Church Activity Bags for Kids
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Years ago, I attended a church that provided activity bags (or as some people call them, busy bags) for young children to use during service. Fast forward to now… as someone who is passionate about multi-generational worship and also the mother of a 2 year old, I decided to create activity bags for our church. My daughter does well staying in service with us (and I think it’s important for her to be there), but she is, after all, a just-barely 2 year old. Having some activities for her helps us all have a better church experience.
This project entailed two parts: (1) creating small busy bags with various educational, faith-based and just plain fun (and quiet) activities for kids and (2) using said small busy bags inside larger activity bags for our church. These activities are all tailored toward toddler/preschool kids, but could easily be modified for kids of any age. Read about part 1, creating small busy bags, here.
Church Activity Bags
I created 12 church activity bags. The bags are fairly uniform in their contents (except that the small activity bags have different contents). I ordered the canvas bags on Amazon (after reading reviews of wayyyy too many bag options online… I wanted heavy canvas bags that would wash easily and last well). I’m very happy with the heavyweight bags we got!
Each canvas church activity bag includes:
–1 small clipboard
—1/2 page faith-based coloring/activity sheets on clipboards (they weren’t printed yet when I took pictures)
-1 small ziploc bag of crayons
-1-2 small busy bags
–“Dear God, I Love You” mini board book
-Some bags have another faith-based book
All items will (hypothetically, at least) be returned each week inside the activity bags, with the exception of any used coloring sheets. I numbered each of the canvas bags and made a list of the contents of each bag so I can replenish them as necessary.
The big question: How much did these cost?!
I spent approximately $90 to create 12 church activity bags (including the small busy bags that are inside the activity bags). I have lots of supplies left, though (extra clipboards, craft sticks, velcro dots, etc).
Has your church created activity bags for kids to use during service? I’d love to hear what you include in your bags!
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