They go by many names: busy bins, quiet bins, activity boxes, but the concept of these Busy Bin Activity Boxes is simple—and brilliant!
Fill small plastic bins with various sets of toys or activities that are unavailable at other times of the day.
Homeschool days One of the benefits of homeschooling is that the family can be together, so instead of shooing younger children away, give them their own “school work” in a busy box!
Keep it all in the box Make sure that every item needed for a certain activity is there in that box!
Blocks Of all different kinds! This can include wood blocks, LEGOs, or duplos—those neat math manipulative blocks that connect together. Any type of block makes for great independent play.
Lacing challenges: Like beads and string. You can scale down the difficulty if you’d like by swapping out the string for pipe cleaners.