12 Best Activity Books For Rainy-Day Fun

Where's Wally? books are absolute classics, having sold 72 million copies and kept children and adults entertained for hours. This activity book not only includes the well-known Wally searches but also features puzzles, games and activities that the whole family can take part in. It even has a fold-out board game for added family fun.

Activity books for toddlers are a great way to help them develop gross motor skills and start to recognise and recall things such as colours, shapes, numbers and animals. This large, soft fabric book is designed for a child to engage in quiet yet visually stimulating tasks through moving and manipulating the parts.

Reusable activity books for kids are great to get hold of as they offer hours of entertainment and can be used time and time again. This book features dry wipe pages of simple line tracing, mazes, puzzles and drawing activities so there's plenty for your young child to like.

Another option for the younger members of your family, this is one of many activity books for 5-year-olds that has a science theme and a whole host of things to do including dot-to-dot, spot tasks, doodling, mazes and stickers.  It's a great way for kids to improve their attention span whilst learning about space.

If you are looking for activity books for 6-year-olds and over, this tearaway pad takes playing games off the screen and back to basics, requiring only a pencil to use. It features many traditional and well-loved paper pastimes that children can play together or against other family members.

When most people think about activity books for kids, they probably think of those that are full of puzzles and crafts or designed for academic learning but this exercise book focuses on the mental health of your child and encourages them to work through their feelings of anxiety, worry, sadness and stress in a safe, healthy way.

Arts and crafts are a great way to get kids whiling away the hours doing something a little bit different. This fun-filled artbook option contains 25 paper crafts including origami, fortune tellers and 'make your own' ideas to keep things fresh.

If your kids are fascinated by science and engineering them this book choice can help introduce them to new and exciting theories and concept. This one is a great choice in particular for helping introduce STEM exercises in a fun way and encouraging children to get thinking and experimenting.

There is something about sticker books that is just instantly appealing and this reusable sticker pad book is sure to pique the interest of your child. This fun and colourful pad will help encourage creative imagination and the discovery of habitats while kids make creative scenes. As the stickers peel off and can be repositioned, kids don't have to just make one picture; they can let their creativity run as wild as they like.

This beautiful colouring book marries Disney and art to create wonderfully drawn illustrations that your kids can have fun adding their own flair to. As the drawings are quite detailed, they are an excellent way for older children to practice fine motor skills and keep inside the lines. In addition, this choice will help them to explore their creativity with things like colour, shading and blending.

Last but by no means least, this bumper puzzle book is packed one after the other full of brain-teasing activities, mazes, pictures puzzles and more to keep boredom at bay and get your kids thinking whilst still having fun. Best suited to 4 - 6-year-olds, this book is one to break out at any time.

Our best buys have been selected from the most highly reviewed and recommended products we found across the web and include options for families of all ages. If you have invested in a range of books and now need somewhere to store them, why not take a look at out our 10 Best Kids' Bookcases For Any Space? If you are looking for ways to keep your kids entertained in the garden instead, then our 12 Best Kids' Garden Toys The Whole Family Will Love is definitely worth a read too.