When you’re shopping for the right colouring book for your child, focus on things like age-appropriate designs, thick paper to prevent colours bleeding through and subjects that they are already interested in like animals, dinosaurs, vehicles, superheroes, princesses and more. Look for colouring books with simple, bold outlines for younger children and more detailed designs for older kids to keep them engaged. Make sure they have a full set of crayons, markers and pencil crayons so they can focus on experimenting with a variety of colours.

Activity books and colouring books help support and grow cognitive learning, fine motor skills, creativity and imagination in children. They can serve as teaching aids for parents and teachers to help younger kids learn about colours and shapes and for older kids to learn about more complex topics like STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math). To support STEM education, we have a selection of science toys, tech toys, engineering toys and math toys you can explore.

If you want to make your own colouring book for your kids to use or as a gift, start by printing out the designs you want using high-quality paper. Consider using thicker paper so that the book is more durable and colours from markers don’t bleed through. When you’re printing the designs, make sure to print single-sided so the next page doesn’t get ruined when there’s colouring. When you have all the pages you want, you can bind them together with ribbon tied through punched holes or staples along the edge.

Yes, colouring books and activity books are a great way to keep kids entertained and busy when they’re travelling. They offer screen-free activities that are fun and educational for kids of all ages. We also have a great selection of puzzles, toys and games to help reduce screen time on trips. If you have a kid who wants something to hold on to, we have stuffed animals and fidget toys they can play with.