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Enchanted Forest
Toadstools, foxes and lanterns — the quietest pack of the four.
$9
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- Instant download — the PDF arrives the moment you pay
- A4 and US Letter both included in the same file
- Black line art on white, so it is cheap to print
- Print it as often as you like, for the children in your home
A look inside
What’s actually in it
Forty pages of lantern-lit forest. Slower and gentler than the others — the one to print when the day needs winding down.
What’s inside
40 pages, twenty skills
40 pages · Ages 3–6
Skill area 1 of 4
Pencil control
- Pencil grip
- Line control
- Hand strength
- Two-handed control
- Symmetry
Skill area 2 of 4
Looking closely
- Visual attention
- Spotting difference
- Visual memory
- Patient scanning
- Matching
Skill area 3 of 4
Early numeracy
- Number sense
- 1-to-1 counting
- Sorting
- Comparing size
- Patterns
Skill area 4 of 4
Working it out
- Planning ahead
- Sequencing
- Following steps
- Scissor skills
- 3D thinking
Every pack
One theme, start to finish
Instant download · A4 and US Letter · yours to print again and again
What it builds
Quiet for you. A head start for them.
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Twenty quiet minutes
They sit down and stay there. Tasks step up in difficulty through the pack, so they keep going instead of drifting off after two pages.
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No screens, no apps
Paper, pencils and a table. Nothing to log into, nothing to charge, and no argument when it is time to stop.
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Ready for school
Pencil grip, line control, counting to ten and scissor skills — the things reception quietly expects them to arrive with.
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Print at home
One file, yours to keep. Black line art on white, so it costs pennies to run off again — for this child or the next one.
Before you buy
The questions that come up
What age is it for?
Three to six. From about four most children work through a page on their own; at three you will sit next to them for the first few.
What paper size is it?
Both A4 and US Letter are in the same download, so it prints properly whichever side of the Atlantic you are on. No resizing, no cut-off edges.
Is anything mailed to me?
No. It is a PDF you download and print at home. Nothing arrives in the mail, so nothing can go missing.
Will it eat my ink?
No. Every page is black line art on white — no full-bleed color, no shaded backgrounds. That is a deliberate design rule, not an accident.
Can I print it more than once?
As many times as you like, forever, for the children in your own home. Second child, third child, the same page twice in one afternoon — all fine.
Can I use it in my preschool or classroom?
Not on the personal license, which covers your own home. Get in touch if you need to use it across a setting and we will sort something out.
Can I get a refund?
Because the pack downloads instantly there is nothing to return, so it is sold without refunds. If a file will not open or a page is wrong, email us and we will put it right.
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