Friday 8 August 2014

Busy Bag Children's Activities For New York Nannies

By Tara West


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3 Busy-Bags = Busy 3 Year Old

Store and create these busy bags ahead of time and separately from children's normal toy rotation, and allow your child to use their imagination and creativity!Children often need a calm activity before nap time, or while you finish cleaning up after a meal.

Content for Race Track and Cars:

* Stickers

* One quart baggie

* One quart baggie

* Age appropriate race cars

You can also trace handprints and footprints to create a trail. If your child likes to paint, dissolve the chalk in a bucket of water, grab a paint brush from the garage and start painting.

* Markers

Both child and parent can draw the track with a marker in a circle, figure 8, or other racing design of choice. Once the race track is created, add stickers such as a hospital, fire station, and a car garage to designate different areas of the track. Next, let your busy child have fun driving their race car around the track! Here's an easy tip: laminate the page for longevity of the track. Have fun making vehicle sounds with your child!

While your child is drawing they will learn shapes, numbers, colors, pieces of clothing, body parts, and how to follow directions.

Crayons and Post-its Contents include:

2. Running may seem like the only way your child gets from one point to another! Put on your swimsuit, sunscreen and add a water-filled sponge ball to a game of catch!

* Stack of Post-its

*Crayons

3. Children love to play in the dirt and get dirty! Why not plant a garden?

Your child will love being your helper! Dig an area where the garden will be located or use a few planting pots.

Sorting Colored Craft Sticks Contents include:

* One quart baggie

* 10-15 craft sticks

You and your child can color the craft sticks with a marker or buy colored craft sticks, then ask your child to sort them by color. A variation for older children is to number the sticks and sort in numerical order. Your child may also want to build with the craft sticks and that's okay!

What your child learns: While sorting, your child will learn counting, colors, and organizing.

Busy-bags are great to allow you time to catch up on a task while your child does a fun and calm activity. Encourage your child to use their creativity and imagination while playing with their busy-bags. Let your child choose the contents of the busy-bags such as the color of paper and crayons, or which bag they would like to play with. You may find you have more fun than them with the busy-bags!

That's okay because you are spending quality time together playing, teaching, and learning!

Foam Stickers on Construction Paper: Talk about what the stickers are, have your child arrange them a certain way, or just let them put the stickers all over the paper!

Shoe String Noodle Threading: Your child will learn motor skills, direction following, and concentration.

Stay cool and have fun




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