This summer as I was planning out our current school year, I started thinking “What am I going to do with my two preschoolers?” This is the first year I’ve had to consider how I would manage two children in school and two children not yet in school.
The baby was a no brainer, he would be content to sit and play with toys, nap or eat. But my three year old is an entirely different subject. He is content with an activity for about 5 minutes! I’ve seen ideas for Busy Bags (activities geared for preschoolers that fit into bags) all over the internet and Pinterest and I knew my little guy would really enjoy them. But buying supplies for several bags and taking the time to prepare them all might be too time consuming. That’s when I thought, “I wonder if there are other moms that are facing the same issue as me?”
I’ve learned in my experience as a homeschooler that I need other moms. I need to learn from their insight and wisdom. At times, I need their help. I always want to be encouraged by them. I need their shoulders to cry on. And sometimes, I just need some fun!
So I asked all my mom friends with preschoolers if they would be interested in doing a Busy Bag swap. To my surprise, there was lots of interest. Friends invited other friends and before I knew it, there were at least a dozen other women wanting to participate.
Here’s what I did, I created an online sign-up and each person signed up to prepare one particular Busy Bag activity, one for each member of the group. For instance, I signed up to make the alphabet match-up activity so I made one for each person in our group. Additionally, I set a price limit for each bag. Then, we arranged an evening together. Yes, there were desserts involved 
. We exchanged our bags so at the end of the night, each lady walked home with 12 different Busy Bags for her preschoolers!
These were some of the activities we created
Austin had been enjoying his Busy Bags this year. Even my big boys like to take a break from school and help their little brother.
I am so thankful to have such an amazing group of friends and other moms around me. They make activities like this one a possibility!
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