Baby Busy Bag
Soft-Cloth Samples
Before O was born...I found an
idea for a Bored Bag and put together a simple one using an IKEA fabric
bag & laminated idea cards.
Divided into three tools for each sampler:
SOFT CLOTH (above)
~Bean Bag (easy first catch & throw tool, shooting hoops games, balance on head games)
~"Taggy" (grab, crinkle & chew toy)
~Silk Scarf (hiding games, wind & motion science, neckties & old lady scarf play...)
*bean bag & Taggy safe to use from birth onwards. Silk scarf used with supervision.
Wooden Samplers
~train whistle
~threading block (early weaving & sewing skills, great fine motor play)
~bamboo tweezers ('chopsticks", great fine motor play)
*used with supervision
Musical Samplers
SOUND SAMPLERS
~triangle
~sleigh bells
~mini symbols
*used with supervision
*used with supervision
Taggy
This simple, ingenious invention (Taggy) has been available on the market for a while. I believe they first came out as blankets, but have since been duplicated in various sizes.
It serves as a great playing thing for babies who love tags. We were so surprised when O was starting to use her hands, that she preferred tags on her toys to the toys themselves (IKEA is great for their extra long tags! We used to cut them off, but stopped when we realized what a value they are!)
This Taggy is made with...
~ a square of jean
~inside I added a square of pasta packaging (crinkle sound effects)
~colour co-ordinated 1/2 inch hooped ribbons (blue's & greens, purple's & pinks, orange's & yellow's)
The edges are double-sewn to prevent baby from pulling out ribbon pieces. These ribbons are perfect for little fingers & mouths that like to grab & chew.
A fabulous take-out tool that can be attached by a pacifier clip (via car trip, for example).