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Uncategorized | September 9, 2014

B is for Busy Box!

  All hail the power of the busy box! Hudson and I got our craft on and participated in a busy box swap with some of my favorite bloggers! A busy box is designed to be a simple activity or set of activities that help educate and entertain little ones for a few precious minutes. Moms everywhere know how valuable those minutes can be!
Colleen and Owen from Meet the Sullivans sent Hudson his very own road play set! Colleen is such a sweetheart and really went the extra mile to make Hudson’s busy box amazing.

Hudson LOVES it. He loves the cars, and animals in his box so much. 
I’m pretty sure Hudson and I hit the jack pot with our swap.
Have you ever made a busy box? There are tons of ideas on pinterest! We want to see you get creative and show us a busy box you have made for your toddler! Next week Tuesday we are going to host a busy box link up and we can’t wait to see all of your great ideas! Meanwhile, check out the other bloggers participating in this swap below and be sure to check out Emily’s blog, Dear Owen, to see the Brown Bear/color matching busy bag Hudson and I sent Owen!
Erinn at Strawberry Swing and Other Things
Colleen at Meet the Sullivans
Julia at My Life in Transition
Emily at Dear Owen
Natalie at Nat Your Average Girl
Michelle at Ten June
Vanessa at Sunflower State of Mind
Sara from Running from the Law
Natasha from Schue Love
Erin from Hello Erin


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Comments

  1. hello erin says

    September 9, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Ok. No way. That is insanely adorable. And extremely perfect for Hudson!! I love it!!

  2. E Hayes says

    September 9, 2014 at 1:40 pm

    Holy, Colleen did out do herself… and natural a boy mom knows what a boy mom needs – cars! This is so cute!

  3. Karra says

    September 9, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    SO stinkin' cute & FUN! I bet he loved this!!

  4. Sara McCarty says

    September 9, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    This is awesome! I love that she worked with his car obsession! Such a great busy bag for a boy!

  5. Carolyn says

    September 9, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    OK. This is such a cute idea!!!

  6. Nat{natyouraveragegirl} says

    September 9, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    this is SO cute for a boy!!! but really who am I kidding,,,Blair would love this too! adorable.

  7. Julia Goolia says

    September 10, 2014 at 1:49 am

    LOVE this one so much!! Lucky boy.

  8. Joie de Viv says

    September 10, 2014 at 5:28 am

    Wow! That is so cute! And looks like a lot of fun! What a great idea.

    xx Viv at JoieDeViv

  9. Katie @ yellowmangolife.blogspot.com says

    September 10, 2014 at 5:41 am

    That is fantastic! And I love that you ladies do these great swaps!

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