Summer is in full swing and it’s time for me to share our Summer Clothes Dress Up Busy Bag! I love that so many of you are using these dress up busy bags. I think the clip art from Educlips is adorable!
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Here’s what you need for the activity:
- spring clothes printable (download at the bottom of this post)
- magnets
- glue
- scissors
- card stock paper
- laminator (optional, but this is my favorite one to use at home)
- cookie sheet
Here’s how to make the busy bag:
- Print the summer clothes printable onto card stock paper. Laminate the sheets to make them more sturdy.
- Cut out the spring clothes.
- Add a magnet to the backside of each picture.
- Place the boy or girl sheets on a cookie sheet.
- Invite your child to dress up the children with the different clothes.
I have girl clothes and boy clothes in this set. Of course you can use them for either gender, if you’d like.
While playing dress up, talk about the names of the clothing items and when you would wear them.
After you’re done playing, store the printables in a gallon sized Ziploc bag. This is a great way to keep them organized, especially if you don’t want them to get mixed up with other busy bags.
You can download the Summer Clothes Busy Bag here —> Summer Dress Up Busy Bag
Find my other busy bags here:
I am so in love with your site and amazing ideas! I get so excited to see your email in my inbox:) Thank you SO much for sharing your creativity and ideas with us! My kids (and I) are loving the activities!
I could not agree more! I absolutely love the things you do! Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas!!
What type of magnet/glue do you recommend with laminated surface?
I use magnetic strips (Walmart craft section). They have a sticky back, but if I want to make sure they don’t fall off, I use a hot glue gun. Hope that helps!
Will you have a fall dess up available? These are so cute! I am starting my own daycare/preschool this fall and I will definitely be using these! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Yes I will! Not ready to share them yet, but I will once school starts.
I love this! My daughter loves playing dress up but it usually includes HER changing clothes a million times during the day. Talk about a laundry pile!!! I have always struggled to find a dress up activity for her that is durable enough but still easy for her to play with, and I LOVE this idea. Thank you so much for sharing!
Oh I bet!! I’m glad this is a good alternative! 🙂
These are adorable! Thanks for sharing! Is there a fall version of these as well?
I printed these on photo mat paper that I had left over from another project and the colors are amazing. I am going to save the rest of my paper for when you come out with the fall clothes (I hope we will see those soon). Also just to put and idea out there are cute Halloween costume for the fall would be so cute. thanks for the great work out do these are super fun.
That’s awesome! Yes, the fall ones will be out tomorrow (8/29)!! A Halloween one would be so cute. I’ll try to do that!
This is a great exercise of the imagination for children as they learn to express themselves through clothing. Altogether, this is a very creative activity.
These are adorable! I can’t seem to find a link to download the children.
This is the best site I’ve seen! Seriously thank you for all this awesomeness! you have no idea how much hope you gave me !! These are adorable!
Thank you Eileen!! You just made my day! 🙂