Books, Bath Books, and Creative Kits for Kids

Picture books and craft kits live in the same drawer at most houses.

A toddler's bookshelf is mostly board books and bath books. Their activity drawer is mostly stickers, magnets, and coloring sets. The same gift-giver who picks up a board book usually grabs a magnetic tin to go with it. Same shopping trip, same recipient, same wrapping paper.

What follows is everything across both halves, organized by age and use rather than by format.

Board Books, Bath Books, and Stroller Books for Babies

The book half of the page leans heavily toward 0 to 3.

Board books are the largest format, covering first-words sets and licensed-character titles built thick enough to survive teething and gummy hands.

Bath books and color-changing bath books are designed for newborn and up. Waterproof pages, often with hidden colors that appear when wet, which keeps a baby occupied during the actual bath instead of just before or after.

Stroller books loop through fabric handles and clip onto strollers, car seats, or play gyms. Soft-touch pages with high-contrast illustrations for the youngest viewers.

For the full baby-only catalog, Books & Toys for Babies collects everything sized and tested for ages 0 to 12 months.

Picture Books and Activity Books for Older Kids

Once kids age out of board books, picture books and activity books take over.

Activity books usually mix coloring pages, mazes, sticker pages, and writing prompts in a single bound volume. Strong pick for road trips and rainy afternoons.

Sticker tins live in the same drawer - small printed metal tins holding 200 or more stickers across multiple sheets. Reusable across many projects, and they make a decent stocking stuffer.

For kids reading independently, the picture-book selection includes content-led titles that introduce historical figures, animal species, and cultural ideas through illustration rather than dense text.

Magnetic Dress-Up Tins and Play Sets

Open the tin, mix the magnetic clothing and accessories on the illustrated background, close the tin without anything falling out. Pack it in a backpack and it's still ready when you pull it out two airports later.

Some of the strongest plane-and-restaurant options on the page, and reusable across years.

Painting Kits, Coloring Books, and Ring Flash Cards

The creative side of the page pairs naturally with the books for full-gift situations.

Painting kits include built-in watercolor palettes and a brush, with 10 paintable cards per pad. Coloring books and coloring rolls cover the standard and oversized formats. Sticker activity kits combine a printed scene with a sheet of stickers, sometimes with a glitter or sparkle layer added.

Ring flash cards round out the educational side. Small printed cards bound by a metal ring at the corner, with letters, numbers, animals, or first-word vocabulary. Built for daily use and for keeping in a diaper bag.

Choosing a Book or Kit by Age

Quick map:

• Newborn to 12 months - bath books, stroller books, soft-touch board books, fabric-based items. High-contrast and texture-led.
• Ages 1-2 - thicker board books, ring flash cards, simple magnetic tins, first-word books with one image per page.
• Ages 3-4 - picture books, sticker tins, magnetic dress-up tins, water-reveal coloring kits, coloring books with larger illustrations.
• Ages 5-7 - activity books, painting kits, sticker activity sets with more detailed scenes, longer picture books with story content.

For the creative-only catalog without books, Creativity covers magnetic play, painting, and activity kits in detail.

What These Are Made From

Books are printed on FSC-certified paper with nontoxic, soy-based inks. Board books and bath books use food-safe coatings tested for the youngest readers. Magnetic tins, sticker tins, and ring flash cards use printed metal or sturdy paper with rounded corners for safe handling.

Every product on the page meets CPSIA, ASTM, and CE safety standards. Detailed materials per product are on the individual pages.