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kdpbook.io's activity book maker turns a one-line theme into a 104-page kids' activity book at 8.5 × 11 in: it writes, illustrates and lays out the book, then exports the interior PDF, the full-wrap cover PDF and a listing sheet for KDP. The default book costs about 2,926 credits (≈ $29).

Mixed activities for kids: mazes, dot-to-dot, matching, tracing, word searches and tic-tac-toe or dots-and-boxes games chosen for the reader's age, with illustrated pages on your theme and the solutions at the back.

To sell the book, export it on a paid plan: every plan from $25/month (Starter, 2,500 credits a month) gives watermark-free files with a commercial license, and kdpbook.io takes no royalty. See plans

8.5 × 11 in Black & white · white paper 104 pages Paperback

Default book ≈ 2,926 credits (≈ $29) · estimate shown before launch

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An open kids' activity book on a desk, showing a sample interior spread
What’s inside

How a kids' activity book is laid out

One activity per page, built in code for the reader's age (mazes, dot-to-dot, matching, tracing, word searches, tic-tac-toe and dots-and-boxes), each with a short instruction, with pictures to color on your theme in between. Mazes and dot-to-dots get harder through the book, with the solutions at the back.

The default voice is playful & silly: giggles, sound effects, absurd situations. You can change the audience, tone and length in the Story step.

Pages
104
24–200 possible
Illustrations
47
in the default book
Words
–
not word-driven
Credits
≈ 2,926
≈ $29 for the default book
Start from an idea

Three kids' activity book ideas to start from

Each one opens a new kids' activity book with the idea already written in. Change anything before a page is made.

KDP specs

The numbers KDP will check

These are the specs of the default kids' activity book, computed from our KDP rulebook: the same code that lays out your pages and sizes your cover. Change the trim, paper or page count and every number updates.

Paperback

Available ✓

8.5 × 11 in, black & white · white paper, 104 pages by default.

Hardcover

With changes

Possible with a different trim or page count. Hardcover is only offered in 5.5 × 8.5, 6 × 9, 6.14 × 9.21, 7 × 10 and 8.25 × 11 in.

Kindle eBook

Not available

Not offered: KDP lists this kind of book as unsuited to Kindle, so it is print only.

Default kids' activity book · paperback

Ink & paper:
Black & white · white paper
Bleed:
No
Interior page size:
8.5 × 11 in
Pages (default):
104 · template 24–200
KDP page range:
24–590 for this ink & trim
Minimum margins:
0.375 in gutter · 0.25 in outside
Spine width:
0.234 in at 104 pages
Full cover (wrap):
17.484 × 11.25 in
Printing cost (US):
$2.84 per copy
Languages:
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch + 20 more
Selling rights:
Commercial license on paid plans (from $25/month)
Expanded Distribution:
Trim and paper eligible; distributors may decline activity books (KDP list)

At a $7.99 list price, KDP pays about $1.16 per copy sold on Amazon.com. Check any price with the royalty calculator.

Expanded Distribution

✓ Checked on

You can enroll the paperback (it offers the paperback to bookstores and libraries outside Amazon at a 40% royalty), but its distributors may not accept this kind of book.

KDP's distributors, not KDP, decide which books they accept. Which books they accept or may decline → Source: KDP Help: Expanded Distribution (opens in a new tab).

Made with kdpbook

Real kids' activity books made with kdpbook

Books made with kdpbook by its authors and the kdpbook team, free to read in the 3D book player.

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Recommended styles

Styles that suit a kids' activity book

All styles →
Who it’s for

Audiences

Babies & toddlers (0–3) Preschool (3–5) Early readers (5–8) Middle grade (8–12)

Fonts, type size, sentence length and vocabulary follow the audience you pick, and children’s books get the reading-age field for your KDP listing.

Publishing tips

Before you publish

  • Mazes, dot-to-dots, matching, word searches, tracing pages and paper games are generated by code for the reader's age, each with its instruction, and the mazes, dot-to-dots, matching pages and word searches get their solutions at the back.
  • Activity books are not low-content on KDP, so they can use the free KDP ISBN.
KDP review

Common KDP rejections for this type

The KDP messages that apply to a kids' activity book, and what usually causes them. The KDP preflight in the editor checks for each of them before you export.

Step by step

How to make a kids' activity book for KDP

  1. 01

    Describe the book

    Give your kids' activity book its theme in one line, then set the main characters, one- or two-sided printing and the reader.

  2. 02

    Choose the style

    Pick an illustration style and meet your main characters, or describe your own.

  3. 03

    Confirm the KDP format

    Start from 8.5 × 11 in, black & white · white paper, or change trim, paper and page count.

  4. 04

    Generate and edit

    Mazes, tracing pages, word searches and paper games are built in code for the reader's age, with illustrated pages on your theme in between and the solutions at the back.

  5. 05

    Export and fill your KDP draft

    Download the interior PDF, the cover PDF and the listing sheet. Upload them to KDP yourself or, on a paid plan, let kdpbook Publisher (Chrome or Edge on a computer) fill your KDP draft with them; either way, you review the draft and click Publish.

    How kdpbook Publisher works →

Kids' activity book questions

Which activities go in a kids' activity book?

The mix follows the reader: for babies & toddlers (ages 0–3), mazes, matching / draw a line and pre-writing lines; for preschool (ages 3–5), mazes, dot-to-dot, matching / draw a line, pre-writing lines and letter tracing; for early readers (ages 5–8), mazes, dot-to-dot, letter tracing, word searches and tic-tac-toe and dots-and-boxes games; for middle grade (ages 8–12), mazes, word searches and tic-tac-toe and dots-and-boxes games. Every activity page is built in code, and mazes, dot-to-dots, matching pages and word searches get their solutions at the back.

How many pages should a kids' activity book have?

Our kids' activity book template runs 24–200 pages and defaults to 104. For this ink and trim, KDP accepts 24–590 pages. KDP counts every page, including front matter and blank pages, and rounds odd counts up to an even number.

How much does it cost to print a kids' activity book on KDP?

At the default 104 pages, 8.5 × 11 in, black & white · white paper, KDP's printing cost on Amazon.com is $2.84 per paperback copy, so the lowest list price KDP allows is $5.68. At $7.99 you would earn about $1.16 per copy sold on Amazon.com. Printing costs change with the marketplace, trim and page count.

Can I publish a kids' activity book as a Kindle eBook?

No. Not offered: KDP lists this kind of book as unsuited to Kindle, so it is print only. You can publish it as a paperback or hardcover.

Can I make a kids' activity book in Spanish, German or French?

Yes. kdpbook.io can make a kids' activity book in 27 languages that KDP prints, including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Arabic, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam are left out: KDP publishes them only as Kindle eBooks, and a kids' activity book has no Kindle edition. Its word searches keep the letters each alphabet adds: Ñ in Spanish, Galician and Basque, Å Ä Ö in Swedish and Finnish, Æ Ø Å in Danish and Norwegian, the Polish and Icelandic letters, and Ukrainian in Cyrillic; other accents are dropped in the grid and the word list (É becomes E), and German Ä, Ö, Ü and ß are written AE, OE, UE and SS. In Japanese, Hebrew, Persian and Yiddish it is made without them. A few words its pages print stay in English: Start and Finish. The kdpbook.io editor is in English, and the Book assistant replies in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese, following the language you write in.

How many credits does a kids' activity book cost on kdpbook.io?

The default kids' activity book (104 pages, 47 illustrations) is estimated at 2,926 credits, about $29. You see the exact estimate before you launch, only what is produced is charged, and the rest of the hold goes back to your balance.

Can I sell a kids' activity book made with kdpbook.io on Amazon?

Yes, on a paid plan (from $25/month): its files have no watermark and come with a commercial license, while free-plan files are a watermarked preview. Plans: kdpbook.io/pricing.

Can a kids' activity book use KDP Expanded Distribution?

Trim and paper eligible; distributors may decline activity books (KDP list). You can enroll the paperback (it offers the paperback to bookstores and libraries outside Amazon at a 40% royalty), but its distributors may not accept this kind of book. A book they decline is removed from Expanded Distribution and stays on sale on Amazon.

Is a kids' activity book a low-content book on KDP?

No. KDP says low-content doesn't typically include activity books such as puzzle books or coloring books, because their pages aren't repetitive. A kids' activity book is published like any other book and can use the free KDP ISBN.

Do I have to tell Amazon the book was made with AI?

Yes, for AI-generated content. KDP asks you to declare AI-generated text, images or translations when you publish or republish a book, even if you edited them substantially. Text kdpbook writes is AI-generated. The illustrations and cover art kdpbook paints are AI-generated images. The export sheet pre-fills the answers from what was actually generated for your book.

Make it with kdpbook

Make your kids' activity book today.

Describe it in one sentence. kdpbook.io writes, illustrates and lays out the book at 8.5 × 11 in, then gives you the interior, cover and listing sheet for KDP.

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