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The finished page, colored in with crayons by a child
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Mum and Dad

Do you often feel…

  • Totally helpless trying to snap your kid out of the iPad zombie trance?
  • Like you have 0% battery left after work, and you're just desperate for 45 minutes of quiet time to yourself?
  • You just want them to drop the screen and actually use their hands, their imagination, and real-world skills?

What if we told you that you can get all three tonight — and no, you won't have to play full-time entertainer?

The turning point

That's where TraceBoh comes in.

Born out of that exact afternoon survival mode, TraceBoh is now trusted by thousands of parents worldwide. We help you successfully transform screen-time into 45 minutes of deep, screen-free focus with printable coloring pages that become flashcards your child builds with their own hands.

45minof screen-free focus
12,000+parents worldwide
  • It's a simple learning ritual that builds their skills — while buying you the quiet time you deserve.

"My daughter asks for 'her cards' instead of the iPad. I didn't think that was even possible."

ENEmily N., mum of two, Sydney
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From the fridge doors of real families

Parents said it better than we ever could.

Trusted by 12,000+ happy parents worldwide

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“I used to feel so guilty handing my 3-year-old the iPad just so I could cook dinner. TraceBoh completely changed our afternoons. He legitimately sits at the table for 45 minutes straight, deeply focused on coloring and cutting his animal cards.”
SMSarah M.Mum of two · Sydney, AU

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“Traditional flashcards bored my daughter to tears. But because she gets to color the background and trace the letters herself, she actually remembers the words. She proudly keeps her custom deck in a small wooden box.”
DKDavid K.Dad of one · Austin, TX

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“The photo-to-sketch tool is pure magic. We uploaded a picture from our camping trip, and seeing my son trace the word ‘C-A-M-P’ under a picture of himself was incredible. High-retention learning at its finest.”
ERElena R.Mum of one · London, UK

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“Honest confession: I assumed ‘free printable’ meant pixelated clip-art. The first page out of our ancient laser printer genuinely surprised me — crisp, clean lines that look designed, not downloaded. We’ve reprinted the wildlife pack three times because the cards keep getting ‘borrowed’ by his friends.”
TWTom W.Dad of two · Bristol, UK

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“Our homeschool mornings used to start with twenty minutes of negotiation. Now the deal is simple: we build two new cards, then play a quiz game with the whole deck. My three kids are at different levels and the same pages somehow work for all of them — the little one colors, the big ones trace and read.”
HBHannah B.Homeschooling mum of three · Portland, OR

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“My dad lives two states away and was missing the kids growing up. We co-created cards from photos of his garden, with the words in English and Hindi. Now my daughter does flashcard calls with her grandfather every Sunday — he printed his own matching set. I didn’t expect a learning tool to fix homesickness.”
PRPriya R.Mum of two · Melbourne, AU
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The signature collection

The packs families print first.

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APPLE
Bestseller · Ages 2–4

The Alphabet Pack

26 letters · 26 trace words · 52 cards once cut

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LION
Most colored · Ages 2–6

Wildlife Kingdom

24 animals · from LION to ARMADILLO

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CUP
New · First words

Everyday Objects

28 things they see · point, say, trace

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12,000+Pages printed by families this month
4.9 / 5From 800+ parent reviews
38Countries — one PDF, printed worldwide
Ages 2–6Designed with early-childhood educators

The Science of Sticky Learning

Store-bought flashcards get memorized for a week. Self-made ones get remembered.

The passive loop you know too well

Another educational app. Another laminated flashcard pack from the store. Another 20 minutes of "learning" where your child's eyes glaze over while their hands do nothing.

Here's the uncomfortable truth: passive exposure isn't learning — it's watching. The glossy flashcards get flipped twice, then live under the couch. The app gets swiped through on autopilot. The information touches the eyes and slides right off.

The active loop that actually sticks

When your child colors the apple, traces A-P-P-L-E with their own hand, and cuts out the card themselves, something different happens in the brain. They're not consuming a learning tool. They're manufacturing one.

Every stroke of the crayon is a repetition. Every traced letter builds the motor-memory pathway that handwriting depends on. And the finished card isn't a product they were given — it's proof of something they made. That ownership is why they come back to it.

01

Touch, See, Remember

Pixels fade. A cartoon apple on a tablet is gone from your child's mind before the next video loads. But the weight of a crayon, the drag of paper under small fingers, the wobble of that first traced A — physical sensation files the memory deep into a developing brain, somewhere swiping never reaches. That's the screen-free victory: not just less guilt at dinnertime, but learning that's still there in the morning.

02

The Power of "I Made This"

Hand a child a store-bought flashcard and they treat it like homework. Let them print it, color it, and cut it out themselves, and they treat it like a prize toy they built — guarded, shown off, played with again and again. That pride is rocket fuel for attention: kids will sit with something that's theirs long after every app on the iPad has lost them.

03

Building Real-World Skills

Guiding a pencil along dotted lines. Steering blunt scissors around a corner. Keeping the crayon (mostly) inside the apple. These small analog rituals build the grip strength, pencil control, and quiet patience that school readiness stands on — the developmental milestones no amount of tapping and swiping can ever lay down.

The cards aren't the product. The process is.

From printer to playtime in 10 minutes

Three steps. One ritual.

01

Print

Download instantly. Print at home on any printer — black & white is the point. Standard A4 or US Letter, regular paper. No laminator, no craft store run, no waiting for shipping.

02

Color & Trace

Your child brings each illustration to life with crayons, then traces the dotted word beneath it. This is where the learning happens — 15–20 minutes of deep, screen-free focus (yes, really).

03

Cut & Play

Cut along the guides and the page becomes a set of flashcards your child made. Quiz time, matching games, fridge gallery — tools they built are tools they actually use.

Pages wear out? Cards go missing? Print them again. Forever. That's the quiet superpower of digital.

Free for founding families

Start with one pack.
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Single Theme Packs

$9Free · no card required

Perfect for testing the ritual with your child's current obsession.

  • 1 themed pack (Animals, Alphabet, Numbers, Vehicles, or Nature)
  • 20+ illustration & flashcard pages
  • A4 + US Letter formats included
  • Instant download, lifetime access
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The All-Access Bundle

$45Free · for founding families

The complete system. Every pack, every future release, one download.

  • All 5 theme packs (100+ pages)
  • Every future pack we ever release — free
  • Parent's Quick-Start Guide (games & quiz ideas)
  • Printable progress chart for the fridge
  • A4 + US Letter · Print unlimited copies
  • Free forever for early members
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Why free? We’re building the brand parents trust — and that starts with giving real value first.

No payment. No subscription. No catch. Create a free account, download, and print forever.

Everything free. No, really.

No credit card. No trial countdown. No "premium" pages locked behind a paywall later. Create a free account, download the full system, and print it for years — your email is the only thing we ask for, and one click unsubscribes it.

Why give it away? Because we're building the early-learning brand parents actually trust. That starts with giving real value before asking for anything.

Questions, answered honestly

"I don't have a color printer. Is that a problem?"

It's the opposite of a problem — it's the design. Every page is a black-and-white outline on purpose, because your child adds the color. A basic home printer and regular paper is the full equipment list.

"What ages is this actually right for?"

The sweet spot is 2–6. Toddlers (2–3) start with coloring and scissor-assisted cutting; preschoolers (3–5) take on the letter tracing; early readers (5–6) use the finished flashcards for word-building and quiz games. The same pack grows with them — which is why parents reprint for years.

"How is this different from free coloring pages online?"

Free pages are dead ends — color it, recycle it, done. This is a system: every page is engineered to become a learning tool, the tracing typography is built to early-handwriting standards, the cut guides produce uniform cards, and the themes sequence from simple to complex. You're not buying pages. You're buying the method.

"Do I need special paper or a laminator?"

No. Standard printer paper works beautifully. If you want the cards to survive a particularly enthusiastic toddler, regular cardstock from any supermarket is a nice upgrade — but it's optional, not required.

"Is this a subscription?"

Never. One payment, lifetime access, unlimited printing. Bundle owners also get every future pack we release at no extra cost — the price you pay today is the last one you'll ever see from us.

"How do I receive the files?"

Instantly. Sign up free and the download link arrives in your inbox right away — most parents are printing within five minutes. Both A4 and US Letter versions are in the same download.

Something else? Email us: hello@traceboh.com — a human replies within 24 hours.

Tonight's screen time could be tomorrow's proudest little flashcard maker.

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