Pizza Busy Bag
Early Friendships
O and I were prepping for a playdate with our friends. So we brought out the Pizza Busy Bag.
I first learned about Busy Bags while perusing the brilliant Playdough to Plato http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?s=activity+bag&x=0&y=0
With several previously crafted activities randomly scattered in a tote, I made a few bags and sorted them for easy travel.
With several previously crafted activities randomly scattered in a tote, I made a few bags and sorted them for easy travel.
O sneaking a Busy Bag Peek
O is all about including her dolls in every game of the day, so she hurried to get one for each of us.
Although the pizza has several toppings available, O decided she would sort through her Fruit Stand and choose her own special toppings (read: grapes & a tomatoe)!
Enjoying Grape Pizza together
Pizza Busy Bag contents
The base of the pizza is two, round brown felt circles with a "stuffed crust" edge.
Then we cut out the 'dippy sauce' (or tomatoe sauce), square green peppers, circular pepperoni and triangle cheese slices. We also have dark brown half circles that serve as mushrooms, but O hid them.
Then we cut out the 'dippy sauce' (or tomatoe sauce), square green peppers, circular pepperoni and triangle cheese slices. We also have dark brown half circles that serve as mushrooms, but O hid them.
This game suits various age levels. As a toddler, O could help recognize the shapes and colours. She could also help me build the pizza based on her likes & dislikes.
Children learning basic math skills can look at a more advanced lesson in shapes (how two isosceles triangles makes a square or two half circles make a whole) as well as basic addition and subtraction.
Children learning basic math skills can look at a more advanced lesson in shapes (how two isosceles triangles makes a square or two half circles make a whole) as well as basic addition and subtraction.
Since we have two sets of pizza's, it also helps practice our sharing and dividing skills.
Letter & Shape Pizza
When little T and her mom joined us for lunch the next day, neither T or O showed much interest for eating any pizza, but they were very keen on sharing hugs;)
I love this picture!