Quitet Busy Book-- toddler or young child

For the kid who's graduated from the "busy bib" stage, but still has motor or vision impairments that get in the way of active exploration, how about a "busy book" like this one?














This bag was purchased at a local crafting store (Michael's). Of course I used a 50% off coupon, which brought the price down to the $10 range. The original intent of these bags I believe is for crafters to store small items such as beads, embroidery threads, and the like.





I like it because it's very easy to quickly change all the contents.

Because Daniel does not have the motor ability to unzip the compartments, the small items are not going to be lost or swallowed. If you have a child who could unzip, you might consider stitching the zipper pulls shut, or opting to make a busy book with clear pages that are actually sewn shut.

We used some of these pages to teach the concepts of counting, color sorting, sorting by category, or even learning initial letter of objects. Plus it was fun to look at during quiet times like church or doctors' waiting rooms.