Growing up, brand new school supplies always had a special spot in my heart. Whether it was a new notebook, a new set of colored pencils or even an activity book. It was always one of my favorite moments that kept on even growing up. As a little girl and teenager, I would go through the aisles of notebooks, pens, coloring pencils, and binders to find just the right supplies to start the new school year. As I got older and had little ones of my own, that love never changed and has passed on to them. I see my own reflection on them every time a new notebook or school supplies appear in our home, and they reach for it.

It wasn't until four years ago, when my husband and I made a decision to homeschool our daughter, that I got an idea of print-at-home worksheets. I started researching for different activities online, either to print at no cost or at an affordable price, in English and Ukrainian languages. So often I could not find what I was looking for. The idea of making own printables to share with other parents, started floating in my head. I learned the basics of designing own worksheets in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and started creating my own worksheets. Then I opened an Etsy shop during summer and posted few printables for sale. Some simple coloring pages and activities for parents to print at home for their kids. I made my first sale in October 2020, which was couple months later since opening my online shop. 

In 2021-2022, I had a chance to teach lessons in Ukrainian language to little kids from four to six years old, for about 8 months. My little experience of creating printable worksheets turned out to be a huge help. I kept creating different coloring pages and activities for each lesson in Ukrainian language. Kids looked up to something new every lesson and I couldn't be happier that I could make their little faces smile with something so simple as a new coloring page. 

Simple moments, simply spent days - coloring together with my little ones or doing fun hands-on activities are one of the most memorable special memories for my kids. It is why and how Simpliday Paper came to life. Creating unforgettable memories through coloring a simple image. It is when I decided to expand my little online shop and start selling physical products such as greeting cards, notepads, notebooks, etc. Items that will help us, parents and children go through everyday life, as we use each product in simple ways to keep building those memories. Something as simple as a paper product can really bring joy into our lives.

Thank you for following along! I'm so glad you're here.

xo, Olga