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10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling

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Toddler busy bags for traveling can be easy and simple to make, but also can be used for several different things. I have made busy bags for my toddler for traveling purposes and when baby #2 came along for something for her to do while I nursed.

When making busy bags you want to keep in mind what the purpose of them are. Are you needing to be able to be used on a small table (think airplane), in the carseat, or once you arrive to your destination? Do you want them to be activities that the toddler can do primarily by themselves? Are these activities ones you prefer to be practice skills or just for fun activities? These are just a few things to think about while prepping your busy bags.

Find 7 more toddler busy bags for traveling here!

Today I will be sharing a mixture of ten toddler busy bags for traveling that I created. I tried to make them all where my toddler could do them independently or just with verbal instructions. I wanted to make sure I included colors, shapes, numbers and letters along with just fun ones too. Most of the things I had laying around, but I did make a few purchases to pull them all together. I first bought ten pencil bags then got started on the project!

These 10 toddler busy bags for traveling were such a hit with my kiddo I ended up making 7 more busy bags!

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- Wiffel balls and pipe cleaners for fine motor skills

1.Wiffle Ball and Pipe Cleaners: Wiffle balls can be found in the golf section at Walmart. Then, cut some pipe cleaners in half. The toddler get to use their fine motor stills to put the pipe cleaners through. Add conversation by using different lengths of pipe cleaners and different colors.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling-stacking spoons with shapes

2. Stacking Spoons: Draw the solid shape on the white spoons. Draw the outline of the shape on the clear spoon. Toddler finds the match to stack them. You can use this with numbers and colors as well.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- explore and discover bag with magnifying glass

3. Explore and Discover Bag: While at UPS a few weeks ago the worker there gave my toddler a magnifying glass. She thought it was so neat and was having a lot of fun with it. I just found something I had laying around to add to the bag for her to explore and discover. The little drink umbrellas allow her to open and close them, talk about different colors and look at the details with the magnifying glass.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- Velcro Popsicle sticks to build with

4. Popsicle Stick Building: Simply add Velcro circles to the larger popsicle sticks and you have an instant game. Toddlers can build shapes and letters along with letting their imagination guide them.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- Popsicle sticks and clothes pin color match

5. Popsicle Sticks and Clothes Pin Color Matching: I used the same large popsicle sticks that I used in the above busy bag. Then, I used colored Sharpies to add color to both the popsicle sticks and clothes pins.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- matching word and picture cards

6. Matching Pictures and Words: These were a box of matching cards I found in the closet that I got from the Dollar Tree when I was teaching. I pulled out sets of pictures I thought my toddler would be interested in or had letters that she knew. The will allow us to talk about numbers, colors, sounds and more.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- number building blocks

7. Building Blocks: Use index cards to put numbers and spaces on. Then add something to the bag that they can stack with. This set up allows them to count out the objects one on each space, but then they can also stack them as well. I did numbers 1-10, but you can do whatever numbers make sense for your toddler. I used 1″ wooden cubes I already had. Legos, Jenga blocks or other building things could be used. Whatever fits nicely in the pencil bag.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- letter card and clothes pin match

8. Letter Matching: Use clothes pins along with some kind of letter cards to create a matching game. I had these letter cards printed and laminated a long time ago for play dough play time. But you could simply write them out on index cards. Write the corresponding letters on clothes pins. I only have about 8-10 letters in the bag at a time.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- straw and felt fine motor skill, color and shape activity

9. Straw and Felt Play: Grab a few swirly straws and some scrap felt pieces and you have another busy bag. I chose to do all squares just for time purposes on this bag, but you could cut out all kinds of shapes to support discussion about shapes. Cut a small slit in the middle of the shape. The toddler uses fine motor skills to put the fel on the straw and move it down. You can support them with working with patterns as well.

10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling- cars and road

10. Race Track: Using black felt and yellow fabric paint I made race track pieces. I included four straight away pieces and two half circles (which took four pieces of felt). This allows several options for tracks. The half circles get to be folded in half to fit into the pencil bag. Then, add a few cars.

Find 7 more toddler busy bags for traveling here!

There you have 10 toddler busy bags for traveling! Some will work well in the car or on a plane and others can be easily packed to pull out once you make it to your destination. The important things to remember about busy bags are that the things in the bags are new or different than what the toddler has been playing with and that they are activities that they can do mostly independent.

Still looking for more toddler busy bag ideas? Check out these 7 more toddler busy bags for travel I made. Or you might be interested in this book that I found. It has 52 more ideas!

What are some busy bags you have had success with?

Until Next Time- Truly Love,

Cassie

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  1. Lissa says

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    These are perfect! I am driving from Georgia to Wisconsin with my 4, 2 and 7 month old next month and these can be adapted for all 3! Thank you so much.

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  2. Donna says

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    Do you have other activities (car or not) for ages 5 (girl) & 9 ( boy)?
    Thanks

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    • Cassie says

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      Hi Donna- I have shared about some Halloween Busy Bags before too. You might enjoy that.

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  3. Rachel says

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    Can you share where you got those colorful little zip bags from? So sorry if I missed it in the post, but I didn’t see a link. Thank you!

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    • Cassie says

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      Hi Rachel- They are just pencil bags. I think I got them from Walmart. Dollar Tree often has them or maybe a bulk pack on Amazon.

      Reply

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