Rainy days. Long car rides. Dining out. Quiet time. There are many reasons why it’s a good idea to keep a children’s activity book or two in your parenting tool kit this summer. Bonus: If you are trying to limit screen time, coloring and activity books offer a tech-free way for your child to practice patience, calm their nervous system, and improve fine motor skills, all while fostering creativity and self-expression offline.
To get your little one excited about this analog form of entertainment, we suggest choosing coloring or activity books that feature their favorite characters, like Bluey! At Studio Fun, the millennial parent’s favorite animated pup takes center stage in a variety of activity books tiny tykes will love. To buy you at least a few hours of screen-free summertime, consider using these titles in an activity challenge and encouraging your child to complete a different analog task each week. Get started with the downloadable Bluey coloring and puzzles pages at the end of this post.
Week 1: Go On a Word Search
Bluey: Family Games: Coloring & Activity with Stackable Markers is all about family time. In this coloring and activity pad, kids can join the whole Heeler family as they play together. From made-up games to awesome sports, they’ll find mazes, puzzles, dot-to-dots, and so much more.
For the first week’s activity challenge, we suggest completing the Sports Galore word search page using the book’s included five-color stackable marker. Afterwards, Bluey fans can add the 50-plus stickers to their favorite pages as a reward.
Week 2: Give Bluey Some Color
While Bluey: Hooray for Stickers comes with more than 750 stickers and activities, week two of the Bluey activity challenge is all about traditional coloring. Color in the iconic blue canine playing the keytar using the download below, then get to work solving this awesome activity pad’s puzzles and mazes, or even draw your own Bluey-themed doodles.
Week 3: Follow That Maze
Bluey fans can step into Bluey:Muffin’s World with this playful coloring and activity pad featuring Bluey’s unforgettable cousin, Muffin. This week, your child’s challenge is to tackle Muffin’s Maze, then continue to explore Muffin’s silly antics and unique personality through fun coloring pages, puzzles, and more. Four jumbo crayons and 55-plus stickers are included, too.
Week 4: Use Your Eagle Eyes
For the final week, we are bringing Bluey and Bingo to bedtime with Bluey: Sweet Dreams, Bluey. Boys and girls can use the six included neon crayons to complete a Spot the Difference challenge in an illustrated scene from the Heeler home. Afterward, they can continue their wind-down routine with pages filled with cozy coloring, puzzles, stickers and more. Sweet dreams!