards and 15 small objects - but not chocking hazards.  
• Number Tiles
  Numbers 1 - 20 

Just for Fun Activities:

• Felt Pizza
  This will need to be simplified to make at $1/bag. Maybe no stuffing the pizza crust and cutting the felt into crust, sauce, cheese, and a topping shapes??? 
• Sponge Towers
  40 sponge blocks are sufficient. 
• Dress up Doll (bottom of the page)
  One doll and two outfits. Will let you know how many boy dolls/outfits and how many girl dolls/outfits we need upon sign-up.  
• No Sew Felt Fishing Game
  Four different colored fish and one fishing pole

In the event that a link isn't working activities can also be found at http://pinterest.com/deannastojan/busy-bag-swap/