Have you ever had to keep a child entertained with sugar
sachets in a café?
Have you and your children ever been kept waiting longer
than expected in a doctors’ surgery with nothing to occupy them?
You may need a grab bag! Remember the changing bag that you
lugged around with you, stuffed full of nappies, wipes, slightly too small
clothes for emergencies and crushed rice cakes? When you got free of that bag,
it was such a good feeling. Then you decide to call into Starbucks with your
little one for a well earned hot drink and before you know it they are getting
fidgety and you have to gulp down the aforementioned hot drink and get back to
car a soon as possible.
This is where a grab bag comes in very handy. It can live in
your car, your porch or the bottom step. Inside it are calm activities that
keep your little one entertained. A grab bag is particularly useful if you are
usually rolling out the door 10 minutes later than you intended to. It’s often
at that point that I remember the sticker book that I meant to pick up. With a
grab bag, it’s there and your child may even be the one asking to take it.
My Top Five Grab Bag Contents:
Activity Book
Colouring has a limited interest time for my Little Lady. We
need mazes, spot the difference and sticker fun as well. The Works is a
brilliant place to pick up activity books for all ages and interests costing
just a couple of pounds.
Stamper Pens and Note Book
These pens were a brilliant Poundland find and provide entertainment
every time.
Sticker Pictures
This in an inspired crafting idea of using tiny shiny square
stickers to produce a mosaic effect.
Tiny Toys
These can’t be too precious as there is potential to lose
pieces but we do our best not to by keeping them in a small pot.
Play-Doh
Not one for a visit to a friend’s house with white carpets
but great for using on a table in a café. Playdoh is also particularly useful
for calming down upset or agitated children.
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