Fingerprint Activities 3 Books Collection Set by Fiona Watt - Ages 6-9 - Spiral-Bound

Titles in This Set:
Fingerprint Activities Cats and Dogs
Fingerprint Activities Zoo
Fingerprint Activities: Garden

Condition: New
Format: Spiral-Bound
ISBN: Cats and Dogs 9781474967938, Zoo 9781803705095, Garden 9781474932301
Publisher: Usborne
Age Range: Ages 6-9

Overview:
The Fingerprint Activities collection from Usborne turns curious hands into budding artists, pairing three themed activity books with their own rainbow inkpads. Across Cats and Dogs, Zoo and Garden, children press fingerprints into paws, wings, spots and petals, following simple prompts. Spiral binding keeps each book flat for fuss-free crafting, making this a screen-free, mess-managed way to fill an afternoon. Perfect for ages 6-9, it blends art, animals and outdoor wonder into one giftable set.

About the Books:
Fingerprint Activities Cats and Dogs invites young artists into cosy pet scenes, turning fingerprints into spotty Dalmatians, fluffy poodles and playful puppies, with clear prompts guiding every fur pattern. Fingerprint Activities Zoo takes children on safari, fingerprinting cheetahs, wallowing hippos, striped lemurs and climbing koalas as they explore shape, pattern and colour. Fingerprint Activities: Garden brings the activity closer to home, with prompts for buzzing bees, fluttering butterflies and blooming flowers found in any garden or park. Each book comes with its own rainbow inkpad of seven colours, so children never need extra art supplies, and the spiral binding ensures pages stay flat however enthusiastic the fingerprinting gets. Instructions are short, age-appropriate and repeatable, encouraging children to try new colour combinations and poses each time. Rather than demanding perfect drawing skills, the series celebrates experimentation, letting a single fingerprint become a paw, petal or wing depending on how it's shaped afterwards. This makes the set reassuring for children daunted by a blank page, since every mark counts as progress. Parents and teachers will appreciate how the collection quietly builds fine motor control, colour recognition and concentration while feeling entirely like play - an easy reach for rainy afternoons or a calm car-journey activity.

Key Benefits:

• Three themed books - Cats and Dogs, Zoo and Garden - each with its own seven-colour rainbow inkpad included.
• Spiral binding lets every book lie completely flat, making fingerprinting easier and less messy.
• Builds fine motor skills, colour recognition and creative confidence for children ages 6-9.
• Simple, step-by-step prompts mean no drawing skill is required to get a great result.
• A screen-free activity ideal for home, classroom, travel or gifting.
• Encourages repeat play, as pages can be revisited with new colour and pattern ideas.

About the Author:
Fiona Watt is an Editorial Director and long-standing writer at Usborne Publishing, having joined the company in 1989 after training as a teacher and working in primary schools in Kent and the Netherlands. She has written and edited hundreds of children's books spanning baby and novelty titles, sticker books, and art and craft activities, including the bestselling That's Not My range and the Sticker Dolly Dressing series. Watt's books reflect her talent for turning everyday materials into hands-on creative experiences.

Why You'll Love This Set:
Three inkpads, three themes and endless fingerprinting fun - this set gives animal-mad, garden-loving kids a genuinely creative, mess-managed way to fill their time away from screens.

Please Note: Books are dispatched with the UK ISBN and UK edition cover as shown in the listing images.