Ollie the Owl and Coco the Crayon bring a new puzzle and a new page to color every day for 30 days. Made for kids 4 to 9, done together with you.
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We lived this for a long time. Here's what changed things for our family.
I still remember the afternoons when Noah was 6.
The moment the tablet went off, the storm started. He'd yell, throw things, slam doors. Sometimes he'd cry so hard he couldn't tell us what was wrong. It wasn't only at home, either. He had a hard time with other kids. Playdates ended early. We started dreading birthday parties.
Mark and I would look at each other after he finally fell asleep and ask the same question every night: what are we doing wrong?
We tried everything we could think of. New rules. Less screen time, then more screen time just to keep the peace. Every new idea gave us hope for a week or two, and then we were right back where we started.
Honestly, we were tired. Not of him. Of feeling like we were failing him.
Then one rainy afternoon, with nothing left to try, I sat down at the kitchen table with a stack of paper and an old box of crayons. I didn't call him. I just started coloring.
A few minutes later, Noah pulled up a chair.
He didn't say much. He picked a color and started. And for the first time in a long time, he stayed. Ten minutes. Then twenty. When he finished, he held the page up and asked, "Can we do another one tomorrow?"
We did. And the day after that.
It became our thing. Some days it was Noah and his dad, some days Noah and me, and on the best days all three of us coloring the same page. At the end we'd put them side by side and vote on whose turned out the funniest. Noah almost always wins. He says it's because Mark can't stay inside the lines.
Slowly, things changed. The meltdowns got shorter, then rarer. He could sit with a task and finish it. He got calmer with us, and kinder with other kids.
Noah is 10 now. Coloring is still how he unwinds, and those few minutes at the table are some of the best we have as a family.
People kept asking what we did, so we organized it. Focus & Color is that routine turned into 30 days: a short puzzle, then a page to color, just like at our table. Once a week there's a family page so everyone colors the same picture and votes on the funniest.
We can't promise your child will be exactly like Noah. Every kid is different. But if your afternoons look like ours used to, we hope this gives you a little of what it gave us.
Sarah, Mark & Noah
This is our family's experience. Every child is different. Focus & Color is a screen-free activity routine, not a treatment.
Two pages, black and white. Any home printer works.
About five minutes: a maze, a memory game, a pattern or a find-and-circle.
About five more minutes of calm coloring to end on a good note.
A 4-year-old and a 9-year-old need very different puzzles. You get all three tracks, and each one gets a little harder every week.
Big simple pictures, short mazes, shapes and gentle patterns.
Longer mazes, number patterns, memory games and scenes with 6 differences.
Real brain teasers: skip-counting dots, rotations, mandalas and 8 differences.
Mazes, find and circle, what comes next, look and remember, odd one out, and connect the dots.
Under the sea, on the farm, outer space and the jungle, all with Ollie and Coco.
Original illustrations and mandalas, so the day always ends calm.
A short parent guide, a 30-day calendar, answer keys and a certificate for day 30.
Every page prints in black and white. Your child brings the color.
Everyone sits down together. First you race to find all the differences. Then each person colors the same picture their own way, and the family votes on the funniest one.
Kids ask for this one again and again. It's also the one that started it all for us.
One-time payment. Instant download.
Try it for 30 days. Do the whole program with your child. If it's not a good fit for your family, email us within 30 days and we'll refund you in full.
Right after checkout you'll get an email with the download link. The program comes as PDF files, ready to print.
No. Every page is black and white and works on any home printer.
You get all three. Start with your child's age. If it feels too easy or too hard, switch any time. Siblings can each do their own.
About ten minutes: five for the puzzle and five for coloring. Plenty of kids keep coloring longer, and that's great.
You're covered by the 30-day guarantee. If it's not right for your family, email us and we'll refund you.
No. Focus & Color is a screen-free activity routine for families. If you have concerns about your child's development or behavior, please talk to your pediatrician.
Print the first day tonight. Ollie and Coco will be waiting.
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