FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS & LITTLE EXPLORERS

Big imagination.
Ready to print.

Bring your favorite book friends to the art table. Ten free activities for curious minds, kind hearts, and colorful afternoons.

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10 activities + grown-up guidance & answer keys
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A little color.
A lot of possibility.

Designed for ages 4–8Home & classroom friendlyPrint in black & white

THE FREE ACTIVITY SHELF

Pick a friend.
Find your next little adventure.

Color, count, create, and explore. Suggested ages are a starting point—offer a little help whenever it’s useful.

Choose a friend

10 free activities

Spark-E · Ages 4–8 · 10–20 min

Spark-E’s bright ideas

Give Spark-E a colorful new look, then imagine an idea for the open book.

Creative expressionOpen & print

Gus · Ages 4–8 · 10–20 min

Gus’s ocean colors

Color Gus and his underwater neighbors. Which colors will your ocean hold?

Fine motor practiceOpen & print

Bop · Ages 4–8 · 10–20 min

Bop’s forest friends

Bring Bop’s leafy branch to life and talk about something you like to share.

Creative expressionOpen & print

Archie · Ages 4–8 · 10–20 min

Archie’s city adventure

Color Archie, the bridge, and the bay. Imagine where this explorer goes next.

Observation & creativityOpen & print

Spark-E · Ages 4–7 · 10–15 min

Spark-E’s pattern lab

Finish three repeating patterns, then invent a pattern of your own.

Patterns & reasoningOpen & print

Gus · Ages 4–7 · 10–15 min

Gus’s bubble count

Count bubble groups, compare their totals, and draw a group of eight.

Counting & comparingOpen & print

Bop · Ages 5–8 · 15–20 min

Bop’s kindness comic

Draw a three-part story about including a friend and write a kind invitation.

Kindness & storytellingOpen & print

Archie · Ages 5–8 · 10–15 min

Archie finds the way

Trace a route through a winding maze and reflect on a helpful strategy.

Planning & pencil controlOpen & print

Archie · Ages 5–8 · 15–20 min

A postcard with Archie

Imagine a trip, draw your destination, and send a pretend postcard to a friend.

Drawing & early writingOpen & print

All friends · Ages 6–8 · 10–15 min

Book-friend word hunt

Find eight friendly words hidden across and down in a letter grid.

Letter recognition & wordsOpen & print

A LITTLE HELP FOR GROWN-UPS

Less prep.
More discovery.

A pencil, some crayons, and a curious child are enough to get started. These activities stand on their own, so everyone can join in.

Read the grown-up guide →

How do I print just one activity?

Choose “Open & print” on any activity, then “Print this page.” Use US Letter or choose Fit for A4. Turn off browser headers and footers. You can also open the complete PDF and print the page numbers you need.

What’s in the complete pack?

Pages 1–4: coloring. Page 5: patterns. Page 6: counting. Page 7: kindness comic. Page 8: maze. Page 9: postcard. Page 10: word hunt. Pages 11–12: adult guidance and answers.

Can I use these with my whole class?

Yes. Print and copy these resources for your own classroom or household. Please share a link to Happy Teacher Publishing with other adults. Do not resell the pack or upload it as your own work.

How can I adapt an activity?

Read prompts aloud, count together, or let a child dictate their ideas. Use crayons with comfortable grips and allow extra time. Coloring, comics, and postcards welcome many different answers.

Are these pages from the books?

These are new activity illustrations and worksheets inspired by Spark-E, Gus, Bop, and Archie. They are not sample pages taken from the books.

Big imagination.Ready to print.

Pick a friend.Find your next little adventure.