The Sports Parent

The Sports Parent shop

For little fans.
And the whole sporting family.

Rugby league mascots, encouraging words for young athletes, nursery favourites and weekend activities. Explore our digital downloads, then choose your favourites on Etsy.

Rugby league fan art

Rugby League Mascot Wall Art

Seventeen tough, player-inspired rugby league mascots, with one character for every club. Bold printable artwork for a teen bedroom or a sports fan’s wall.

17 designs · 4 × 6, 5 × 7, 8 × 10 + A4 layouts

View the mascot bundle on Etsy

For growing confidence

Young Athlete Affirmation Posters

Six encouraging navy and teal posters about confidence, learning and progress. A daily boost for young athletes at home, before training or after a big game.

6 posters · Digital download

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Nursery & little kids

Australian Animal Nursery Prints

Twenty little Australian athletes in a soft, playful style. A coordinated collection for a nursery, playroom or a little sports fan’s bedroom.

20 designs · Digital download

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For little dreamers

Little Steps Sports Wall Art

Twelve coordinated watercolour-style prints: nine sports and three encouraging quotes. Choose their favourites for a nursery or kids’ room.

12 prints · 4 × 6 and 5 × 7 inches

View the Little Steps prints on Etsy

Kids + adults · Ages 8+

Family Sports Trivia

Sixty sports questions with easy and challenge questions in every round. Bring it out for family game night or an evening away at a carnival.

Printable PDFs · A4 + US Letter

View the family trivia pack on Etsy

For the older sports fan

Australian Animal Sports Prints

Twenty Australian animals, twenty sports. Bold, text-free artwork for a bedroom shelf, a gallery wall or the space where the sports gear lives.

20 designs · 4 × 6 artwork + bordered 5 × 7 PDFs

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Waiting siblings · Ages 6–10

Sports Carnival Activity Pack

Twelve printable games and puzzles for the gaps between games, including sideline bingo, mazes, drawing and colouring. Pack a few pages for the next carnival.

12 activities · Printable A4 PDF

View the carnival activity pack on Etsy

Print and colour · Ages 6–10

Sports Colouring & Drawing

Twenty colouring pages and four drawing activities for little sports fans. Print a few favourites for game-day downtime, travel or a quiet afternoon at home.

24 activities · A4 + US Letter PDFs

View the colouring pack on Etsy

For team managers

Team Manager Kit

A seven-tab Excel workbook, 16 editable parent messages and printable match-day sheets to organise the season. Requires desktop Microsoft Excel and manual updates.

Excel workbook + messages + printable sheets

View the team-manager kit on Etsy

All products are paid digital downloads. Nothing is posted; frames are not included. See each Etsy listing for the current price, included files and printing details.

Artwork was created with AI image-generation tools, then selected and prepared as printable files.

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Paperbark Park books

A little footy. A very big celebration.

Australian animal picture books from The Sports Parent, listed on Amazon Australia.

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Paperback picture book · Ages 4–7

Kookaburra and the Great Try Celebration

Kookaburra has his try celebration ready. Scoring the try is the part still to come. A Paperbark Park story about sharing a mate’s big moment, with Australian animal characters and some enthusiastic dance moves.

32 colour pages · Compact 15.2 × 15.2 cm paperback

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Paperback

Emu and the World’s Longest Run-Up

A second Paperbark Park picture book from The Sports Parent. See the listing for a closer look at the story and edition.

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Prepare to Play

Room to plan. Space to write.

An undated sports journal from The Sports Parent, for young athletes aged 10–15.

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Sports journal · Ages 10–15

Prepare to Play

Twenty-six undated weeks for goals, training notes and reflections, plus six blank monthly calendar spreads for events and trips. The 134-page black-and-white interior has space to write across team and individual sports.

Separate paperback and hardcover listings

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Books for footy kids

For the gaps between games.

Rugby league reading ideas from different authors. The three Billy Slater titles below are books 1, 2 and 3 of the same series; the Reece Walsh and James Tedesco titles are separate books.

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Paperback

Reece Walsh: Racing to the Top – The Story of a Rugby League Star

A Reece Walsh title for readers interested in a rugby league player’s story. Check the listing for the author and book description.

View the book on Amazon Australia

Christmas picture-book idea

The Magical Library

A little red book, a rugby league story and a magical Christmas adventure. This paperback brings reading, imagination and footy together.

View The Magical Library on Amazon Australia →

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