28 Kids Activity Books With the Write Stuff

Vanessa M. said:  Keep summer learning fun with Scholastic's Summer Express workbooks. Kids will practice vocabulary, grammar, writing, reading, and math skills arranged in a 10-week format that is perfect for summer break. Sticker charts to track progress and award certificates for finished work will keep kids invested in their summer learning.

Vanessa M. said:  Brain Quest is known for educational, fun workbooks and products that kids truly enjoy. The Summer Brain Quest version of the Brain Quest Workbooks series is no exception! Kids' summer learning will be on point with science, social studies, English language arts, and math, plus the foldout summer progress map (with stickers!) encourages kids to meet their learning goals.

If your kids enjoy the hidden picture challenges in the Highlights magazines for kids, this activity book is filled with over 175 of the fun puzzles to keep them busy.

Alexandra F. said:  We got a smaller version of one of these Highlights books from Dollar Tree and it’s my personal favorite book to color with my preschooler. We both enjoy hunting for, and then coloring, the pictures - which are complex enough to be fun to color (and search), but not so much that a preschooler can’t do it.

Murdle Jr. is an activity book that introduces children to the world of puzzle-solving with 40 mini mysteries featuring clues, maps, mazes, and more. It encourages young minds to think critically and develop their problem-solving skills through engaging detective work.

Katie G. said:  The Summer Bridge activity books for kids are a great way to keep your child's skills sharp during the long summer months. As the name suggests, the books help to "bridge" the gap from one grade to the next. Kids will be able to refresh material they learned in their current grade and get a jump on material for the next grade. These books are designed to be completed for about 15 minutes a day in subjects such as reading, writing, math, science and even fitness. There are 12 weeks of lesson plans in each book, making this the only learning book you'll need this summer.

Alexandra F. said:  We like to use the Spectrum series of math workbooks in our home both for enrichment and extra math practice. My 9- and 11-year-olds have been using them for a few years, and like that they are heavy on the practice problems and light on the wordy teaching lessons. Concepts are explained in short, easy-to-read introductions, focusing on plenty of exercises (with answers in the back!) to drive the lessons home. We also really like that they offer workbooks for a wide range of levels, so it is easy to just move up as the kids' math skills continue to advance.

Vanessa M. said:  Kids will engage their academic skills and their Jedi mind powers with the LEGO Star Wars Doodle Activity Book. Full of worksheets like matching the Jedi to their description, drawing tutorials, creative art, and a few jokes, this entertaining activity book will keep kids engaged and with a pencil in their hands.

The Bedtime Math activity books for kids are filled with fun math riddles for families to solve together. This type of math work is nothing like what kids are used to at school, yet will keep young brains active and engaged in solving math problems. Each chapter has three levels of challenges for readers of different ages: wee ones, little kids, and big kids.

Whether your destination is Europe or Disney World or Grandma's house, filling out a travel journal is a fun way for kids to observe and appreciate the world around them while creating a fun keepsake to look back on later. This adorable adventure journal is filled with prompts for kids to record the things they experience in a fun way, and even has stickers that kids can earn for certain accomplishments - like trying a new food!

Keeping kids' brains active doesn't have to mean just reading and math. Pierre the Maze Detective books are an interactive maze meets Where's Waldo? type of experience that will keep kids' minds sharp. Kids will follow the maze until they find Mr. X, solve extra challenges, hunt for clues and hidden objects, and find alternate routes through the mazes.

Create This Book is an interactive journal filled with unique and inspiring prompts designed to spark creativity through drawing, writing, and other imaginative activities.

This high-quality seek and find activity book for toddlers and preschoolers comes with a wipe-off pen so the pages can be completed over and over again.

Querkles coloring books present a unique twist on color-by-number, featuring seemingly random arrangements of overlapping circles that cleverly reveal hidden images as you color them in. These books offer a satisfying and surprising art activity for older kids.