Toddler Busy Bag Swap

I saw a fun idea on Pinterest recently.

I kept seeing fun toddler busy bag ideas that I wanted to do for my little ones.

Between football practices, karate practices and doctor appointments, church, etc...I felt like I needed some activities for my kids to do that didn't involve eating!

(am I the only one who uses snacks to get my kids to behave and be quiet when out in public??)

So I pinned a few ideas and kept telling myself to make them.

But the more I thought about making ONE of each of these simple little ideas, I thought it would be so much more efficient to have friends involved.

So the Toddler Busy Bag Swap came to be.

I sent word out to a bunch of friends and acquaintances I knew with kids aged from babies up to kindergarten age and asked who all was interested.

We ended up with 11 people!
Everyone made 11 of their particular project and then we met and swapped.

It was a success and we ended up doing a second round a couple weeks later with 16 people!

Here are some of our activities:


Color Match Push

Push the different colored pipe cleaners through the corresponding colored hole


Lacing Cards

Felt Cupcake Decorating

Colored Pasta Stringing

Puff Ball Sorting w/ Tongs & Ice Cube Tray & Worksheet

Button Snake

Ribbon, felt shapes and buttons


ABC Tiles & Cards

File Folder

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Play Set

Magnetic cookie sheet w/ print out of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree, then magnetic letters to practice hanging and falling from tree.

Felt Snowflake Builder

Pipe Cleaners & Beads

Chalkboard

Clipboard painted w/ chalkboard paint on both sides

Popsicle Stick Puzzle

Stay tuned for part 2 of this post...

more ideas!!!

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