Why I Started Making Printables

By Hellen Gomez, founder of Montessori Kids•October 14, 2026

I started making printables because the screen is only one part of the day.

The app is calm screen time. But a child also needs time off the screen, with real paper and real crayons. I kept getting asked: what do I give them when the phone goes away?

So I started drawing. Coloring pages, sorting cards, simple activities a parent can print and hand over. The hedgehog coloring page was the first one, and it's still the most popular.

The printables aren't a separate business. They're the same idea, off the screen. A child who likes Color Stack on the app might like the size-sorting printable on the kitchen table.

I keep them cheap. A couple of dollars, one download, print as many times as you want. Same honest model as the app: pay once, own it.

The shop is small, like the app. I'd rather have a few good printables than a pile of filler. If it grows, it grows slowly.

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Montessori Kids has six hands-on activities for ages 2+. One-time purchase, no subscriptions.

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