First Busy Bag Swap Complete!

Back in February Rebekah from Just For Dasisy and myself announced that we were planning our first Australian Busy Bag Swap. Fast forward two months and here we are enjoying our fabulous busy bags! I have already made good use of ours on a long car trip, in a doctor's waiting room and just to keep Miss 2 busy while I tend to her brother.

We had a great response - 22 participants who made 11 busy bags each. Everyone did an amazing job. You can read the original post to find out all about the Busy Bag Swap. If you like the sound of it leave a comment as we're looking for expressions of interest to do another one in the near future.  It would seem some of our participants would like to do it all over again too! 

Busy Bags headed out in the post on Wednesday and will hopefully arrive at their new homes in no time! For those picking them up please check your email for details. 

We hope that these fabulous handmade activities created by our 22 participants are able to inspire others to create their own unique 'toys' without great expense and with a whole realm of successful teaching/learning opportunities through child centered play. 

1. Coloured Glasses made by Campbellova
2. Sea Creature Memory Colour Recognition (These cards can be found at 1+1+1=1)
3. Domino Stones
4. Car Mat Fun
5. Lacing Fun
6. Felt Clothes/Clothesline (inspiration)
7. Colour match made by Adventures at Home With Mum
8. Paddle Pop Puzzles/Colouring In  
9. Thread my Family 
10. Texture Book
11. Pipe Cleaner Threading
12. Magnetic Fishing Game (Printable from Criss-Cross Applesauce)
13. Nursery Rhyme Sequencing Cards made by Just For Daisy (inspiration) 
14. Magnetic Puzzle Play made by The Imperfect House Wife
15. Paddle Pop Puzzles
16. Memory Game/Colour & Shape Match
17. Felt Cupcake Creations (inspiration)
18. Loom/Sandpaper Play Board (This idea came from Modern Parents Messy Kids' Yarn and Sandpaper Loom)
19. Eye Spy Pillow
20. Felt Shape Board w/ pattern cards
21. Pom pom push
22. Baby Animal Match 

As mentioned above we are seeking expressions of interest for a second Australian Busy Bag Swap and would love to hear from interested blog writers, mums and dads, grandparents and anyone else who would like to participate. Please comment below or email us at:: justfordaisy11{at}gmail{dot}com to let us know you'd be interested! 

If you haven't done so already, please head over and 'like' our facebook pages: Just For Daisy and Paint On The Ceiling. That way you will stay up to date with our regular blog posts as well as any news on our next Busy Bag Swap.

Once again a very big thankyou to the ladies involved in our first Busy Bag Swap. We think that thanks to your involvement it has been a huge success. Enjoy keeping your little ones busy with your fabulous new bags!

Many of these activities would have been inspired from the internet and we unfortunately do not have source references for them all as they were made by others. Please comment below if you've made these before and would like to direct others to your blog/website for instructions! We’re happy to add a link to our image.