WMT Busy Bag Swap: Pre-School Spring Swap

Here is a list of suggested activities for our Spring Pre-School Swap. If you click on the picture you should be sent to the website with directions and/or materials to download. You can replicate the suggested activity, modify it, or come up with something totally different. If you choose something totally different than something on the list let the coordinator know. Many of the activities selected for this swap are “spring/summer” themed activities. You don’t have to be crafty! If you can cut with scissors and glue.. you can do this! Each bag should cost around $1-$2 or less! Think recycled objects, dollar store, dollar spot, etc. Michaels, JoAnn’s & Hobby Lobby almost ALWAYS have 40% off coupons! Oriental Trade would also be a good spot to check! You may need to be creative when you brainstorm your activity to make it fit into the budget or into your current stock of stuff around the house. Use your own judgment on how “much” of an activity to make. For example, you may not want to make the entire alphabet for ABC scoops. Partial is okay! If your activity is fairly simple make more of the activity. For example, Popsicle stick puzzles, you may want to make several puzzles. Use your judgment and bear in mind some activities are more time consuming than others. Make a bag you would be excited to receive!

**Please keep in mind that many of the activities have small parts and may be a choking hazard to young children! They should be supervised with those activities! **

Alphabet Learning

ABC Scoops (upper case/lower case matching) : Assigned to Jen

Source: Little Page Turners

Clothes pin matching

I may have enough cardboard circles for this one.

Source: Confessions of a Homeschooler

Berry Patch Matching (Letters or Numbers)

Source: Kindergarten Kindergarten

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Alphabet Tracing: Assigned to Michelle F.

Source: Money Saving Mom

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Learning Games/Activities

Sticker Memory Game Assigned to Laura

Source: Family Education

Popsicle Matching: Assigned to Tiffany

Source: Eat Drink Chic

Popsicle Stick Puzzles: Assigned to Michelle P

Source: Motherhood on a Dime

Egg Match Up: Assigned to Kelly W.

Source: Life: Styled

Hot/Cold Sorting : Assigned to Kelly K.

Source: File Folder Fun

Paint Brush Matching

Source: Confessions of a Homeschooler

Song Board

Source: Crafty Chic Mommy

Science

Discovery Bottles

Source: PreSchool Play

Magnetic Paper Clip Sorting: Maggie

I think adding coordinating paper squares to put the paper clips on would be a great addition!

Source: Seasons with the Sewells

Math

Counting Cups

a. Materials needed: small objects to count (pennies, beans, pom poms), permanent marker, small clear plastic cups
b. Put together the bag: On each plastic cup make a series of dots (on one cup put one dot, on another put two, on another put three, etc.). Provide as many objects to count as necessary to fill all the cups.
c. Objective: Show the child how to put the objects in the cups according to how many dots are on the cup.

Ideas for this one: yellow cups with yellow and black pom poms (bee hives/bees), red cups with red pom poms (ladybugs)

Source: The Sunny Patch

Patterning Grids

Source: Pre-Kinders

Ice Cream Felt Patterns

Source: Making Learning Fun

Foam Shape Puzzles

Source: Tot School

Where’s the ? Number and/or Color Naming

This can be changed into any spring theme. Making them different colors would work on colors and numbers.

Source: Kindergarten Kindergarten

Number Wheel : Assigned to Jackie

Source: Money Saving Mom

Truck Load Counting : Assigned to Katie

You could make 4 trucks to a page and use rocks!

Source: Learning and Teaching with PreSchoolers

Animal Counting : Assigned to Lora

Source: Tot School

Cool Whip/Ice Cream Scoops Counting

Source: From the Hive

Frog Counting: Assigned to Stephanie

Lilly pad cut outs instead of plain green rectangles would be fun!

Source: Walking by the Way

Crocodile Counting

Could modify this to any animal or different animals.

Source: Reading Confetti

Fine Motor

Marbles and Golf Tees

I have lots of golf tees for this one.

Source: Grow

Button Snake

Source: Busy Bag Central

Build A Letter

Source: Grow

Making Shapes

Source: Chasing Cheerios

Lacing Cards : Assigned to Becky

Source: Tot School

Beads and Pipe Cleaners

Source: The Rigneys

Creative Play

Cupcake Decorating

Source: Planet of the Apels

Play Dough Mats

I think you could leave out the play dough on this one and not make as many mats but these would require lamination.

Source: Planet of the Apels

Clothes Line : Assigned to Phyllis

Source: Planet of the Apels

Bath time Murals

Source: Filth Wizardry

Following Direction Cubes

Make several cubes with picture directions so when they “roll the dice” they have to complete the 3 step directions. For example, Fly like an airplane, clap hands, bark like a dog after they roll pictures of an airplane, hands clapping, and a dog.

Source: Gratefully Growing in Grace

Silly Faces