Best Busy Books for Curious Toddlers
Busy books are an indispensable tool for any toddler parent. Not only do they help develop your toddler’s fine motor skills, but also introduce your child to learning without a screen in sight. Shapes, colors, animals, food, household chores are just the beginning of what your toddler can master through these books. Here are a few of our top picks!
Quiet Busy Books
Hooray Heroes’ Quiet Busy Books are some of the best out there! Along with their killer selection of personalised books for kids, Hooray Heroes now also offers some seriously stellar busy books for children under the age of 6 that are perfect for quiet play and can be customised with your child’s name!
Composed of a variety of materials, these books are specially designed to not only be exciting to look and fun to play with, but also aid in the development of your child’s mind. Going far beyond the training of fine motor skills, toddlers are given the opportunity to learn about colors, numbers, matching items, animals and more while also enjoying creative play.
🐸 Froggy
🦁 Lion
Perfect for traveling, waiting at the doctor’s office, a restaurant or a day at the beach!
Teddy Bear Busy Board
This cute busy board is an adorable Montessori addition to your child’s playroom. Containing a number of different sensory toys for your child to engage in. This particular board can also be folded up and closed and even includes a strap to make it portable and suitable for play just about anywhere.
The Busy Backpack
Need something to entertain your kid while you’re all on the go? But no space for another toy? This may be the solution! This backpack was also designed to function like a busy board with all of the benefits intact including improving hand-eye coordination and cognitive skills. It’s an amazing 2-in-1 combo that any practical parent can appreciate.
My Busy Book
Is your toddler a Disney fiend? Phidal creates and sells these Disney-themed busy books that focus on encouraging a child’s interest in reading. Each set you can choose from incudes a play mat and figurines to allow children to play through the story they have just read or create a whole new story of their own.
Toddler Busy Book and Learning Binder
This laminated card stock busy book is a nice way to start prepping your kiddo for further learning. It includes 9 activities to choose from and is a colorful way to start identifying fruits, veggies and a variety of animals! The front cover can even be personalised to include your child’s name and comes pre-assembled, so kiddo can start enjoying it the moment it arrives!
Away We Go
For a more travel oriented busy book, you might want to check out this Curious Columbus Quiet Book. Wonderfully soft and portable, this book allows kids to practise their fine motor skills while dreaming about exploring the world. All 10 pages of Montessori-style fun are perfect for kids aged 3 to 6 years.
4 Pack Quiet Book
Looking for a bit of diversity in your books? This pack offers four specific themed books to help prepare your kiddos for school: animals, numbers, veggies and vehicles. With cute and colorful artwork, these books are quite interactive and can be played with over and over again, giving it some decent longevity.
FREE PRINTABLES FOR KIDS
Need something to keep the kids away from those pesky screens during your next road trip? Feel free to browse through our selection of printable freebies created just for siblings, cousins, or best friends. Get the party started with our Adventure Jar for 2 or 3 kids, filled with fun, printable activity ideas for kids and you won’t want to miss out on our personalised posters with characters and designs taken straight from the book. Both of these are currently available for 2 or 3 children!
Not enough? Well alongside our personalised coloring books (for one or more children), you should also check out our other exciting options like our super cute (and very printable) wallpaper for your phone allowing you to carry them with you wherever you go.
BOOKS FOR BABIES, TODDLERS, AND KIDS
These ideas not floating your boat? Well, maybe you need a custom book or two to spice up your vacation! Hooray Heroes offers many other options that are sure to make perfect gifts for one or multiple children:
🧸 The Mini Heroes book series for kids aged 0-5 years
🐕🐈⬛A book for a child and their pet
🧭 An adventure book for little ones (for 2 or 3 children)
🤪 A fun-tastic book for four or five children