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Zoo Busy Box

March 16, 2017 by Nadia van Zyl 2 Comments

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Do your kids love busy boxes or busy bags? They will surely love this Zoo busy box! It was so easy to make and provides hours of open-ended fun and learning.

Zoo Busy Box


Firstly, I have to confess that I took an easy route since I could not find any felt animals to buy. I did not feel creative enough to make my own, so, I used stickers, and stuck them onto felt as an alternative! (Also see THESE ones from Amazon.)

Felt animals

Materials you need:

  • Lunch box
  • Felt
  • Zoo felt animals Or Zoo stickers
  • Play trees, rocks etc.
Materials


A plastic lunch box with a lid was used and lined with various colors of felt, green for grass, blue for water and brown for field/ground.

Felt pieces


Then, the stickers were stuck onto felt and cut out. I tried to keep the shape of the sticker so it looked neater.

Stickers


Being realistic, I realize these stickers will not last for a long time, so I *will* find some felt zoo animals soon and swop them out?

As easy as that! Now the zoo busy box is ready to be played with! It can be arranged and re-arranged. Stories can be made up…The kids can play with it during quiet time, travel time, waiting times…

Play time


A busy box like this is not just for fun, it teaches children about zoo animals, the names of the animals, which habitats they live in, counting the animals, pairing the type of animals together in “cages” etc. Incidental learning at its best!

Zoo Busy Box


Would your child like to play with a zoo busy box? Perhaps he/she will make then also like our whole collection and it can be found HERE!

More Zoo themed activities:

Zoo activities

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Editable Name Puzzles // Playdough to Plato

It’s a Zoo Graphing Game // Stay at Home Educator

Zoo Themed STEM Activity // Sara J Creations

Interactive Animal Alphabet Flashcards // Science Kiddo

Zoo Sight Word Book // Still Playing School

Zoo Small World Busy Box // Play and Learn Every Day

Zoo Animals: Tracing Lines // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

Letter and Number Matching Puzzles // The Simplified Classroom

Zoo Pom Pom Mats // Fairy Poppins

Invitation to Make Dear Zoo Small World // Adventures and Play

Zoo Themed Counting Clip Cards // Schooling a Monkey

Zoo Number Puzzles // The STEM Laboratory

Zoo First to 20 and First to 50 Math Game // A Dab of Glue Will Do

 

Do check out this Farm themed busy box idea, perfect for spelling, matching and fine motor skills!

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