Spring Lamb Counting Busy Bag

We are thrilled to be taking part in another Busy Bag Blog Hop. We have teamed up with several bloggers from around the world to bring you a Busy Bag based on the theme of Spring. It gave us the perfect opportunity to create a Spring Lamb Counting Busy Bag.

We discovered PoundLand sold Easter Lambs made out from pom poms. These incredibly cute lambs came in a pack of 6. To complete our activity set up I cut two ‘fields’ from green felt and found a piece of Duplo fence.

Our Spring Lamb Counting Busy Bag can be used in a variety of ways to aid mathematical development. Adam and I started by counting each lamb over the fence. We used numbered sheep cards from Twinkl to reinforce Adam’s number recognition.

We then played a simple addition game. Adam picked a numbered sheep card and jumped that many sheep across the fence. He then counted how many sheep were left in the original field. I started to introduce Adam to the basic mathematical vocabulary.

We couldn’t create a Busy Bag without having some way of storing the contents. I created our own Busy Bag by covering a chocolate box in Sheep Duck Tape (affiliate link). Our spring lambs fitted perfectly inside.

Our Spring Lamb Counting Busy Bag could be used to teach basic addition, subtraction and number bonds to ten. No doubt it will be used many times in the future as Adam’s mathematical knowledge increases.

Find even more amazing Spring Busy Bags from some of our favourite kid bloggers:

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Flower Fine Motor Busy Bag // The Pleasantest Thing

3 Flower Themed Busy Bags // Lalymom

Free Printable Rainy Day Math Mat // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Spring Playdough Mats // Itsy Bitsy Fun

Ladybug Counting // Preschool Inspirations

Flower Petal Patterns // Mommy Needs a Coffee Break

Ladybug Domino Set (Free Printable) // Powerful Mothering

Butterfly Counting // Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Calming Spring Busy Bag for Busy Fingers // Lemon Lime Adventures

Free Flower Counting Cards and Book // Wildflower Ramblings

Robin Worm Counting // Sugar Aunts

Spring Lamb Counting // Adventures of Adam

Spring Busy Bag Sheets // Teach Me Mommy

Rainy Day Counting Clip Cards (Free Printable) // Playdough to Plato

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Emma Edwards

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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