Keeping a child occupied doesn't need to be time consuming
or stressful. There are plenty of easy ways to quickly put together activities
where you will be able to keep your child occupied, while they are learning at
the same time!
We quite often use ‘busy bag’ activities to work on various
skills such as fine and gross motor, speech (talking about colors, shapes,
animals, etc.), attention to detail, and concentration. The wonderful thing about busy bags is that
depending on how many you have, it is easy to swap them out so that you always
have a variety of activities to do. Another great thing about busy bags is that
they can vary in difficulty and length of time, so if your child needs easier
activities that don’t require a long attention span you can alter the busy bag
to fit their needs. You can also create themed busy bags to match seasons or
various holidays, providing further learning opportunities.
Here are links to some of our favorite Busy Bags!
You can also find more Busy Bags over on our Pinterest page.
