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I don’t know about you but I’m always on the lookout for ways to keep my kiddies entertained while we’re out and about. Especially at times like when we’re waiting for food in a cafe or restaurant. Having something to keep them occupied can be the difference between a trip out being relaxed and enjoyable, or being a stressful nightmare! Could ‘My Busy Bots’ Fun Folders provide the solution?
My Busy Bots
We have been fans of My Busy Bots for a loooong time! Previously I worked with them on this AD when I reviewed their amazing Busy Bags.
I also since purchased their Starting School toolkit for kids, which we absolutely loved. It was so handy when the twiglets were preparing to start school.
My Busy Bots was founded by Candice, a mum who wanted to use everyday items to create colourful, fun and educational products to help kids develop their fine motor skills.
What are Fun Folders?
I was super excited when I saw that My Busy Bots were releasing their new Fun Folders. I just think they’re such a brilliant idea!
My Busy Bots basically wanted to create something like a conference folder for kids, as they couldn’t find anything on the market already. So a Fun Folder is a colourful, wipe-clean folder, slightly larger than A5, containing an activity booklet, stickers and 15 mini wooden pencils inside a zipped compartment.
All the fun characters on the outside of the folder and inside the booklet are designed and hand-drawn by Candice. You can choose which colour you would like for the outer zip – from red, yellow, orange or blue.
The activity booklets are themed and aimed at particular age ranges. So for example, you can get a minibeasts themed booklet for age 3+, a dinosaurs themed one for age 5+ and an enchanted woodland themed booklet for age 7+. The booklets each cover various areas of learning: maths, handwriting, literacy, the world around us and imagination and well being.
The best thing is that you can get refill booklets for when they’re finished and My Busy Bots are always working on new ones with different themes.
How did we get on?
The twiglets absolutely LOVE their Fun Folders. We use them all the time when we’re out and about – they’re always in my rucksack when we go out now!
I find them particularly useful if we’re in cafes or restaurants (not that we are very often at the moment!) But because the booklets are so varied and packed full of interesting activities, they’re just brilliant for keeping the twigs entertained and busy (and quiet!)
We even used them when we were waiting in a huge queue in B & Q the other day. The twigs were getting impatient so I set them up in a corner on the floor with their folders and then we didn’t hear a peep!! 🙂
I absolutely love the look of them too. The designs on the outside are cool but also cute. The twiglets love that they have so many of their favourite things on: dinosaurs, space, ice creams and of course rainbows!
What we love about My Busy Bots Fun Folders:
We absolutely love our Fun Folders because they are:
- Colourful
- Fun
- Educational
- Age appropriate
- Compact and perfect for travelling
- Durable
In addition:
- You can buy refill activity booklets
- You can choose the colour you’d like
- The activities are super varied and cover lots of areas of learning
Thanks so much for reading my review of My Busy Bots Fun Folders! I really hope it was useful 🙂
You can purchase your own Fun Folder from the My Busy Bots website for £17.99.
Til next time,
Hannah xx
Disclosure – I purchased one Fun Folder and was sent another for the purpose of review.
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24 Comments
These look absolutely fabulous and a great way to keep children entertained at a restaurant. I always used to carry crayons, stickers and a notepad in my bag – those days are behind us now though!
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Haha yes they’re useful for keeping it all contained for sure 🙂
These look fun! They both look so busy. I always kept something with me for my kids to draw with whilst we waited for food to arrive. #MMBC
Yes they love them – so useful 🙂
These are such a great idea. My two would have loved these when they were younger. x
They’re so handy 🙂
Sounds wonderful and so interesting – kids look busy! #MMBC
Haha yep, always good to keep them busy especially when waiting for food!
These look like lots of fun and fab for taking along on travels.
Thanks so much for sharing with #MMBC. x
They’re so useful and the twigs love them 🙂
Love the look of these, especially the colourful design, bet the kids love them. Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next time.
These look lovely, I really like the characters and colourful design I can see it being really appealing to the kids. I am always looking for things to keep my kids busy. #KCACOLS
These look fantastic! Perfect way to get the little ones entertained when you are out 🙂 x #KCACOLS
These look great I am going to get one for each of the grandchildren #kidsandkreativity@_karendenbid199@gmail is
Fab, hope they like them! 🙂
These are such a great idea and perfect for helping to keep children entertained while out and about. I used to keep some coloured pencils and colouring books in my bag but I like how these are self-contained and being able to get refills is great too. #KidsandKreativity
Yes that’s what’s so handy, that they’re self contained – really useful 🙂
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Oh my gosh, never was there a time that I needed a resource so much!
Haha glad it’s useful! 🙂
These look great, I love how colourful and fun they look. My daughter would love these! Thanks for sharing at #KidsandKreativity x
They’re really good fun, thank you 🙂 x
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