Little Lamb Nursery Rhyme Busy Book

Welcome to a world of songs, stories and imaginative play!

The Little Lamb Busy Book has been thoughtfully designed to introduce children to beloved nursery rhymes while building important early learning skills through hands-on play. Every activity encourages language development, creativity, fine motor skills and confidence while making learning feel like fun.

Take your time exploring each page. Sing together, ask questions, make up stories and let your child discover new ways to play. There are no rules—only endless opportunities for learning.

Front Cover – Little Lamb

Meet your new fluffy friend!

The interactive lamb has removable snap-button ears that are perfect for little hands to practise fastening while encouraging imaginative play.

Use the lamb to sing favourite nursery rhymes including:

• Mary Had a Little Lamb
• Little Bo Peep
• Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

Encourage your child to:

• Pretend the lamb is talking.
• Invent new adventures for the lamb.
• Count the ears, eyes and legs.
• Talk about real farm animals.

Skills developed: Fine motor skills, imagination, language development and animal recognition.

Name Page & Noughts and Crosses

Help your child personalise their Busy Book by writing their name on the reusable writing page.

Practice:

• Writing their first name
• Letter recognition
• Tracing letters
• Writing simple words

Flip the page to enjoy Noughts and Crosses.

Encourage children to:

• Take turns
• Predict what will happen next
• Find three in a row
• Learn about winning, losing and good sportsmanship

Skills developed: Pre-writing, turn taking, problem solving and strategic thinking.

Humpty Dumpty

Build Humpty's wall before singing the rhyme together.

Use Humpty's removable arms and legs to:

• Create funny poses.
• Make Humpty wave, dance or stretch.
• Act out the rhyme from beginning to end.
• Pretend the King's horses and men are helping Humpty.

Encourage storytelling by asking:

• Why did Humpty climb the wall?
• What happened after he fell?
• Can you think of a happy ending?

Skills developed: Fine motor skills, sequencing, storytelling and imagination.

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

Guide the buttons through the maze and into the three wool bags.

Extend play by:

• Counting the buttons.
• Naming the colours.
• Singing the nursery rhyme while completing the maze.
• Talking about where wool comes from and what it is used for.

Ask:

• Can you find the quickest path?
• Which bag should we fill first?
• How many bags are there?

Skills developed: Hand-eye coordination, problem solving, planning and fine motor control.

Incy Wincy Spider

Move the spider up and down the water spout while singing together.

Lift the rain cloud to reveal the sunshine before continuing the rhyme.

Encourage your child to:

• Retell the story independently.
• Talk about rainy and sunny weather.
• Use the spider to create new adventures.
• Compare what happens when it rains versus when the sun comes out.

Ask:

• Where is the spider going?
• Why did the rain wash him down?
• What happens after the sun appears?

Skills developed: Sequencing, language, weather awareness and storytelling.

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Place the frog finger puppets on your fingers and sing together.

Act out each verse by:

• Counting backwards from five.
• Making the frogs jump into the pond.
• Changing your voice for each frog.
• Creating your own frog adventures after the song finishes.

Ask:

• How many frogs are left?
• What sounds do frogs make?
• Where do frogs live?

Skills developed: Counting, early numeracy, memory, finger strength and imaginative play.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Meet all the farm animal finger puppets:

• Horse
• Cow
• Pig
• Sheep
• Chicken
• Duck

Sing the song while choosing a different animal each verse.

Extend play by:

• Matching animals to their sounds.
• Talking about where each animal lives.
• Feeding the animals.
• Creating your own farm stories.
• Taking turns choosing the next animal.

Ask:

• Which animal says "moo"?
• Which animal lays eggs?
• What other animals could live on Old MacDonald's farm?

Skills developed: Vocabulary, animal recognition, communication and pretend play.

Alphabet Adventure

Lift each flap to discover something that begins with that letter.

Encourage your child to:

• Name the letter.
• Say its sound.
• Identify the picture.
• Think of another word beginning with the same letter.
• Search for objects around the house that start with that letter.

As your child grows, practise:

• Uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Simple word building.
• Beginning sounds.
• Alphabet order.

Skills developed: Letter recognition, phonics, vocabulary and early literacy.

Zipper Storage Pocket

The handy zipper pocket keeps all the removable pieces safely together, making clean-up quick and easy.

Encourage children to:

• Pack away every piece independently.
• Check that nothing is missing.
• Develop responsibility by looking after their Busy Book.

Perfect for taking on holidays, to restaurants, waiting rooms, appointments or anywhere screen-free entertainment is needed.

Skills developed: Independence, organisation and responsibility.

Extend the Learning

There are endless ways to enjoy your Little Lamb Busy Book.

Try:

• Singing every nursery rhyme together.
• Using finger puppets to perform mini shows.
• Retelling each rhyme without singing.
• Creating brand-new endings to favourite stories.
• Talking about colours, counting, animals and weather.
• Encouraging siblings to join in for cooperative play.
• Revisiting favourite pages often—repetition builds confidence and learning.

Parent Tip

Children learn best through repetition. Don't worry about completing every page in one sitting. Returning to favourite nursery rhymes again and again helps strengthen language, memory, confidence and imagination while making learning joyful.

Most importantly…

🎵 Sing together. Imagine together. Learn together.

That's where the Wondertivity magic happens. 💛