Busy Bag – Hanging Clothes Activity

Who says boys can’t hang the laundry? Is it really a “woman” thing. I think not!

I’m so grateful my husband takes part in doing the laundry & other stuff around the house. I always find it interesting when I hear other wives says, that their husband’s don’t help. I’ve even heard husband’s say “It’s woman’s work.” Last time I checked – a washer & dryer can be operated by all sexes. Just saying…

I honestly don’t know what I would do without my husband’s help. In fact, during this deployment, I get really overwhelmed {and lazy} on the chores. I find excuses to not do them and really regret it later. Most of the time when I do get to them – they are overflowing. YIKES! Hurry on home hubby! I have a growing “Honey Do! List” for you!

So today’s tutorial could be a two-fold type thing. It’s a busy bag activity that will keep your child busy – for now. But it can also “maybe” teach them a valuable lesson in the future. Although, not many people hang their clothes these days…it’s still teaching the valuable lesson about doing laundry in general. You can make it fun & interesting for them. Who knows, I may be teaching my son a thing that his future wife might appreciate!{Dear future wife for my son – your welcome!}

And shoutout to a friend of mine on facebook, who shared this idea on her Facebook page a few months ago!

So for the Hanging Clothes Activity, you only need a few things. In fact, you can easily substitute items for what you have at home.

Here is what I used:
* Various colored felt
* Scissors
* Clothespins
* Twine
* Sharpie/fabric marker

Instead of felt, you can use actual fabric. Those fabric scrap piles that need a new home are perfect.

Or just skip making fake clothes all together & just grab random socks who lost their partners in crime. {If you go with the sock idea, just skip the tutorial & check out the play in action pictures}

If you are using felt or fabric, go ahead & draw out shapes to look like tshirts, pants, skirts, dresses, etc. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it helps if it does look like laundry.

Using your scissors, cut out your shapes.

With felt, you won’t have to do anything extra. However, if you use fabric for this game, I suggest sewing the edges so the pieces last longer.

And that’s it!

To make the game work, grab some twine & tie it between two chairs to give the look of a clothes line. Then hand over the clothes/clothespins and show your child how to hang them.

Looks fun, right?

Once your done playing, un-tie the twine & put all the stuff in a plastic bag. This makes for easy storage and it can travel too.

Check back tomorrow for Crafty Thursday Obsessions linkup party! Hope to see you there {and your creations!}