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DIY Car Track Busy Bag

October 9, 2014 by Emma Edwards 13 Comments

We are excited to be joining 9 other Kid Network Bloggers in The Busy Bag Blog Hop. For the activity we have created the DIY Car Track Busy Bag. As my blog motto is “play activities that won’t cost the earth but will mean the world to your little one” I wanted to create a busy bag from items found in PoundLand. All of the equipment in our DIY Car Track Busy Bag was bought from PoundLand – including the car!

Adventures of Adam DIY car track busy bag

The car track was created by cutting two rubber mats into strips. The door mats had dots on the underside so I could use them as a guide for cutting in a straight(ish) line. From the two mats I got 34 pieces of track. On the flat side I painted white lines using acrylic paint -again purchased from PoundLand. I needed a way of storing the car track and PoundLand came up with the perfect answer – a mini tool kit.

Adventures of Adam Poundland busy bag

All of the car track pieces fitted perfectly into the mini tool kit, along with a small Hot Wheels car.

Adventures of Adam car track busy bag

Adam and Beth thoroughly enjoyed creating their own car tracks. Adam preferred a long straight road whereas Beth liked the track to zip-zag across the carpet. The pair liked being able to move the track around to create different layouts. They focused on the car track for ages.

Adventures of Adam toddler car track

Later on Adam realised that if he lifted the middle of the track he could create mini ramps for his cars. Our DIY Car Track Busy Bag will certainly be one that will get a lot of long term use – it’s already a favourite activity!

DIY Car Track Busy Bag Adventures of Adam

Update:

You can now watch our video tutorial:

 

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  1. Mihaela says

    October 9, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    Love this! Such a smart way to create car tracks!

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      October 20, 2014 at 6:32 pm

      They have been used every day since we made them. The car tracks have certainly gone down well!

      Reply
  2. Jenny (@gingerbread_mum) says

    October 12, 2014 at 8:34 pm

    This looks so much fun and great value too.

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      October 20, 2014 at 6:41 pm

      Can’t beat PoundLand!

      Reply
  3. Mummy of Two says

    October 20, 2014 at 6:58 am

    What a brilliant idea! I think I may have to make some of these for my two, especially with half term nearly here! Thanks for sharing with #Playtime

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      October 20, 2014 at 6:42 pm

      It is a perfect half term activity. Depending on your childrens cutting ability they could even make it.

      Reply
  4. Mummy's Blog says

    November 6, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    Wow how clever! And it genuinely looks like it could be an expensive toy that you’ve got there x
    #playtime

    Reply
  5. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    November 8, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    I love this – especially that it all fits inside that tool box. Great idea! #FrugalFamily

    Reply
  6. Abria says

    December 23, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    I made this for my son for Christmas. It’s one of those gifts you KNOW your kid will love!

    Reply
  7. Liz says

    June 12, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    I was wondering, how many rounded corner pieces did you make?

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      June 17, 2015 at 12:17 pm

      I ended up making too many. I think I cut 8 strips in half so we ended up with 16 corners

      Reply
  8. Leah says

    November 30, 2015 at 3:16 am

    Where do you buy the black rubber Mat from looked eveywere for one?

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      December 1, 2015 at 2:04 pm

      I bought ours from PoundLand. Try a DIY store or large department store?

      Reply

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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