Mooching Mama: Busy Bag-Toddler Games

I came across a great blog- http://therigneys.wordpress.com - with a great idea. This lady got a group of friends together and each person had to come up with a game for toddlers that met the following criteria:

Self-contained. This way, you can just grab a bag and GO! (without having to add a number of supplies to the bag in order to make it useful.)

Transportable. Yes, they will definitely be used at home, but I want to be able to grab a few bags to take to a restaurant, a waiting room, plane trips, car rides, etc.

Convenient. None of the bags will have supplies that require major set-up or clean-up: (no paint, watercolors, liquids, sand, dirt, etc.)

Inexpensive. I didn’t want anyone spending too much money on this project!

Easy to Make: I didn’t want anyone spending hours and hours and hours making their activity.

Re-usable. I want these activities to last a while so that our other children can use them in the future. Therefore, I avoided activities where you would have to buy new supplies to re-stock the bag. This is why lamination is important for some of the activities.

Each person had to make 20 of their "game" and then bring them to swap with others. They each went home with 20 different games for their kids. What a great idea!

Here are some of the many games they came up with:

Mini Reversible Felt Board