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On-the-Go Quiet Time Activities

February 25, 2016 by Sarah 1 Comment

Quiet time activities for trips and travelling! Are you getting tired of me sharing quiet time activities yet? Impossible!

Great quiet time activities make for great quiet times.

Great quiet times make for happy kids.

And happy kids – well in my world, that means a happy me!

One time when I really, really love using quiet bins is when we are stuck somewhere and I need my little ones to be still. Like when we are waiting at an appointment somewhere, or in the car, or at a restaurant

(well, that last one hardly ever actually happens – but in my dreams when I would be brave enough to venture out to a restaurant with my crew, you bet I would be hunkered down with quiet bins up to the eyeballs!)

Quiet time activities for the car, at a restaurant, or an appointment! These quiet time boxes are perfect for preschoolers for travelling #travel #preschool #preschoolactivities #quiettime #quiettimeboxes #quiettimeactivities #quietbins

Love Quiet Time? Be sure to grab my FREE QUIET TIME GUIDE! It includes the best tips and tricks for Quiet Time as well as the Top 5 Quiet Time Activities of ALL TIME.

And in the mean time, here are some to get you started!

***Some of these ideas use small parts. Please use your own judgement and knowledge of your child and supervise when necessary***

quiet time boxes for preschoolers

Mazes and Dot-to-dots in Page Protector. This one is actually right from my Quiet Bin book and it is one of my go-to activities for on-the-go. I print a bunch of different activity pages from the computer and pop them in page protectors. My little guys love using the dry erase markers to do them again and again! It’s amazing how quick they can get at doing a maze!
Quiet time activities restaurant - button snake

Button Snake from Happy Hooligans – Threading a button through felt pieces takes some quiet concentration. This could be adapted with different colors and shapes depending on the kids’ interests.

quiet time activities for preschoolers - so easy and simple!

Printable Road Trip Games from LalyMom – A fun way for kids to keep track of what they’re seeing on a road trip! Turn it into a game with siblings and other passengers.

quiet time activities for a car ride - write and erase

DIY Travel Busy Bag for Writing Practice from The Educators’ Spin On It – Make your own portable write-and-erase book with a few simple materials! Kids can draw, write, and scribble away as they’re traveling.

Restaurant quiet time activities - train counting bag

Train Track Counting Activity from Play Trains – Little train enthusiasts will have fun counting out their engines and matching them to tracks. This could easily be adapted for other interests, too!

Car quiet time activities - quiet book pages

Little Town Quiet Book Pages from And Next Comes L – Kids can play and create all kinds of stories with their very own little town.

Quiet time activities for a car ride - baggie maze

Quick and Easy Baggie Maze from Powerful Mothering – The baggie makes all the difference with this quiet traveling game! Kids can run through the maze over and over without fear of the marble getting lost.

Perfect busy bags for long car rides and trips! Great quiet time activities for preschoolers. #HowWeeLearn #busybags #quiettime #preschoolactivities #travelwithkids #travellingwithkids #parenting #parentingtips

Travel quiet time activities - shoe lace tying board

Shoe Tying Busy Bag Board from Coffee Cups and Crayons – An easy and fun way for kids to practice tying their shoes. Kids can help make the boards, decorating and personalizing the shoes as they’d like.

Quiet time activities - clear travel geoboard

DIY Travel Geoboard from Left Brain Craft Brain – A travel-sized geoboard that can snap shut is perfect for a long trip. Includes printable template so kids can record the different designs they create.

Quiet time activities for car ride travel - magnetic family

Traveling Peg People Families from Buzzmills – Darling peg people based on everyone in the family. Add a magnet and a tin, and kids can tell all kinds of stories while keeping them attached to the tin.

quiet activities for travel - magnetic pattern board

DIY Pattern Book from Say Yes – This magnetic pattern book allows kids to recreate pictures or create their own using a variety of colorful shapes.

Quiet time activities for travel car ride - tic tac toe

Tic Tac Toe Busy Bag from The Pleasantest Thing – Super simple to put together, with the possibility of endless games of tic tac toe!

Travel quiet time activities - math bag

Kindergarten Math Activity Bag from Chasing Cheerios – Beads and pipe cleaners are almost always a hit with children! This bag can easily be customized depending on the interests and needs of the kids.

Quiet time activities for preschoolers for travel - magnetic buttons

Magnetic Buttons Busy Bag from Teach Me Mommy – Grab some things from around the house to put this quiet traveling activity together. So many different ways to use it – creating designs and pictures, counting, patterns, etc.

Quiet time activities restaurant trip - homemade lego kit

Portable LEGO Kit with Printable Activity Cards from Fun at Home with Kids – The kids can help put together this portable kit, choosing the pieces that are needed based on the activity cards.

Quiet time activities for travel - mini train set

Portal Pretend Model Train Set from Play Trains – Put together a carry-along train set with the kids! I bet adding some magnets to the materials would help keep them in place on a cookie sheet.

Travel quiet time activities - felt maze

Bead Maze from Your Therapy Source – This can be used as a quiet book page or on its own, and it works on visual tracking and fine motor skills.

Quiet time activities for the car - I spy bags

I-Spy Bags from Homemade by Jill – If you enjoy sewing, there are instructions for using your favorite fabric to make the bags. Kids search through the bags trying to find all the items on the cards.

Quiet time activities for a trip - magnetic puzzle

Magnetic Puzzles from My Kind of Makeover – Favorite puzzles can easily be transformed into a travel activity with magnets!

Quiet time activities for car travel - coloring case

DVD Case Coloring Kit from unOriginal Mom – An inspired way to carry around colored pencils and coloring sheets while traveling with family.

car ride quiet activities - no sew quiet book

How to Make a No-Sew Quiet Book from Powerful Mothering – Put together a 10+-page book for kids to take while on a trip, all without needing to know how to sew.

Quiet time activities for the car, at a restaurant, or an appointment! These quiet time boxes are perfect for preschoolers for travelling #travel #preschool #preschoolactivities #quiettime #quiettimeboxes #quiettimeactivities #quietbins

There you have it. Oodles of quiet time activities to keep your little ones quietly and happily entertained when you are on-the-go!

Before you go be sure to grab my FREE QUIET TIME GUIDE! It includes the best tips and tricks for Quiet Time as well as the Top 5 Quiet Time Activities of ALL TIME.

Thank you for reading friends, I hope you are having a lovely week.

Awesome busy bags to being with you on trips and for travel! These quiet time activities are perfect for keeping in the car! #travel #busybag #quiettime #kidsactivities #finemotor #travelling #vacation

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  1. Margie Jacobs says

    March 2, 2016 at 10:05 am

    Love it. Every learner busy with his own activity. Thanks

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