10 Ready to Use Items for Busy Bags

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I love busy bags! I mainly make my own busy bags but sometimes there are a few things that are just more awesome to just buy. Stock your quiet shelf with these 10 items to keep the kids busy while you cook or want to have 5 minutes of peace. shhhh

These busy bags incorporate a ton of skill sets from fine motor to logic and hand eye co-ordination.

10 Ready to Use Items for Busy Bags

1. Mini Muffin Match Up

Develop a multitude of math skills with mini-muffin counters!
Different sorting-circle inserts boost color recognition, matching, sorting, counting, and early math skills
Included dice feature colors and numbers (0-6) allowing for group activities and game play
Squeezy Tweezers add to the fun and reinforce fine-motor skills!
Ages 3+ for small parts

Customers gave this a 5 star rating! Click here to read more.

2. Baby Bear Sorting Set

This set combines 102 Baby Bear Counters in 6 colors with matching sorting bowls.

Simple yet very versatile. The reviews on amazon average 4 and half stars as well and are in general very helpful! Click here to read more.

3. Super Sorting Pie

Teaches early number skills and attributes by providing visual cues that support student success
Top crust becomes a bowl to conveniently hold counters
Includes 60 counters (7 fruits in 5 different colors), durable plastic pie, removable divider, 3 double-sided sorting cards, 2 jumbo tweezers and activity guide

With an average rating of 5 stars this one is a keeper! Although bigger than one would normally keep in smaller sized busy bags I recommend getting a few gallon bags as well. Click here to read more.

4. Beads and Pattern Card Set

Colorful wooden spheres, cubes and cylinders
Set includes 20 activity cards, 108 beads in 6 colors, two 36″ black laces with 1″ plastic tip and Activity Guide

Great practice for threading and lacing as well as color sequencing. I really love the addition of the activity cards.

Customers rated this one with an average of 5 stars. Click here to read more.

5. Farm Animal Puzzle

This set includes ten playfully designed wooden cards
Children can assemble a duck, horse, sheep, elephant and lion
Several textures are featured for tactile exploration
Develops problem solving, spatial and sensory skills

Not that many reviews but those that have left a review are generally impressed. This would make one of the great busy bags for younger toddlers. Click here to read more.

6. Lacing & Tracing Dinosaurs

Great for Travel Such as the Backseat of the Car, Doctor’s Office, Church or Restaurant
Introduces Problem solving and Develops Concentration
Encourages Quiet Play

Customers rated this one with an average of 5 stars. Click here to read more.

7. Shape & Color Sorter

Using the wood pegs and crepe rubber shapes, children can practice color and shape recognition, matching and sorting!
It’s an educational toy that will entertain preschoolers and offer years of safe, quiet play!