Last Christmas we bought a Busy Bible for Phoebe, hoping that it would help us as we try to train her to keep quiet in church.  On the upside she absolutely loves it!  She spends more time with her Busy Bible than she does any other toy or book.  The downside, it doesn't keep her quiet.  She's so enthusiastic that she babbles about it constantly, which is really cute, but quite disruptive to the service. 

So, for anyone who would like a really neat, unusual item to give to the toddler in your life, I highly recommend the Busy Bible.  Here is the website. BUSY BIBLES