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The Toddler's Busy Book: 365 Creative Games and Activities to Keep Your 1 1/2- to 3-Year-Old Busy [Paperback]

Trish Kuffner (Author)
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Publication Date: November 1, 1999 | Age Level: 18 and up
The Toddler’s Busy Book is a must-read for anyone raising or teaching toddlers! This book contains over 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for kids ages 18 months to 3 years, using items found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to prevent boredom during the longest stretches of indoor weather, stimulate a child’s natural curiosity with entertaining math, language, and motor-skills activities, encourage a child’s physical, mental, and emotional growth, celebrate holidays and other occasions with special projects and activities, and keep toddlers occupied during long car trips or while running errands. The Toddler's Busy Book is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight.

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"A godsend! It's packed with quick-and-easy activities that will keep your toddler creatively stimulated, entertained, and busy for hours." —Penny Warner, author of Baby Play & Learn

About the Author

Trish Kuffner lives with her husband and five children just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia.  She is the author of The Toddler's Busy Book, The Preschooler's Busy Book, The Arts & Crafts Busy Book, and The Wiggle & Giggle Busy Book.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 508 pages
  • Publisher: Meadowbrook; 1 edition (November 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671317741
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671317744
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (147 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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371 of 378 people found the following review helpful
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Trish Kuffner writes, "Toddlerhood is a precious stage in the life of both parent and child, and one which can be enjoyed immensely if you are prepared to slow down a little, sit on the floor a lot, and worry about picking up the toys only when your child goes to bed at night."

The toddler age is the most mystical age for child and parent - you'll never again have such a rich opportunity to entertain your children with ordinary items and activities!

Kuffner gives us an enormous number of ideas for fun things to do with our children. This is an arts and crafts type of book, and she does something I haven't seen in other activity books. She spends a chapter telling you how to organize for a toddler. She also provides a list of items to buy and old household items to save (dried magic markers, for example).

The rest of the book is laid out equally well. There are chapters on rainy day play, water play, kitchen activities, outdoor adventures, how to entertain the kids when you're on errands or travel, nursery rhymes, learning activities, music, arts & crafts, and even birthday/holiday activities. The appendix lists craft recipes, "crazy can" activities, and best toys/books for toddlers. Very comprehensive and varied.

Reading through this book makes me want to do most of the activities myself if my toddler doesn't want to!

My husband tends toward other fun activities rather than arts and crafts when he entertains the kids. But even he flipped through the book and got interested in some of the activities.

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Parents know that it doesn't take expensive toys and gadgets to entertain a toddler. Any old box or wad of tissue paper will do!

When Trish Kuffner put together "The Toddler's Busy Book", she was keenly aware of this fact, being a mother of five herself. Within the over 500 pages, you will find a multitude of ideas for keeping your little darlings busy and entertained, without spending a fortune. In fact, many of the items used in this great book can be found lying around the house.

Ms. Kuffner includes sections on organizing for a toddler, how to plan your activities, what to keep on hand for quick crafting fun, and even ideas for a weekly activity planner. Chapters include topics such as rainy day play, kids in the kitchen, water play, outdoor adventures, and ideas for keeping kids busy on long car rides. You'll also find a large array of favorite nursery rhymes and finger plays, and great ideas to help develop a love for music in your child.

There's an entire section dedicated to crafts and activities, another for birthdays and holidays, and a useful section containing recipes for all types of homemade play doughs, clays, paints, and more. Many of the ideas in this book are so simple, you may find yourself saying "Why didn't I think of that!". Kudos to Ms. Kuffner on creating an excellent resource for parents of busy little toddlers!

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In the USA we generally refer to a child as being a "toddler" between the ages of 18 months and 3 years of age. However, my 5-year-old "preschooler" enjoys many of the activities in this book as well as his almost 2-year-old sister. I have learned that the best "gift" a parent can give a child is his/her undivided attention for a period of time. I have personally found that by spending one-on-one time with each of my children, even if only for 5-10 minutes one or two times a day, there is a positive change in the daily demeanor and degree of cooperation I get. They look forward to it. It's not that I can't think of things to do with my children, but on one of those really difficult days (I'm sure you know what I mean), it's a big help to glance quickly at some creative simple ideas to choose from. Also, this book comes in handy when a play-date becomes boring or unfriendly. When I am able to redirect the unhappy kids to the kitchen table for a "mommy supervised activity" from this book, the enthusiastic smiles almost always instantly return. When my daughter was born, and big brother's jealousy was on the rise, I used many ideas in this book for the much appreciated one-on-one time... "mommy/big brother time" -- without baby sister. Along with "The Toddler Busy Book", I also recommend another helpful little book filled with positive discipline suggestions for parents of 2-5 year-olds called "The Pocket Parent." I like the easy reference A-Z format of this trouble-shooting guide that addresses many of the most annoying behaviors that too often challenge my sanity. These two books have brought more peace to our family, more cooperation from our children, and more ways for us to enjoy one another.
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Useful idea book
When you're stuck with unscheduled time with a toddler, this book is a godsend. I like the organization by categories and age, but only wish that there were sections organized by... Read more
Published 27 days ago by Rebecca Kee
Amazing!! A must have
LOVE LOVE this book- It should be a gift to every 1 year old. This has amazing fantastic ideas in it!

A must in any household!
Published 1 month ago by Qylie
Waste of Money
This book is kinda ridiculous. The suggestions are either common sense or so crazy that no one would ever attempt. Read more
Published 2 months ago by L. Rohland
Great book for the little ones~
This book is great for those cold/rainy days when you are stuck inside! Tons of good ideas! I have used several of the craft ideas and my two year old grandaughter loved them.
Published 2 months ago by Chloe's Granna
horrible
Do not spend your money for this book. It is worthless. It is boring. It is bad written. There are other better books out there for the same ammount of money. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MNM
A great book with fun and simple ideas!
I bought this book a month ago. I wish to have this book as soon I had my daughter. Because it has simple and fun activities. Even a 12 month will enjoy some of this activities. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jaskayahaira Arroyo
Great Book!!
I am a first time mommy and I have never been around kids so I needed some ideas on activities for my toddler. This book is a great go-to book for someone without a clue!
Published 3 months ago by MamiNikki
Nothing special and quite repetitive
It's better served as a 'check out at the library' book rather than purchase - Flip through it once and you've got everything you need out of it, I would not consider this a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by ProudPerryMama
Not at all what I thought!
Not what I was expecting at all. I flipped through the first 100 pages and DO NOT have these things just laying around. And it all seemed like it would be a huge mess. Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. Maramonte
Not what I expected
When I ordered this book I thought it was much bigger. When I got the package, It was so small I thought that I got the wrong book. It was not what I thought I ordered. Read more
Published 4 months ago by gplatt
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show your toddler how, colorful contact paper, small plastic knife, liquid tempera paint, cover with clear contact paper, clear acrylic spray, powdered tempera paint, show your child, highchair tray, most toddlers
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Rainy Day Play, Early Learning Fun, Saint Patrick's Day, Water Play, Busy Box, Independence Day, Rainy Day Box, Water Food, Scissors Construction, Busy Bag, The Preschoolers Busy Book, Scissors Cut, Valentine's Day, Glue Clear, United States, Paper Mix, Scissors Glue, Crazy Can, Paper Pour, Scissors Hole, Tickle Trunk, Squishy Bag, Baker's Box
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