It is made for toddlers. Younger babies tend to enjoy the colours and turning the pages; the buckles, lacing and letters come into their own as they get older, so it grows with them. It has small removable felt pieces, so play should always be with a grown-up nearby.
Montessori Busy Board – 08 Activities in 01 Educational Travel Busy Book
Blue
$33.99 USD
8felt activity pages
0screens, batteries or sounds
1handle — it shuts like a little case
A–Zpicture cards on the back cover
Eight pages. Something new on every one.
Every page is a different job for little hands — from the buckles on their own shoes to the letters in their name.
Plus the back cover: A to Z picture cards, one for every letter.
Home, car, plane, restaurant
Close it up and it carries like a little case, so it comes along wherever the waiting happens: a long drive, a flight, a table at dinner, the doctor’s waiting room. Soft felt pages, nothing to charge and nothing that beeps — just something for busy hands to do.
What their hands are learning
Each page practises a real skill, so play time is quietly doing some work.
01
Getting dressed
Buckles, a zip, laces and snaps — the same fastenings on their own coats and shoes.
02
First concepts
Letters, shapes, colours, animals, counting and telling the time, all hands-on.
03
Fine motor control
Pinching felt pieces, threading cords and turning clock hands strengthen little fingers.
04
Focus and independence
Montessori-style: your child does the task, rather than watching something else do it.
Blue or pink? Same eight pages inside.
Only the colour and the print on the front cover change.
Busy board or tablet?
Both keep a toddler busy on a long trip. Only one leaves them with new skills.
Busy board
Tablet
Builds real hand skills
Nothing to charge
No ads, apps or autoplay
Calm play, no bright screen
Nothing to crack if it’s dropped
Before you order
The things parents ask us most about the busy board.
What age is it for?
What age is it for?
Are the pieces attached?
Are the pieces attached?
The letters, shapes and animals are removable felt pieces held on with hook-and-loop dots, so they can be matched and moved around. That also means they come off: keep an eye on small pieces, and a dab of fabric glue fixes a dot that works loose.
Does it need batteries?
Does it need batteries?
No. There are no electronics at all — nothing to charge, no sounds, no lights.
What is the difference between blue and pink?
What is the difference between blue and pink?
Only the colour and the front cover: blue has a dinosaur print, pink has a unicorn print. The eight activity pages inside are the same.
How do I clean it?
How do I clean it?
Wipe it with a damp cloth and let it air-dry. We do not recommend the washing machine: it is felt, and the hook-and-loop dots do not like it.
How much is shipping?
How much is shipping?
Free. Standard US shipping is included on every order, with no minimum. Delivery times are set out in our shipping policy.
The next long car ride, sorted.
Eight felt pages, no screen, no batteries. Blue or pink, with free US shipping.