Toddler Busy Bags

I am lucky to be part of an amazing mom group here in town.  We began our connection by joining our local Stroller Strides group, and after the franchise closed we still continued our friendships.  Our group consists of twelve moms, and children from the ages of two months to almost three years old.  The youngest is actually a second baby to this mom and then Conley is the next youngest.  Currently, three other moms are due with their second babies, so it's been so helpful to have others going through the same experience of having two young children.

These ladies have been unbelievable throughout this motherhood journey and especially leading up to the birth of Conley and after.  We do Mother Night's Out at different cool restaurants, we do weekly play dates  text to meet up when the weather is nice to go to the park, and when someone is having a baby we bring them meals and use the online website Take Them a Meal.

A few nights ago, we met up to make Toddler Busy Bags because one mom was going to make one for her daughter, and she figured why not invite the rest of us.

So we all brought some food and wine and chatted it up while making these AWESOME toddler activity bags. Here's my loot (10 bags) and also the Pinterest links for the activities.

Nolan loving the Brown Bear matching game:

Button Snake:

Source: engagingtoddleractivities.wordpress.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Lacing Cards:

Source: megancamille.blogspot.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Magnetic Pom Poms:

Source: bubblesandbobbins.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Popsicle Color/Shape Activity:

Source: costcuttingcreations.blogspot.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Brown Bear Matching Cards:

Source: 1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Pool Noodle Lacing:

Source: thecraftlifters.blogspot.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Clothespin Number/Color Match Game:

Source: teachmama.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Make a Pizza:

Source: playcreateexplore.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Clothespin Color Matching Game:

Source: momtriedit.net via Natalie on Pinterest

So far the games I have tried with Nolan have been a huge hit!  We all voted on the games to narrow down what we would make.  As the kids grow, we'll make some more that have more difficulty.

And always remember you can follow me on Pinterest to see more Toddler Learning Activities that I have been pinning!

Natalie

Toddler Learning

Recently, I started a weekly learning session with Nolan.  My friend Rach from Life Ever Since referred me to to this link.

We are on week five, and I am very happy with it.  I start it every Monday, and review the theme of the week, vocabulary word, number, letter, shape, color, and nursery rhyme with Nolan.

This program has supporting songs, rhymes, books, and coloring pages to support the learning theme of the week.

It also gives you the freedom to do different activities and to take it wherever you want to go.  I like having this link for a lesson plan because it helps hold me accountable.  Before I used it I knew that I wanted to set aside to teach Nolan, but I didn't know where to start.  This helps give me a base, and then depending on the theme I can adjust to my teaching style and Nolan's learning ability.

He really enjoys it, and every time he sees it he will start naming everything.  Please ignore my poor drawing skills...I really had no idea how hard drawing an octagon could be!

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Happy Friday and Happy Learning!

Natalie