Homegrown · Handmade · Heartfelt
I'm Carly, a labor and delivery nurse turned stay-at-home mama of two. I make simple, screen-free activity books for little learners, and I test every one of them on my own kids first.
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The Books
New · Book 1 in the I Spy series
Look, spy & color all the things that go
Made for little ones who love anything that moves. Each page gives your child a playful clue to solve, a vehicle to find, and a picture to color in. Tractors, fire trucks, airplanes, trains, boats, and more.
Where it all started · Ages 2–5
ABC letter tracing and coloring for ages 2–5
The very first book I made, and the one my own little guy still pulls out at the kitchen counter. Every page pairs a letter to trace with a picture to color, so little hands get practice with letters and fine motor skills while they have fun.
I'm a labor and delivery RN turned stay-at-home mama of two littles, a wife, a lover of Jesus, and a big coffee drinker.
I made my first ABC tracing and coloring book for my own kids, and somewhere along the way I realized I wanted one place where all my creative projects could live. That's how The Carly Collective started.
Nothing here is too perfect or polished. Just homemade, homegrown, and handmade things, a little creativity, and finding joy in the small stuff that makes a home.
I'm so glad you're here.
Carly
Coming Next
The next I Spy book is already in the works (hint: it's on the farm). Recipes, sourdough, and more kids' activities are coming too. Follow along on Instagram to see it first.
@thecarlycollective.co