Homeschool-in-a-bag
27 Jan 2010 Leave a Comment
in Children, Homeschool Tags: activity bags, Homeschool, on the go
I have occasions like Monday that I will have to take all five children by myself. Taking five children ages 7 and under without something for them to do is just asking for disaster. So I’ve created what I call Homeschool-in-a-bag. I even use it sometimes when I take just two or three. Davy, often, won’t let me forget it.
Any bag will do but a sturdy strap is important. I use a black diaper bag. I fill it with simple readers, crayons, colored pencils and coloring books. Dollar Tree has some awesome workbooks for pre-K to 3rd grade. You can fill it with snacks like small boxes of raisins or fruit snacks. Different colors of pipe cleaners are fabulous for a quiet activity. They can be twisted into letters, numbers and shapes without making any noise. You can let each child take their own backpack but with five young children, I find it easier to keep track of just one bag.
This is useful in the van, in waiting rooms, at appointments like speech therapy that only include one child at a time, etc. It’ll keep children occupied and make waiting time go by a lot faster. It also helps us not to have a school day wasted because of appointments or necessary travel.
