Bayou Littles

Free printables

Watercolor painting of a Houston bayou with live oaks, a heron and the skyline at sunset

Hand-painted, print-ready and free. 30 printables so far, starring Dilly the armadillo and our Houston bayou friends, letter size, sorted by age, then by theme: riddles and treasure hunts, holidays, learning, rainy days, and a single-parent toolkit for grown-ups. Two are Montessori-style (see the Montessori page). All original art, no licensed characters, so print as many as you like at home or in a classroom.

Ages 2–4 · toddlers & preschool

Preview of the Sunny day coloring pages printable
Ages 2–4PDF · 2 pages

Sunny day coloring pages

Dilly the armadillo waves hello under a big smiling sun, with bluebonnets and a little turtle. Bonus page: Space City Dilly and his rocket. Bold, clean lines for little hands.

Preview of the Morning & bedtime routine chart printable
Ages 2–4PDF · letter

Morning & bedtime routine chart

Six picture steps for the morning, six for bedtime, each with a number and a big check box. Painted icons a toddler can read on their own.

Preview of the My self-care routine picture chart printable
Ages 2–6PDF · letter

My self-care routine picture chart

Montessori-style picture cards for morning and evening, plus a blank card to draw their own step. Hang it at eye level.

Preview of the Star reward chart printable
Ages 3–8PDF · letterNew

Star reward chart

Six weeks of stars to color, a goal line and a prize box, with prize ideas that cost nothing (park picnic, library trip).

Ages 5–7 · early elementary

Preview of the Bayou maze printable
Ages 5–7PDF · 2 pages

Bayou maze

Help Dilly find the way down to the bayou to meet Turtle. One clear path, medium difficulty, answer key on page 2.

Preview of the Weekly helper chart printable
Ages 5–7PDF · letter

Weekly helper chart

Eight painted chores, seven days, a blank line for their own helper job and a weekly goal. Sticker-friendly circles.

Preview of the Houston park & zoo I-Spy printable
Ages 5–7PDF · letter

Houston park & zoo I-Spy

Twelve things to spot on a bayou trail (heron, turtle, live oak, pelican...) and four at the zoo. Works at Hermann Park, the Arboretum or any bayou trail.

Preview of the Texas animals 3-part cards printable
Ages 3–6PDF · 2 pages

Texas animals 3-part cards

Armadillo, longhorn, roadrunner, horned lizard, monarch and alligator in realistic watercolor: control cards, picture cards and lowercase labels.

Preview of the Fall & Halloween coloring pack printable
Ages 3–8PDF · 2 pagesNew

Fall & Halloween coloring pack

A pumpkin-patch page and a friendly trick-or-treat night downtown. Cute, not spooky.

Ages 8–12 · big kids & family

Preview of the Thanksgiving gratitude placemat printable
Kids + grown-upsPDF · landscapeNew

Thanksgiving gratitude placemat

A painted autumn border around four "I'm thankful for" boxes. Print one per seat and fill them in while dinner cooks.

Preview of the Fall fun activity sheet printable
Ages 8–12PDF · 2 pages

Fall fun activity sheet

A 14x14 word search with Houston and fall words, a count-the-bats puzzle and a jack-o'-lantern to design. Answer key included.

Riddles & treasure hunts

Preview of the Dilly's riddle book printable
Ages 4–10PDF · 3 pagesNew

Dilly's riddle book

24 riddles in three levels (ages 4–6, 7–9 and 10+), each with a little picture. The answers sit upside down on a fold-back strip.

Preview of the Indoor treasure hunt printable
Ages 4–8PDF · 4 pagesNew

Indoor treasure hunt

12 rhyming clue cards that lead from the fridge to the sock drawer and on around the house, a grown-up page saying where to hide each one, and blank cards to write your own.

Preview of the Backyard & park treasure hunt printable
Ages 4–8PDF · 2 pagesNew

Backyard & park treasure hunt

8 rhyming clue cards for your yard or any park with a playground, plus a 16-item nature scavenger checklist and a quick safety note for grown-ups.

Preview of the Houston park detective printable
Ages 5–10PDF · 2 pagesNew

Houston park detective

12 riddles about things you can find at any big park, like a bench, a fountain or a duck. Solve, find, check it off, then cut out the detective badge.

Preview of the Riddle of the week fridge cards printable
All agesPDF · 2 pagesNew

Riddle of the week fridge cards

8 riddle cards, 4 to a page. Stick one on the fridge each week and write down the family's guesses. The answer is at the bottom (no peeking!).

Holidays

Preview of the Diwali diya & rangoli coloring printable
Ages 4–12PDF · 2 pagesNew

Diwali diya & rangoli coloring

Clay lamps and marigolds to color, with a short kid-friendly note on the festival of lights, plus a rangoli circle pattern.

Preview of the Veterans Day thank-you card printable
Kids + grown-upsPDF · 2 pagesNew

Veterans Day thank-you card

A fold-in-half card to color, sign and give to a veteran. Prints double-sided: flip on the short edge (or cut out page 2 and glue it in).

Preview of the Thanksgiving I-Spy & place cards printable
Ages 3–8PDF · 2 pagesNew

Thanksgiving I-Spy & place cards

Count the turkeys, pumpkins and pies in a busy I-Spy scene (answers included), plus fold-up place cards with an “I'm thankful for” line.

Preview of the Hanukkah dreidel game & menorah printable
Ages 4–10PDF · 2 pagesNew

Hanukkah dreidel game & menorah

How to play dreidel, with what each of the four letters means, plus a menorah to color with the shamash explained.

Learning & coloring

Preview of the Houston ABC tracing printable
Ages 3–6PDF · 3 pagesNew

Houston ABC tracing

Trace A to Z with Houston words: armadillo, bayou, crawfish, gator, longhorn, magnolia and more. Three pages, room to practice on each.

Preview of the Bayou animals dot-to-dot printable
Ages 4–8PDF · 2 pagesNew

Bayou animals dot-to-dot

Two mystery bayou animals to reveal, dots 1 to 47 and 1 to 44. Then color them in.

Preview of the Space City rocket pack printable
Ages 3–7PDF · 3 pagesNew

Space City rocket pack

Count the stars, trace each rocket's path to its planet, and color Dilly blasting off from Space City.

Preview of the Bluebonnet & Texas wildflower coloring printable
Kids + grown-upsPDF · 2 pagesNew

Bluebonnet & Texas wildflower coloring

Dilly in a bluebonnet field, plus a page of four Texas wildflowers (bluebonnet, Indian paintbrush, black-eyed Susan, Indian blanket) with color hints.

Rainy day & safety

Preview of the Rainy day bingo printable
Ages 3–8PDF · 2 pagesNew

Rainy day bingo

Two bingo cards of indoor things to do: blanket fort, puppet show, dance party, flashlight reading. Five in a row wins.

Preview of the Kids hurricane-ready checklist printable
Ages 4–10PDF · 2 pagesNew

Kids hurricane-ready checklist

A picture go-bag checklist kids can tick off, and a family storm plan to fill in together. For your real family plan, check ready.gov.

Single-parent toolkit

Four calm, practical sheets for parents doing a lot on their own: a budget, a co-parenting handoff and calendar, a cheap-meals planner and a routine chart that works in two homes. All fillable on screen or by hand. Need more than paper? See Help Now for real Houston help with food, bills, childcare and more.

Preview of the Monthly budget sheet printable
For grown-upsPDF · 1 pageNew

Monthly budget sheet

Planned and actual columns for money coming in, fixed bills and everyday costs, a bottom-line box for “left over or short,” and a short list of 3 bills to call about if you're short. Fill it in by hand or on screen. A planning tool, not financial advice.

Preview of the Co-parenting handoff checklist + calendar printable
For grown-upsPDF · 2 pagesNew

Co-parenting handoff checklist + calendar

A calm handoff checklist (medicines with doses and times, school stuff, comfort items, what's coming up, how they've been) and a 6-week calendar with a Home A / Home B key, pickup row and exchange place. Kid-focused notes only, so kids never carry messages.

Inspired by ideas in Between Two Homes: A Coparenting Handbook (betweentwohomes.com). Not affiliated with or endorsed by the book or its authors.

Preview of the Cheap-meals weekly planner printable
For grown-upsPDF · 2 pagesNew

Cheap-meals weekly planner

A 7-day grid for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack, 10 low-cost family meal ideas (rice and beans, chili, lentil soup, breakfast-for-dinner and more), a grocery list by store section and a pantry-staples box.

Preview of the Kids’ daily routine chart (two homes) printable
Kids + grown-upsPDF · 2 pagesNew

Kids’ daily routine chart (two homes)

Morning and evening picture routines with Mon–Sun checkboxes, plus a two-homes week where each night is marked Home A or Home B, the same routine at both homes, and a 3-step “switching homes day” strip.

Inspired by ideas in Between Two Homes: A Coparenting Handbook (betweentwohomes.com). Not affiliated with or endorsed by the book or its authors.

Printing tip: choose “Actual size” (not “Fit to page”) and plain paper. Coloring pages look best on slightly heavier paper if you have it.

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Coming soon

Houston Summer Bucket List pack

$5 (planned)

A Houston summer checklist, a splash-pad and library-day tracker, reading log and boredom-buster cards. Ages 4–10.

Coming soon

Montessori Texas Nature pack

$6 (planned)

3-part cards for Texas birds, trees and bayou animals, a leaf-sorting mat and a nature-walk journal. Ages 3–8.

Coming soon

Toddler Routine pack

$4 (planned)

Morning, bedtime and potty picture charts, a “first, then” board and cut-out routine cards. Ages 18 months–4.

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