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. I remember those moments, going 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 it rubbed off onto them. I see my own reflection every time they grab a new notebook or set of coloring pencils.

It wasn't until 2020, when we 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 or the pockets of schoolwork were packed with pages that weren't relevant to my daughter's age. 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. 

A year later, I wanted to have a professional looking website that is easy to navigate and organize, along with a blogging section where I could share my own tips with other parents. Kind of like my personal corner on the internet, where I could share my world as a mom juggling homeschooling, food blogging and printables business. 

In 2021-2022, I had a chance to teach lessons in Ukrainian language to little kids ranging 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 it really made me happy seeing the smiles on their faces, that something so simple as a new coloring page could bring them so much joy.

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, now known as Olga in the Kitchen Shop. Creating unforgettable memories through coloring simple pages.

I closed Simpliday Paper shop at the end of 2024 to focus more on family, my health and my food blog. Early in 2026, I got an idea to expand my food blog by adding paper products, something useful for home chefs such as meal plans, grocery notepads, daily notepad planners and more to be useful in the kitchen and help you collect favorite recipes.

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

xo, Olga