Are you searching for ways to keep your child entertained while traveling, at home-sick, or just to pass the hours until bedtime? Look no further than these fun activity books! After searching all over the web, and having our children ages 5-8 play with them, we came up with our top 10 favorite list. These were activities that kept them playing for a long while, kept them focused and best of all - they were able to do it themselves!!

The Never-Board Kid Book Series

Ages 3-10

These fabulous books are packed with activities such as cut-outs, picture searches, mazes, crafts, dot to dots, riddles and loads more. These books are divided by the age groups and you could get two different ones per age. We have been purchasing these for the past few years and go up with the levels as the kids grow up. With so many pages in each book, it takes quite some time to use up. Here is some examples of what the pages look like:

365 Daily Things To Draw

Ages 5-9

The activities in The Drawing Book for Kids book help kids turn their love of drawing into skill. With tips on how to draw, easy techniques, and tons of ideas, soon they will be able to take their creativity to a new level. If your kids are fascinated by art, sketching, or just wants to learn how to draw cute illustrations, this book is for you! Each image comes with step by step instructions that is clear and simple to follow.

Whoosh! Easy Paper Airplanes for Kids

Ages 4-8

Ready your engines for some serious sky adventure! Kids will be soaring in no time with these classic paper planes that they can color, fold, and fly. Designed for young pilots, ages 4 to 8, this lively book combines the fun of coloring with the thrill of folding and flying paper airplanes. Each theme is printed twice on perforated pages, so you can make extras or share them with friends. With 24 planes total, you'll have plenty of chances to practice folding.

Baker And Painter Paper Doll Set

Ages 5+

Paper Dolls are a perfect to take along on trips. With plenty of clothing and detailed backgrounds, this set of delightful Paper Dolls is sure to keep your little ones hooked for a while. It's perfect for imaginary play and creativeness.

Road Trip Kit

Ages 4+

Keep kids busy and happy during your travels with this first of its kind complete kit. No need to buy multiple activities--everything you need to never hear those words every parent hates “Are we there yet?” Road trip games play any time any place. The box size is portable & travel-friendly. The set includes 2 sets of each of the following: connect 5, battleship, dots, categories, license plate hunt, tic tac toe, the alphabet game, visual scavenger hunt (for toddlers who can’t read) and a challenging hunt (for teens, tweens, or adults), plus more!

LEGO® Build and Stick: Custom Cars

Ages 7+

Start your engines for the ultimate racing car adventure! Young builders will love this fun-filled LEGO pack which includes bricks, a 48-page book of ideas and activities and over 260 reusable stickers. Use the LEGO bricks to build any of the three awesome racing cars, before customizing them with the stickers. The book includes building instructions and loads of hints and tips for customizing each car with cool new looks and upgrades. With more than 10 different rebuild options, you can keep creating new cars over and over again.

Klutz Twirled Paper Craft Kit

Ages 7-10

Create quirky, curly artwork out of strips of colored paper. Twirled Paper provides the ideas and supplies to make aliens, bugs, birds, cats, flowers, monkeys, and more. A new work surface as well as paper strips, glue, googly eyes, and custom twirling wand are all neatly stored in the sturdy, open-flat box.

Roadtrip & Getaway On-The-Go Game Pad

Ages 5+

Pack this boredom busting pad when you hit the road! It's filled with games and activities for one or more players—no batteries, screens, or wifi required! Travel bingo for the win! Games include: Sudoku, Super Tic-Tac-Toe, Hangman, Bingo, Word Search, and Categories (10 pages each).

Stickerpedia

Ages 3+

There are not 1,000, not 2,000, not 3,000, BUT - an amazingly awesome 8,000 stickers in this brilliant book from Roger Priddy! More than just a sticker book, there are fabulous facts to learn on the themed pages about sea creatures and safari animals, dinosaurs and things that go, and so much more. Plus, of course, stickers to match to outlines, picture puzzles to complete, mosaic sticker art, scenes to decorate...the stickering fun just never ends!

Brain Games - Sticker by Number

Ages 7+

As in color or paint-by-number, each design is divided into dozens of spaces. Each space has number that corresponds to a sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. We found this activity very relaxing as the children created their beautiful artwork!

With these 10 activity books, your child will be entertained, engaged, and learning valuable skills in no time. So stock up on activity books, and get ready for hours of fun-filled entertainment for your little one!

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