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Grab Bag

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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