Pencil Otter
For rainy days and quiet afternoons

An activity book for a day at home

A rainy afternoon, a snow day, a school break or a day on the sofa: tell us your child’s age and what they love, and we make a printable book of 24–48 pages around them. An indoor scavenger hunt, mazes, secret codes, silly stories, crafts to cut out and coloring. You see 4 real pages before you pay.

Real pages, from age 4 to 10

Real pages from our sample books, exactly as they print. Tap one to see it full size.

Indoor scavenger hunt
Things to find around the house
Match the first letter
Pictures and the letters they start with
Make a comic
Panels and speech bubbles to fill
Cut out and keep
A door hanger or bookmarks with their name
A story starring them
A short chapter to read, then write
Would you rather
Circle an answer, then say why
Maze, 9+
A large maze with long dead ends
Crossword, 9+
More words to fit together

Made for a day indoors

The day on the cover

Pick rainy day, snow day, sick day, school break or weekend, and the cover and certificate say so.

Things to do around the house

An indoor scavenger hunt, a blanket fort to plan and crafts to cut out, with a note to ask a grown-up before opening cupboards or using scissors.

Quiet pages too

Mazes, word searches and coloring (and, in the bigger books, a short story) for when everyone needs a calmer hour.

No screens

Everything works with a pencil, crayons and scissors.

What can be inside

  • A cover and certificate with their name
  • “All about me”, filled in with your answers
  • An indoor scavenger hunt
  • Mazes where their pet finds the way home
  • Word searches and picture crosswords with their name
  • Secret codes and picture sudoku
  • Their name in big letters to color
  • Coloring scenes and connect the dots
  • Drawing prompts, comics and a blanket fort
  • Story starters and silly fill-in stories
  • A door hanger and bookmarks to cut out
  • Counting, patterns and name tracing

Sizes and prices

See 4 real pages for free, then choose the size.

US dollars · one-time purchase, no subscription · sales tax or VAT added at checkout where it applies · US Letter and A4 PDFs

Questions parents ask

Can I print only some pages?

Yes. It is a normal PDF, so print the whole book or just the pages you want today and keep the rest for another day.

Do I need a color printer?

No. Every page is designed to print well in black and white.

Is it good for a sick day?

Many pages are quiet ones (mazes, coloring, word searches) that work from a bed or a sofa. Choose “sick day” and the cover says so.

Can brothers and sisters share one book?

Each book is made for one child, with their name and age, so make one for each child.

Can we print it again?

Yes, as many copies as your own family needs.

Ready to make their book?

Tell us their age and what they love. See 4 real pages free, then choose 24–48 pages.

Make their at-home book

Digital PDF · ages 3–12 · from $4.99, one-time · no subscription