Activity Drawer

I finally got around to making activity bags for my four year old this year.  I only used activities he could do on his own.  He really enjoys opening the activity drawer to choose something to do during school.  He has a junk mail bag, cut and glue, large playing cards, popsicle sticks, magnets, buttons with an egg carton, and a few sets of toys.  He is getting regular sized legos and a playdough set for his birthday so he will have a few new things to choose from.

 

I made him some more activities this week.  One is pieces of cardboard which he can punch with a push pin.

  

I drew simple designs on one side and he can make his own on the other.

 

We cut a big box open and drew a road for matchbox cars on it.  I am making him some balls from mismatched socks to throw into a box.  I wrote a few ideas down on 3x5 cards.  He can choose a card and then do the activity listed on it.  The ideas are: play with an egg beater, baster, measuring cups and spoons in a sink full of water, build a tent, get out the wooden train set, play legos, and use tongs to move small items from one bowl to another.  He looks forward to school time each day, is learning to play quietly on his own, and we get a lot more done with less interruptions.