Materials: Felt, cotton, accessories
Recommended for ages 9 months to 3 years old. Adult supervision is always recommended. The only small loose parts are the rain drops on the Unicorn Rainbow page.
Dimensions: 20 x 20cm
Introduction
Handmade busy books, also known as quiet books, are perfect for keeping toddlers and preschoolers entertained and engaged for hours of screen-free play through fun, and educational play. Made with soft, durable, non-toxic felt material, our busy books are designed to provide a sensory experience that promotes learning and creativity. Our busy books are also heirloom quality as they are 99% sewn to ensure it passes the toddler pull test.
Our busy books come in a variety of themes, including animals, transportation, numbers, routines, and are filled with interactive activities such as matching games, counting activities, puzzles, and pretend play. Each book is compact and portable, and comes with a linen or cotton bag, making them easy to take on-the-go an perfect for long car rides, waiting rooms, vacations, plane rides, and more. It's soft nature with no hard parts also make them safe for car journeys.
Our busy books are designed with child development in mind. They help to develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, cognitive abilities, and fosters creativity, open ended thinking, and imaginative play through thoughtfully designed and colourful activities.
At Hi Buy Mama, we understand that children's safety is of the utmost importance. that's why our busy books are made with non-toxic, eco-friendly materials that are safe for children to play with.
Friendly Hedgehog Toddler Busy Book
Introducing our first handmade toddler busy book! With 8 colourful pages, the Friendly Hedgehog Baby Busy Book is thoughtfully designed for younger toddlers to engage them in sensory play and imaginative play. The 8 pages include age appropriate activities to promote the development of fine motor skills, imagination, and cognitive skills.
Our Friendly Hedgehog book is 100% sewn (no glue) to ensure our books meet the toddler pull test.
The busy book comes with 8 pages of activities:
1) Bear Sets Sail
Ahoy! Cute bear finger puppet is setting sail. Fiddle with the sails and have the bear puppet under the sails, over the sails, left, right, or even surfing on the waves!
2) Unicorn Rainbow
The unicorn is having fun at the rainbow. Can you match the rainbow colours? Bring the unicorn finger puppet around the book!
3) Animal Shape Sorting
Can you sort the shapes of the animals correctly?
4) Mr. Crab
There's Mr. Crab at the beach. Move his hands and press his cushy tummy! Move the seashells along the beach! Play peek-a-boo!
5) Sun Mirror
Check out your reflection in the mirror and fiddle with the sun beam ribbons! Pull the string to close the sun up!
6) Polar Bear Puzzle
Can you fit the polar bear puzzle correctly? His tummy is so furry!
7) Birthday Layer Cake
Stack and arrange the birthday cake!
8) Lacing Hedgehog
It's snack time! Pull the apple to close up hedgehog's spikes! Button up the sun!
While tots can play on their own, parental engagement can be great to boost learning and bonding. Parents can ask their tots where the bear is, or suggest for them to place the bear on the right/left etc.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
1) If the busy book is only slightly dirty, you may clean with a lint roller. Do be gentle!
2) You may also wipe with a slightly moist cloth soaked in mild detergent or mild liquid hand wash and water of approximately 30c. Do not rub the book.
3) For deeper cleaning, lightly press book in warm (30c) soapy water (or mild detergent), releasing bubbles. Rinse thoroughly. Do not leave any soap behind. Lightly press on the book to release water, and lightly press the pages/book between 2 towels to drain water. Do not wring the book. Lay on a rack in a well ventilated spot (no direct sunlight) to air dry for at least 12 hours or until completely dry.
NOTE: Do not machine wash, dry clean, soak, rub, squeeze or wring the book and pages, or dry in heat or direct sunlight. Ensure the sink where you wash and the area where you dry is clean so your books won't pick up new stains. When in doubt, it is recommended to use gentler methods to clean the book (i.e. use a lint roller or with a damp cloth).