Busy Bags are great! Little packets of prepared activities in portable form, they are perfect for packing for travel or waiting rooms or restaurants. Busy bags can be simple or elaborate, cheap or expensive. Here’s another example of a cheap busy bag that’s quick to put together.
Estimated Cost Per Bag: < $1.50* Estimated Time to Make: < 10 minutes Materials:
- Package of small stickers (I got a pack of 600 stars at the Dollar Tree)
- Paper
- Printer
- Stapler (optional)
This busy bag was inspired by this post from Confessions of a Homeschooler!
All you need to do to prepare this busy bag is print out this tracing alphabet, cut the sheets into quarters, and staple them together. Stick them in a ziploc with a pack of stickers, and you’re done!
To play, have the children place the stickers along the letters. Simple!
*Cost per bag is estimated based on amount of materials used. If you are only making one bag and have to go out and buy all the materials for the bag, cost of materials will be higher, but you will have leftovers.
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