These 11 simple tips will make your Sundays easier and help kids behave in church so you can worship God with a full heart!
Looking for some new Quiet Church Activities for kids? Find our top quiet church toys to add to your church bag to keep kids busy and quiet!
As churches begin reopening after COVID-19, many will keep families together in one service for a while before opening their children’s ministry. That means babies through adults will be worshiping together in one setting, and while that excites us as children’s and family ministers, parents and senior pastors may not be so thrilled. In an […]
Heading to church, on a trip or anywhere you need to keep kids (somewhat) quiet? 20+ busy bag ideas perfect for keeping little hands and minds engaged.
Quiet toys or busy bags are a great way to help kids be quiet when you're in a meeting (or church). This post will teach you how to make children's church activity bags.
Looking for ideas to keep your toddlers and older kids quiet during sacrament? We've got a great list of activities for your church busy bag!
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Looking for ideas to keep your toddlers and older kids quiet during sacrament? We've got a great list of activities for your church busy bag!
Here's how to keep your kids quiet at church with these amazing free printable quiet books. See how your kids enjoy the sacrament meetings.
Heading to church, on a trip or anywhere you need to keep kids (somewhat) quiet? 20+ busy bag ideas perfect for keeping little hands and minds engaged.
A busy bag is an activity that a little one can entertain themselves with. It's perfect for quiet play somewhere like a doctor's office or church. These 20 free, printable Busy Bags are easy to put together and are great to have on hand!
Back in my early parenting days, I used to pack a massive church bag. I had an extra outfit for the baby, at least a dozen baby toys, books, snacks, ...
Here’s a brilliant collection of easy to make busy bag ideas for babies, toddlers, and preschool age children. 22 brilliant busy bags for babies, toddlers and preschool Have you heard about busy bags? They’re a brilliant idea that you can use when you need a quick and easy play activity. The basic idea is to: […]
The Ulitmate dollar store kids church bag; How to make the perfect church bag for church to keep kids quiet, that doesn't break the bank.
Looking for some new Quiet Church Activities for kids? Find our top quiet church toys to add to your church bag to keep kids busy and quiet!
Printable numbers 1-10 is a toddler fine motor skills busy bag with number recognition, word reinforcement and color matching. English, Spanish & French.
Thanks again to Alison who is here with five more busy bag ideas. I'm so looking forward to compiling them all into one great photo collage ready for Pinterest (see below)! ---------- Here we are again with another busy bag post! The weeks sure seem to be going quick! I had fun putting together these busy bags over the last week and am looking forward to sharing them with you. These bags are perfectly suited to my 12 month old boy. They focus on developing his fine motor skills and for introducing and practicing new words for his language development. I also believe that they will grow with him and that he will continue to enjoy them as he becomes an older toddler and even a preschooler. The farm set will be used for increasingly complex dramatic play, the Mr Potato Head can have more accessories added to it, the magnets could be used for picture making and puzzles and the wallet may turn into a much loved possession, I know a lot of kids who would love a purse like Mum! So let's have a look at the busy bags for this week! 1. Farm Mat Busy Bag A variety of farm animals to play with on a square of material with a farm theme. You could use all sorts of animals depending on what themed pieces of material you can find! 2. Felt Mr Potato Head Develop both fine motor and language skills as Mr Potato head is built. The great thing about this is that it can be done in any language, perfect for bilingual babies like my boy! 3. Magnets The lid to a metal container makes a great base for magnet play, think gourmet biscuits and chocolates next time you are at the shops! 4. Wallet with Family Photos Do you have a child who loves to play with your wallet and pull everything out? Now they can have one of there own! I found an old wallet and filled it with family photos for something sweet. He can recognise names and faces and even partially familiarise himself with new family members he will meet at Christmas! 5. Montessori Cylinder Blocks I found that the tubes from the middle of garbage bag rolls are the perfect size for fitting our wooden cylinder blocks from our typical set of blocks. I put some (fancy) tape on the bottom to stop the blocks slipping right through and used a rubber band double wrapped to hold them tight together. This is a particular favourite for my 12 month old! So there you go, 20 busy bag ideas for the busy little people in your life from Lauren at Teacher Types and myself! Make sure to go back and read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of our series and then be sure to pin your favourites for later so you don't lose the ideas! Or even better pin our collage to come back to them all and help it circulate around the pinterest world. --------- Here's a reminder of where you can find Alison in the wonderful world wide web! Facebook Pinterest Google+
This "Things I See and Hear in Church" is a great addition to your child's busy bag for church. Print off this letter-sized pdf and when your child hears the words or sees the image they can check them off. This is a digital download for personal use only. If you would like to use this document for church use, Sunday school, church busy bags, or anything other than personal use, please contact me for a custom listing.
Discover 20 engaging busy bag ideas to keep toddlers entertained and learning on-the-go with these hands-on activities.
From the time my daughter was old enough to need something to entertain her during church, I’ve had a church bag put together that we can grab and go on Sundays. Of course, the contents change periodically to keep her interested and we’ve had to add more items since my son is also in need...
Dozens of educational busy bag ideas to keep your little one engaged while learning! A ton of free printable busy bag ideas included!
This was SOOOO fun to make. I'm kinda sad it's finished. I worked on it constantly for like 3 days straight. Can't wait to take it to church...
Download these printable tangrams and challenge cards for a fun handmade gift idea. Kids of all ages love these puzzles. Perfect for Christmas or anytime.
These free busy bag printables are a great way to keep kids busy at appointments, in the car, or at restaurants. They are so easy to set up!
Quiet toys or busy bags are a great way to help kids be quiet when you're in a meeting (or church). This post will teach you how to make children's church activity bags.
Here are 20 free printable busy bags full of fun kid's activities! Perfect for traveling and quiet time.
Help your kids learn to pay attention and get more out of the sermon in church with this free church book for kids!
This printable Tracing Lines Busy Bag is perfect for helping preschoolers practice pre-writing skills. Kids will love using the dry erase marker!
Keep kids occupied, quiet and learning with fun busy bags. Kids learn while they play! These busy bags are perfect for preschool and toddlers.
I'm obsessed with busy bags. TONS of ideas for busy bags with some free printables to go along with them! Also some ideas for hosting a busy bags swap party
Want to do more than just keep your kids quiet in church? Let's help them know they are capable of worship with intentional tools.
8Shares Featured post by Amy from Learning By Design Toddlers and preschoolers aren’t well-known for their abilities to be quiet or still. Most of the time this is fine; they learn through moving, touching, asking and doing. Yet in church, being relatively quiet and still may be more appropriate. Maybe last week your little oneContinue Reading
Do you struggle to keep your kids occupied and engaged in church each week? Find out what I pack in my church bag to keep my kids busy AND quiet!
Having quiet bags can make church or any place you need your child to be quiet a lot easier. Here's my 5 tips to making it work.
I love busy bags to provide a quick activity for the kids. In our house I often use busy bags as transition activities between one set of activities and another. Busy bags are also super
One of my very creative mommy friends, Jenni (she was the one who created this gorgeous tree skirt this past Christmas), organized a “Busy Bag Swap” to take place later today. It’s such a neat idea: a group of us moms are making busy bags (inexpensive, creative little crafts or games that can fit into...
Are you looking for ways to entertain your children during times they need to be quiet? Specifically, during church services, waiting at a restaurant or…
Over the past few years, in an effort to build intergenerational community, many congregations have set their worship spaces up to include a designated area for young worshipers. Dubbed “pray-grounds,” these spaces sometimes offer child friendly furniture, resources, and lessons for young people in worship. I highlighted a number of them in this article. Though […]
Toddler busy book for church + sacrament meeting. Felt no sew Jesus Quiet Book full of fun activities, Bible stories, + scriptures. (LDS + Mormon approved.)
25 Quiet Time Activities for Kids. Keep your kids entertained with these educational activities.
Busy bags are a great way to give your little ones something to do while on the road, in the classroom, during rest time, at church...the list honestly goes on and on. Better yet, there are so many busy bags that will keep them engaged and learning at the same time.Travel with KidsSince we have