Abbie's Busy Box

Anyone with children know all too well about the witching hour!  The kids get bored, they are borderline tired, and you have gone all day & have nothing left to give!  This seems to happen in our house EVERY day!  So, I decided to make Abbie a Busy Box!  I got the idea from Money Saving Mom, and used several of her ideas to fill the box!  However, I added a few of my own things, and I still have a few ideas that I need to put into play!

I found a box that we already owned and was sitting empty!  Inside the box are 8 activities that are quick to get started and occupy time!  I have a set of lacing beads, a pincher/puffball kit, a pipe cleaner set, a magnetic dress up doll set, a felt pizza kit, an alphabet tracing sheet, a dry erase board, and a felt cupcake kit.

I open the box when it is necessary and randomly select an activity!  Sometimes I let her select, but I didn't want that to be the way it was every time.  I want her to learn to be happy with the activity that I give to her as well.  Below are a few pictures that I took of her doing the activities or of the goodies in the box themselves!

 

Playing with her felt cupcake kit!

The felt pizza kit!

 The container with puffs & pinchers!

 

The alphabet tracing sheet (still needs to be laminated!)

I have more ideas that I need to work on putting together, but I probably wont ever stop adding to the box!  If I find another good idea... I will add it in!

 - Jessica