Mix Play Stir kids activity book cover featuring Oliver the Owl with colorful design for ages 4–8 learning and fun

Mix, Play, Stir Kids Activity Book – Coloring, Puzzles & Learning Fun for Ages 4–8

$9.99

Mix, Play, Stir Kids Activity Book – Coloring, Puzzles & Learning Fun for Ages 4–8

Name: Mix, Play, Stir Kids Activity Book – Coloring, Puzzles & Learning Fun for Ages 4–8
Brand: Zestful Productions
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Inspired by a real North Dakota family restaurant legacy, Oliver invites little readers to cook, create, and build confidence along the way.

Oliver the Owl: Mix, Play, Stir is a colorful children’s activity book packed with screen-free fun for curious kids ages 4–8. Coloring pages, mazes, dot-to-dots, word searches, drawing prompts, early learning activities, and playful puzzles invite children to create, think, explore, and play alongside Oliver and his friends.

Featuring the bonus story The Search for the Missing Button, this BIG book of fun brings a little storytelling into the mix while encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and independent play. It’s a fun choice for quiet time, road trips, rainy days, classrooms, or anytime young learners could use an imaginative adventure away from a screen.

Publication date: ‎ January 11, 2025
Language: ‎ English
Print length: ‎ 77 pages
ISBN-13: ‎ 979-8336359145
Item Weight: ‎ 9.1 ounces
Reading age: ‎ 4 - 8 years
Dimensions: ‎ 8.5 x 0.18 x 11 inches

There’s more to Mix, Play, Stir than coloring between the lines. Inside, little readers will discover:

• Coloring pages featuring Oliver and his whimsical world

• Mazes, dot-to-dots, word searches, tracing, and other puzzles

• Playful activities featuring shapes, numbers, fractions, and early learning skills

• Drawing prompts and creative challenges that encourage imagination

• The Search for the Missing Button, a bonus Oliver the Owl story

• Plenty of screen-free activities for quiet time, travel, classrooms, or rainy-day fun

The goal isn’t getting every answer perfect—it’s exploring, imagining, problem-solving, and having a BIG little bit of fun along the way.

Story + activity book in one — reading and hands-on fun come together in one adventure.

Kid-friendly recipes — simple opportunities for children and grown-ups to create together.

Creative activity included — extend Oliver's adventure beyond the page.

Screen-free fun — encourage imagination, participation, and family time.

A meaningful gift — especially fun for aspiring little chefs and curious kids.

Inspired by real life — rooted in a North Dakota family restaurant legacy.

Oliver's culinary world was inspired by one very real one.

My parents spent decades owning and operating the White House Cafeteria in Bismarck, North Dakota, where my dad built his life around feeding people and our family collected countless memories around food, work, and the kitchen.

Years later, those memories found their way into something completely unexpected: a curious little owl with a dream of opening his own cafe.

Oliver the Owl is my playful tribute to that legacy—reimagined for a new generation of little readers.

I created Mix, Play, Stir because I wanted little readers to have another way to spend time in Oliver’s world—this time with pencils, crayons, puzzles, and plenty of room for their own imaginations. Learning doesn’t always have to feel like learning, and some of the best discoveries happen when kids are simply having fun.

I hope these pages encourage your little one to color outside the lines, work through a tricky puzzle, make something entirely their own, and feel proud of what they can do. Most of all, I hope Oliver keeps them curious, creative, and excited to see what they’ll discover next.

♥— Rayna Jo Zest

Young Oliver the Owl reader proudly shows his homemade owl sandwich from a kid-friendly recipe in the Oliver the Owl book series by children’s author Rayna Jo Zest, a reader-submitted photo of hands-on family cooking fun.

MADE FOR LITTLE MOMENTS

Read It. Make It. Remember It.

Oliver's adventures are meant to leave the page. Whether it's trying a recipe, creating something silly in the kitchen or simply spending time together, the fun really begins when little readers make the adventure their own.

INSPIRED BY REAL LIFE

From a Real Cafe to Oliver's Treehouse

Some of the smallest details carry the biggest memories. This original White House Cafeteria tray holds a cup of my dad's borscht alongside a guest check with my mom Joan's order a little snapshot of the restaurant life that surrounded my childhood.

Years later, those memories helped inspire a very different cafe: Oliver's Twinkling Treehouse Cafe.