Next Weekend...

I will be there with Busy Mats, including the new Bakerella and Hot Wheels mats!

Come and get your Christmas shopping done early!

See you then!

I will also be there selling these...

  

Don't miss out on the fun!

Bakerella

 It's HERE!!

The perfect holiday gift for your little baker.  Your little one can bake cupcakes in her own oven, complete with peek-a-boo window and the ultimate Bakerella hot pad.  A matching pocket holds lots of decorations for her to decorate her very own cake.

Order yours by Dec. 1st and it's guaranteed by Christmas!!

Hot Wheels are HERE!!

And just in time for your holiday shopping!

Ready.... Set... Go!!

 for hours of endless fun!

Your little car enthusiast will love racing their favorite hot wheels around this track.  With its convenient carrying case, this Hot Wheels Busy Mat is the perfect companion for the Busy Body "on the go!"

Car, tree, and stop sign not included.

Convenient pocket with velcro closure can securely hold up to 2 standard size toy cars.

NOW AVAILABLE!!  

Order yours by Dec. 1st and it's guaranteed by Christmas!

We've gone....

GLOBAL!!!!

Yes, it's true.  

A friend ordered a Busy Mat to take as a gift to someone in South America.

Busy Books for Busy Bodies has now made it's appearance in 

Utah, Arizona, California, Hawaii and South America!

I just might do a little giveaway later this week to celebrate.

Stay Tuned!!!

Busy Mats are HERE

Cover Fabric: Geometric

The Nativity

Busy Mats are now available for online purchase!  YAY!  Here's the low down:

A Busy Mat is like Busy Book all on one big page! 

Step 1: Pick out a fabric for your carrying case.
Step 2: Pick out your activity insert.  The first one is FREE with purchase of your carrying case.
Step 3: Pick out additional activity inserts so you can swap them out whenever you'd like.
Step 4: Let the fun begin!

Pricing: Busy Mat - $25, includes fabric carrying case and one activity insert.
Activity Inserts - $18 each

There is now a link on the "Order Online Now!" Tab for Busy Mats.  Enjoy!

Carrying Case Fabrics:

From left to right:
1."Yo Ho, Yo Ho!",  2."out of this world", 3."Prehistoric", 4."Geometric", 5."Humming bird", 6."spring", 7."Pocketful of Posies

Noah's Ark:
The Bible story of Noah's ark comes to life in this activity mat. 

Activities include button flowers, 3 finger puppets, velcro fish, velcro bird, colored beads for counting.

The Nativity:
The story of the birth of Jesus Christ comes to life in this activity mat.

Activities include 4 finger puppets, velcro sheep, velcro baby Jesus.

Accessories not included.

*NEW* Hot Wheels:
Race car track for your favorite hot wheels.  Pocket holds up to 2 standard size toy cars.

*NEW* Bakerella
Your budding baker will have hours of fun decorating her very own cake and baking cupcakes in her oven, complete with peek-a-boo window and the ultimate Bakerella hot pad. Includes extra cake decorations secured in pocket.

Busy Mats

First of all, a BIG thank you to those who came out to the boutique!  It was so much fun to reconnect with old friends and to make new ones.  :)

I am pleased to announce that Busy Mats will be available for online ordering very shortly.  As of now, there are two activity inserts available.  However, there are TWO more in the works (and some of you at the boutique have already ordered them!)  One will be a race car track similar to the "Vroom Vroom" page from the Deluxe Busy Book, as well as a "bakerella" themed insert, similar to the "Ace of Cakes" page.  I am SUPER excited about those and will post as soon as they are ready to order.

I will also be updating the site to include some new fabric choices for the Deluxe Busy Books and new ribbon choices for the Junior Busy Books.

Thanks again for all of your continued support! Stay tuned for more....

Fabrics for Deluxe Busy Books and Busy Mats

From left to right:
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! SOLD OUT  Sorry.  :(  I'll try to find more of it.
out of this world
Prehistoric
Geometric
Humming Bird
Spring
Pocketful of Posies

Drum Roll, Please

Making it's debut TONIGHT at the Fall Boutique is.....

 The Nativity

Sneak Peek....

Here is a sneak peek at some of the AMAZING things that are happening over here!  I am getting super excited about the upcoming boutique and I am even MORE excited about the new products that will be making their debut! I think they are my new favorites!

Stay tuned for more...

Reviews, Please

So some very cool things are in the works right now, including a Noah's Ark activity mat.  It's like an entire Busy Book compressed onto one big mat!!  And it folds and rolls closed so that it can easily be transported from place to place and doesn't take much room to store!  There will be this and A LOT MORE at the upcoming boutique.  Clear your calendars for Oct. 15th and 16th; you really don't want to miss it!

I'm going to ask you a favor.  If you have already purchased a Busy Book from me, would you mind emailing me a brief comment/review?  I'm trying to put together a reviews section for this site.  I would LOVE to hear back from you!  Thanks!

Here are a few ideas for a comment:

What is your child's favorite activity page?
Where do you use your Busy Book the most?
As a parent, what do YOU like most about your Busy Book?

And PLEASE, if there are any improvements that you feel should be made, please don't hesitate to tell me.  I want to make my product better and give you more of what YOU want and need.  :) 

It's Coming....

The FALL boutique is almost here! (And that means I've got a lot of work to do!)

 

I'll be there with Junior Busy Books as well as 

a NEW product that will be making it's debut at the boutique.  Yay!

And this time it will be not just one but TWO days of shopping heaven.

Mark your calendars...

Friday, October 15th and Saturday, October 16th

Can't wait to see you there!

Click here for a sneak peek at all of the exciting vendors that will be there!

New Pages

Here are a few new activity pages  I made for a friend's book and I am IN LOVe with them.  I hope you will be too.

"Ahoy There!" -  Your busy body will learn about shapes and letters with this nautical themed page.  The sails bare your child's first and last initials, helping them learn pre-reading skills.  The triangles and circles are attached with velcro.

"Hot Diggity Dog" - Your busy body will learn early math skills by counting the dog bones.  The dog is attached with velcro and can be moved along the dog bones as your child counts. The dog is also attached to the page with a ribbon leash so he won't get lost.

These pages are NOW available for Junior Busy Books!!

SALE

Memorial Day Weekend Sale!!!

Receive 10% off any custom order NOW through Tuesday, June 1st.

At checkout, enter coupon code: memorial 

 

Junior Busy Books are now for sale!

A HUGE thank you to everyone for being so patient while I figured out how to re-organize this blog and figure out the logistics of everything. I think I have it all figured out.  Soooo.... Here's the deal.

• Deluxe Busy Books will still be sold by the page.  Nothing has changed there.
• Junior Busy Books will be sold in 2 ways.  
• 1. Pre-made: Sold AS IS .  They will have 4 activity pages only.  I will post them and once they're gone, they're gone.  Chances are you will find unique, one-of-a-kind pages that will only be available that one time.  So, if you see something you like, grab it before someone else does! Price: $18
• 2. Custom Orders: You pick out EVERYTHING - the activity pages, the cover colors, ribbons, embellishments, etc.  Each book will be completely unique to you and no one will have one like it because YOU will have designed it!  Price: $18  For Custom Orders only: You may add up to 2 additional activity pages for $3 per page. (Example, price for a 6-page custom Jr. Busy Book: $20)

NEW!! Personalization: Add your child's name to their Junior Busy Book for a truly personal touch.  Up to 10 letters.  Price: $1  Available for both Pre-made and Custom Orders.

Personalization

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Pictured: Blue

Also available in pink.

Cover Embellishments

Wooden Cutouts

From Left to Right:

Top Row: Pirate Ship, Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus
Bottom Row: Football, T-Rex, Baseball Glove, Car

Fabric Flowers

You choose the ribbons.

Cover Colors & Ribbons

Felt Cover Colors: Pick One

From Left to Right:

Dark green, Neon Green, Turqoise, Light Blue, Yellow, Marigold, Orange, Red

From Left to Right:

Magenta, Dark Pink, Lavender, Purple, Black, Grey, White, Brown

Cover Ribbon: Pick One

1. Blue, Tan Brown and White stripes  2. Cream w/ turquoise and green dots  3. Green with blue flowers
4. Brown with pink, yellow and white flowers 5. Brown with aqua swirls 6. White with pink and green cupcakes 7. White with multi-colored animals 8. Green with white flowers 9. Pink with black polka dots 10. Black and white damask 11. Purple with purple, green and white flowers 12. Turquoise with lime polka dots 13. Green with yellow, red, pink and white flowers 14. Orange with yellow polka dots

Junior Busy Book Activity Pages

Note: Most colors on each activity page can be modified to suit your liking. Ex: Mr. Blue J. can have a green page background instead of a magenta background. Please include any color changes in the "special instructions" section of your email. Thank you!

Ocean Explorer

Discover deep sea creatures and even sunken treasure!  Fish and shells are removable with velcro.

 

Fantasy Land

Glitter, sparkles, hearts and bows - every little girl's fantasy. She can practice braiding the unicorn's yarn tail.

 

Perfect Petals

Your little one can practice their buttoning skills by removing and replacing the flowers.

 

Alien Encounter

Your little guy can flex his imagination and his hands with these space alien finger puppets . 

Mr. Blue J.

Fly this adorable blue jay from limb to limb. Mr.Blue J. is attached with a ribbon so he won't get lost.

 

 All Bugged Out

Little ones can touch and feel these cute little bugs.  All pieces are attached with velcro.

 

Little Monster

Boys will love this silly monster face; moms will love busy fingers buttoning on the pieces.  

 

Paper Doll
Your little doll will love dressing this "paper doll".  Pieces attach with velcro; Pocket for safe keeping of extra clothes.

Slam Dunk
Your future all-star can practice his shot AND his counting by dunking the basketballs into the pocket.

Ahoy There!
Your busy body will learn about shapes and letters with this nautical themed page. The sails bare your child's first and last initials, helping them learn pre-reading skills.  The triangles and circles are attached with velcro. 

 

  Hot Diggity Dog
Your busy body will learn early math skills by counting the dog bones.  The dog is attached with velcro and can be moved along the dog bones as your child counts.  The dog is also attached to the page with a ribbon leash so he won't get lost.

"Little Monster" - Junior Busy Book

"Little Monster" - Little hands can practice buttoning the monster's eyes, nose and mouth.  Colors and styles may vary and are based upon availability.

Junior Busy Book Cover Examples

You can choose one of the samples covers shown above or you can create your own unique look using any combination of felt and ribbons.