Our busy bag for today is perfect for an older toddler or preschooler, but our Kindergartner enjoys it as well. This Build a Rainbow Busy Bag reinforces visual discrimination, size sequencing, colors, and fine motor skills. Try this activity with your... For this busy bag, you'll use the ... read more
Baby Busy Basket
Keeping a baby busy and out of mischief for a few precious minutes is a difficult but wonderful thing. Whenever our 13 month old is awake, she wants to be right in the middle of whatever activity we're doing. Most of the time we welcome our littlest learner into our work, but sometimes it's best ... read more
Quiet Time Tuesday #2: Establishing a Quiet Time…When Your Child Stops Napping
Welcome to another edition of Quiet Time Tuesday, a place where we share ideas for implementing a quiet time with your child after they outgrow their need for a nap. Last week we shared how we used quiet time bins to help our 5-year-old (and sometimes her 4-year-old brother) play quietly and ... read more
Duplo & Lego Pattern Towers Busy Bag
Okay, here's another activity for the Duplo and Lego fans. This time we're working on finding a missing color based on a color pattern. Try this activity with your... The printable pattern tower cards include cards to be used with the classic Duplo/Lego colors of red, yellow, blue and green as ... read more
Measurement Busy Bag from Walking by the Way
Today, we're taking a little break to share a great busy bag from someone else. We discovered Ami's measurement busy bag when our oldest, Emahry was 4. Now the activity has been passed down to our newly 4-year-old son, Jonathan. Emahry likes to help our 2 1/2 year old, Eliya, complete the ... read more