A Busy Bag! Easy to Make, for Ages 2-5

Here is a simple busy bag I threw together last minute for Ella to take to the restaurant tonight.

Ella loves to carry a bag or purse everywhere she goes, so I skipped the Ziploc and choose this bag instead. 

This isn't just for girls, my boys love to carry bags too.

Here is the contents, 2 chenille stems (pipe cleaners), a popsicle stick, and a tupperware of big hole beads. The beads go onto the stems and the stems can be wrapped around the stick in various ways.

Everything here (or similar item) can be purchased from the Dollar Tree, including the tupperware.

This bag occupied Ella (2 1/2 yrs) before and after her meal. Here she is wrapping a beaded chenille stem around the stick and she then had fun pretending it was a popsicle.

Emmitt (5 yrs) made himself a similar bag after seeing me put Ella's together and added a roll of washi tape to it. He grabed a robot lunch bag to carry his in. He made his into a character from one of his computer games.

Ella has a bag addiction and I have an eBay addiction so here is where it collides.

Ta-da!!!

Yes, twenty three cents and free shipping.

I purchase a good portion of my craft supplies and the kids craft supplies (and general junk) from eBay international sellers.

I will do a post on what and how you can buy craft supplies from eBay international sellers.