Recently I was asked to participate in “Craft Lightning Week” with Angie from the Country Chic Cottage and Caroline from 30 Minutes Crafts. Of course I was flattered {more like honored} and instantly said yes!!!

Today is DAY 2 and all week long my new bloggy friends Angie, Caroline and I {along with some other crafty friends from around the web} are sharing 15 minute or less Busy Bag Ideas that ANYONE can pull together on the fly!!!

So without further ado – here is today’s post for Craft Lightning Week on the blog. I present to you my Pretend Play Smores – Busy Bag Idea, inspired by one of our FAVORITE summer pastimes – making smores on the campfire!

Not only is it super easy to pull together even for the novice BUT this Busy Bag Idea is also PERFECT for a pretend play kitchen! So be sure to check out the full tutorial below and scroll all the way to the bottom of this post for even MORE simple busy bag ideas that I’ll be featuring ALL week long!!! Happy crafting my friends!!!

Supplies:

* Recycled Cardboard {something a little thick}
* Dark Brown Craft Felt
* White Cotton Balls
* Scissors
* Black Sharpie

Directions:

* First cut your cardboard into 3×3 inch squares. You will want two pieces {top & bottom} for each smore set you want to make. Repeat.
* Now grab your Sharpie and draw small dashes in a line, in the center of each cardboard square to give the look of a graham cracker. Repeat for each cardboard piece.
* To finish it all off, grab your felt and cut out 3×3 inch squares for each cardboard pair you made. Repeat.
* Then pile it all together with a handful of cotton balls and hand it over to your child for “smore” making! All they need to do is place some felt and cotton balls between the cardboard pieces and BAM – instant smores!!!

Here are a few more simple busy bag ideas to check out!

• Craft Stick Catapult – Busy Moms Helper
• Water Painting – Artistic Endeavor 101
• Magnetic Rainbow Words – My Craftily Ever After
• Plastic Easter Egg Chicks – DIY Inspired
• Kid’s Spring Flower Craft – Occasionally Crafty
• Color Sort Busy Activity – 365 Days of Crafts