Since the upcoming holidays are such a busy time for everyone, I thought I'd share the ideas I have collected for keeping kids busy. Below are ideas for road trips, TV-free things kids can do while you get something done, keeping them busy while waiting in a restaurant, during worship services and on those days when kiddo has to go to work with a parent.
Hope these help some of you!
Busy bags: Keeping kids occupied on a road trip
Busy bags: Bring your child to work
Busy bags: Waiting at a restaurant
Busy bags: Keeping kids quiet in church or worship services
Busy bags 101
TV-free ways to keep kids busy while you work part one
TV-free ways to keep kids busy while you work part two
TV-free ways to keep kids busy while you work part three
Starr Weems de Graffenried
Author of Brain Child and Teach Your Child Spanish Through Play. See my articles here.
Hi Starr! I would like to see this moved to the Units section! Very nice! Thanks!
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- Starrwd
on Nov. 20, 2009 at 6:06 AM