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Easter Egg Busy Bag

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by Noreen Doll.

Create a cheap fun Easter egg busy bag for your toddler or preschooler.

You need a small piece of felt, and some ribbon or paper scraps.

This fun Easter egg busy bag will happily occupy your youngster. It’s a great activity to use when you’re busy with your Easter holiday preparations, and the kids can decorate the egg over and over.

What You Need

Paper for Egg Pattern

9 x 12 inch Piece of Felt

Paper Scraps

Ribbon Scraps

Felt Scraps

Scissors

Decorative Edge Scissors

Paper Punches of Various Small Shapes

Glue (Optional)

What You Do

1. Draw an egg shape on a sheet of paper. To make it symmetrical, fold the paper in half and draw the egg on one half, cut it out, and open the egg.

2. Draw the egg pattern onto the 9 x 12 piece of felt and cut it out.



3. Use decorative edge scissors to cut strips of paper in various widths from 3/8 inch to 5/8 inch wide. Use several colors of paper. Or use felt strips to make them sturdier.

 

Older kids and preschoolers who are good with scissors will enjoy cutting their own decorative paper strips.

4. Instead of paper strips, ribbon scraps work really well. And it’s a great way to use up tiny pieces.

5. Use punches to make lots of small shapes in several colors.

6.  These flower shaped craft foam stickers that I found for a dollar at Target Dollar Spot, are perfect for egg decorating. Stick them to felt and cut them out.

The felt on the back of the pieces will cling to the felt egg and make it easier for toddlers to use.

Or cut felt shapes to use for decorating.

Tips

Use a gallon ziplock bag to store the Easter egg busy bag when not in use.

To make the egg sturdier, glue it to a cardboard cereal or cracker box.

Noreen Doll

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  2. I saw your post over at The Shady Porch! I love this idea. So cute. I made one for Christmas.

    Thanks for sharing!

  4. Ok, even a horrible crafter like myself would be able to do this C:

    Thanks so much for sharing at our Pin’inspiration Party this week. Hope you pop by tomorrow to help us “Get Ready for Spring”.

  5. Neat idea! This would be a great thing for a quiet book, too. Thanks for sharing.

  6. Adorable!! I love the foam and ribbon to play with…teaches tactile and hand-eye coordination! Great idea and I’m so glad you shared it with us for Pearls and Lace Thursday!
    Blessings,
    Doni

  7. Have to share this wonderful idea with dil. Really a cute, eacy, clever idea.
    Have a lovely PS weekend ~
    TTFN ~
    Marydon

    ~ GIVEAWAY ends 3/15 ~

  13. What a great idea!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week! And I hope you will share with us again this week!

  15. i love the use of various materials to make these! thanks for linking up to tip-toe thru tuesday last week! i hope to see you again this week!

  18. What a cute idea! I’ve done this for a Christmas tree activity, but hadn’t thought to try it for Easter. You could also cut out a second felt egg, stitch around all edges, leaving opening at the top to make it a pocket and then store the “decorations” inside. I think I’ll make a few for a long car ride we have coming up. Thanks for sharing at A New Creation link party!

  19. Hi Jessica, Thanks for the idea on making the egg more useful. Hope your kids stay happily occupied on your trip! Noreen

  29. This does look like fun and quite simple too. It would be easy to adapt to a particular child’s tastes (don’t think the pink would go down well with my son) which is good.

  34. What a cute idea! It would fit in a pocket or a purse and be perfect for keeping a little one quiet at a restaurant while waiting for food! Thanks so much!

  39. I love this idea, I need to keep this in mind for next year for my little one.

    Thank you for linking up to Raising Imperfection!
    Make sure to check back on Friday to see if you were featured.
    Leslie

  42. I didn’t save ribbon, felt, or fabric pieces for years, thinking I’d never use them. Now that I have grandchildren I’ve found so many uses. This is a great idea for things found in the scrap box. Thank you for linking all your awesome projects at Share the Shelter!

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