6 Great New Activity and Joke Books for Kids

Challenging Coloring: A Book Full of Creative Coloring, by Lisa Mallet, Petra Lukovicsová, Marc Parchow, and Jorge Mateus
Grown-up coloring books are all the rage right now, but they’re not just for adults. Perhaps your kiddo has just outgrown her Dora the Explorer coloring pages and is ready for something a little more challenging. With intricate designs just begging to be brought to life with a little color, this coloring book is a veritable obstacle course of creativity that’s sure to keep kids engaged and entertained for hours.

Challenging Mazes: 80 Timed Mazes to Test Your Skill!, by Lisa Mallet and Marc Parchow
The brain is like a muscle—the more we exercise it, the stronger it gets. Give your kids’ brains a workout with Challenging Mazes, which includes 80 timed mazes so children (and adults!) can test their skills. Solving mazes can help kids with problem-solving, and they’ll build confidence as they’re able to navigate the labyrinths. And the detailed artwork in this maze book is an added bonus—and challenge!

Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids, by Whee Winn
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Anita. Anita who? Anita borrow a pencil! Are you laughing? No? Then you must be over the age of 8, because this material kills it with the single-digit set. And there’s more where that came from in Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids. The book has more than 350 jokes divided by category and will definitely keep your little ones in stitches.

Jokes for Minecrafters: Booby Traps, Bombs, Boo-Boos, and More, by Michele C. Hollow, Jordon P. Hollow, and Steven M. Hollow
Why did the slime stay home? He had no place to goo! Get it? Goo?? Because slime is gooey??? This is exactly the kind of humor that your young Minecraft fan will get and giggle at for hours. Fun illustrations of skeleton mobs, zombie pigmen, and more add to the fun.

Hilarious Jokes for Minecrafters: Mobs, Creepers, Skeletons, and More, by Michele C. Hollow, Jordon P. Hollow, and Steven M. Hollow
Still haven’t gotten your fill of all the Minecraft inside jokes from the first volume in this joke book series? Well, Hilarious Jokes for Minecrafters has more than 800 more jokes poking fun at everything Minecraft. A sneak peek at the jokes you can expect to hear repeated at least 10 times a day: Why don’t they have knock-knock jokes in Minecraft? Because hostile mobs don’t knock on your door—they blow it up!

Activity Book #1 With Minifigure (LEGO Big Bang), by Scholastic
Legos never go out of style—and now with a brand-new futuristic fantasy theme, Lego Nexo Knights, there’s a whole new Lego universe to explore. In this high-tech world, five young knights are on a quest to battle Jestro, the Book of Monsters, and the Lava Monster Army. This activity book—which comes with a bonus minifigure—is filled with fun games and tricky puzzles for Lego enthusiasts.
What’s your favorite activity or joke book for kids?