Create Your Own Busy Box

 

Create a fun box filled with activities with your child, and put it to use when they’re home sick or on a rainy day.

 

Here are some things to put in your box from around the house, or at the dollar store:

 

• Pencil crayons, crayons and/or markers

• Paper plates

• Toilet paper or paper towel rolls

• Empty soup cans (be sure to clean them)

• Egg Cartons (be sure no egg remains)

• Pipe Cleaners

• Cotton Balls

• Construction Paper

• Clothes pins

• Ribbon

• Pompom balls

• Paint and paint brushes

• Googly eyes

• Noodles

 

 

Average Cost of a Busy Box

• Storage Box: $2.00

• Markers: $2.00

• Googly Eyes: $1.00

• Foam Sheets: $1.25

• Pipe Cleaners & PomPoms: $3.00

• Glue Sticks: $1.00

• Rubber Ducky: $1.50

• Hand Sanitizer: $1.00

 

TOTAL COST: $12.75 + tax = $14.41

 

These items were found at the local dollarstore.

Having fun and being creative doesn't have to be expensive! 

 

 

Here is an example of a Busy Box that we created with all of the items mentioned above: