Bouncy Ben's Brain Busters

Age 3+

with

a fold-out game!

PLUS Create & Colour pull-out

An a-z of activities with hours of fun for everyone!

Come On In... Let the Fun Begin!

Tick the box when you’ve completed each Letterlander’s activity in this book.

Can you spot these things inside this book?

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Astronaut Annie Apple Find these things in the big picture.

How many jobs can you think of that start with Annie Apple’s sound?

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Bouncy Ben’s Bug Bonanza!

Complete the grid so that each picture appears only once in each box, row or column.

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ug Out! B d d Circle the odd one out.

How fast can you say the tongue twister, ‘Bouncy Ben’s big blue bugs’?

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Clever Cat ‘s Code Cracker!

Each picture represents a letter. Clever Cat is going on holiday.

Use the key to find out where she is going to stay.

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b

c

d

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Clever Cat is staying at a Circle the things that would make up your name in Clever Cat’s code.

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Write your answer on the dotted line.

Detective Dippy Duck Join the dots to discover what Dippy’s found.

6 25 24

1 7

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2 3

20 21 22

4 5

8 9

19 10 11

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Follow the line!

How many animals can you think of that start with Dippy’s ‘d’ sound?

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Start!

5 1

Go back 1 space!

2

Miss a go!

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19 Roll again!

21

17

16

Miss a go!

23 Go forward 1 space!

25

Roll again!

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Your press-out counters.

Go forward 1 space!

Roll again!

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9 10 Go back 1 space!

Miss a go!

Go forward 1 space!

28

Go back 1 space!

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Finish!

Have fun!

Bouncy Ben’s Bonus Brain Busters!

Annie Apple Why is Annie Apple like a bell? They both peal/peel easily!

Bouncy Ben What kind of cups can’t you drink from? Buttercups!

Clever Cat What always follows CC? Her tail.

Dippy Duck How can you tell when Dippy Duck is upset? She gets in a flap.

Eddy Elephant What is the difference between an elephant and a flea?

An elephant can get fleas but fleas can’t get elephants!

Firefighter Fred His favourite poem: A flea met a fly in a flue. Said the flea, “Now what shall we do?” Said the fly,“Let us flee.” Said the flea, “Let us fly.” So they flew through a hole in the floor!

Golden Girl Try saying, ‘Green glue, green glue, green glue’ lots of times as fast as you can!

Harry Hat Man What is found over your head but under your hat? Your hair!

Impy Ink Why couldn’t Impy Ink read the letter he had just written? He wrote it with invisible ink!

Jumping Jim What would Jumping Jim like to find in a jungle? A jungle gym!

Kicking King How do you keep cool at a football match? Stand by a fan!

Lucy Lamp Light What is the lightest house in Letterland? Lucy’s lighthouse.

Munching Mike What room can’t you go inside? A mushroom!

Noisy Nick What is a net? It’s a set of holes tied together with string.

Oscar Orange Why did the octopus use ink? There are no pencil sharpeners in the ocean!

Peter Puppy What bird is always out of breath? Peter Puppy’s puffin.

Quarrelsome Queen What did Quarrelsome Queen serve Dippy Duck for a snack? Milk and quackers!

Red Robot Where does Red Robot keep his money? In a river bank.

Sammy Snake What goes up and down and around in my house, but never moves? My spiral staircase.

Talking Tess What did the triangle say to the circle? You’re so pointless!

Uppy Umbrella What goes up and down stairs without moving? A carpet.

Vicky Violet What did the volcanos say to each other? I lava you!

Walter Walrus Why didn’t Walter Walrus go looking for his lost watch? He couldn’t find the time!

Fix-it Max What has six legs and a tail? Me and my pet fox, Rex. Yellow Yo-yo Man What animal is always talking?

My pet yaketty-yak yak!

Zig Zag Zebra What young animal has green and white stripes all over? An unripe zebra!