Yesterday I shared with you eleven activities for a toddler busy bag. Of course I had to come up with something to store them all in, so today I am going to share the busy bag with you.
I grabbed a canvas bag that I already had on hand, some scrap pieces of felt, scissors, a black marker and my glue gun and got to work. Since I do not have a sewing machine and it can be quite hard to sew through canvas and felt by hand, I used no- sew tape and my iron to affix the brown felt to the bag. This is only temporary as I intend on borrowing a sewing machine and sewing it on permanently when time permits. I then cut out some fun objects that my son likes to say as well as the letters to spell out "My Busy Bag". Then I used my glue gun to glue the pictures onto the brown felt. Here is the final product:
My son loves this bag, especially since he can say most of the words. He also likes to run his hands on the pictures and open and close the car door. So far he is really intrigued with his bag and the activities seem to hold his attention longer whenever I take them out of the bag because he knows they are his special bags of fun things to do.
Have you made a busy bag or activities in a bag recently? Do you know of some great websites or resources that would be helpful in creating a busy bag for toddlers? Please join me tomorrow for a Busy Bag Linky Party!
great idea! i think my grand baby may need one of these :)
ReplyDeleteReally cute! I don't have a busy bag but I have a summer fun container and we do an activity from it every day. I post what we do each week on my blog :)
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This is so great! Love the idea and the bag looks cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with What are little boys made?
visiting from 733's frogs and snails linky... thanks for sharing your idea!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea. It drives me a little crazy when parents don't bring and activity, toy, book with them in public to keep kids occupied and expect them to behave like an adult in public. Most of the time, kids aren't misbehaving, they are just bored! Thanks for sharing on Modern Craftswoman Monday! Rory
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
ReplyDeletegreat idea and super cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Montessori Monday! The bag is a really cute idea. Would you mind either placing a link to my blog or the Montessori Monday button in your post? I don't want all of your readers to miss out on the great lessons posted by others - thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh I adore this project. It is going in my style file for sure!
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Super cute! I love how clear the image comes across in felt.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us for another great Anything Related! ~Bridgette
ReplyDeleteThis would be great for taking on long car trips or to the doctor's office where you have to wait a long time.
ReplyDeleteAnother fabulous idea! I wish I knew you when I had tots!
ReplyDeleteI just love this! Thanks so much for linking up on Craft Schooling Sunday,and your collage of party buttons is impressive! Hope to see you again this week!
ReplyDeleteI have done a restraurant bag as a gift for a family who likes to go out to dinner. The kids use it only when they are out for dinner and need to be entertained. I put a coloring book, crayons, tracing pages, markers, scissors, glue, blank pages to draw on, etc...
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea. Something else for my to do list.
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