Quiet boxes...

I was sent this idea from my sister. She got this idea from here. They are bins that they use for quiet time. Max has not taken a nap for quite some time. When Molly was a baby and still taking a nap herself, Max would go in his room for quiet time. Then we moved & away went Molly's nap & Max's quiet time. Maggie came and with them all sharing one room and it being right next to ours her nap time took priority over everything. So the kids ended up staying downstairs and playing. Good-bye to quiet time.
Now I really want quiet time back. I think I am going to put the older two in our room for some quiet time with their new daily boxes.

Each one has crayons, paper, books, puzzles, and then a special activity to do.
Such as:
stamps/stamp pads
foam sticker pieces with foam bookmarks, visors, doorknob hangers, etc.
doll that you dress (shown above...has different clothing for her....all magnetic...love it!)
dominos
lacing pieces (ours are farm animals)
beads & pipe cleaners (making bracelets & necklaces....swords, for Max)
Noahs Ark game
small coloring pads
colored clothespins (for sorting, pattern making, counting)

Got most of this stuff at the Dollar Store of course.
Oh...and I put our puzzles in zip loc bags. I cut the picture of the puzzle and then dump it all in a baggie. It helps with fitting the puzzle in the bin, but I started doing it several years agao after Max would destroy the box in which the puzzle came.

Have fun!
If you think of anything else fun & exciting to put in the boxes please let me know.