The Focus Posters® Process
Visual schedules, feeling charts, and action plans for kids aren’t new. They’re tried and true. At Focus Posters, we’re reimagining them, making it easier for you to create specialized tools for your child with the ultimate personal touch. 🌟
Our four-step, online process, available right in your browser, makes it easy to design, customize, and download your poster design in minutes. Whether at home, in school, or managing health routines, Focus Posters provide interactive and accessible ways to keep kids engaged. Every poster is free to create; and if you love it, download it!
Step 1
Create a Friend
Design the perfect character with your child—customize their look, from the shape of their nose to bright pink hair, if they wish! We feature a growing library of options for religious head coverings and accessibility, too, to help even more kids feel included.
Step 2
Pick a Template
Choose from personalized schedules, chore charts, action plans, and feeling charts to best support what your child needs. All the above? Awesome–we frequently offer personalized discounts for multiple orders.
Step 3
Choose Illustrations
The character you and your child designed in Step 1 is automatically input into our library of illustrations! We have a few different categories to pick from, depending on your template. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Upload a photo for maximum customization!
Step 4
Design Your Poster
Steps 1, 2, and 3 all come together as you design the overall appearance of your poster in real-time. More tough decisions await: the Digger background, or Train? From here, continue to secure payment and download your poster design instantly to your device. It’s THAT easy!
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Woman-Owned and NJ-Based
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by and supporting my small business. I’m Annalyce D’Agostino (or Annie), and my passion is creating resources for kids that educate and inspire. Some fun facts about me:
-I live in Northern New Jersey with my fiancé and our two cats.
-I’m a big crafter, and there’s an 80% chance you meet me when I’m wearing earrings I made.
-I studied Family Science and Human Development, and always imagined a career in, well, THIS! When you support Focus Posters, you’re supporting my dream, and for that, I thank you. 💜
The best part about being a small business owner is that I have the opportunity to get to know you, and I’d totally love to! Let’s hop on a quick call together. I’m happy to answer any of your Focus Posters questions!
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Anywhere
Use any device to design and download your poster through FocusPosters.com!
Starring: Your Child
Seeing a character that looks like you is empowering. We’re going where no other chore or feeling chart has gone before, and making your child the main character!
Designed for All Ages
Customize your design for children as young as 2 years old, and up! For neurodiverse folks, we’re a helpful resource at any age.
Diverse Templates
Our templates are designed to grow with your child, from “First, Then” and Feeling Charts to more sophisticated schedules and Action Plans.
Download On-Demand
No waiting weeks for it to arrive in the mail! You download your high-resolution, custom poster design in seconds to print at home or use on a device.
Browse Our Poster Templates
Every poster design starts as a template. Whether it’s activity or emotion-based, or has an added layer of interactivity, each template is fully customizable to fit your child’s needs at home, in school, and for their health! Click the dots below to browse our available poster templates:
The Schedule
The Schedule poster template by Focus Posters® is perfect for creating personalized routines. Customize all text, captions, and illustrations, or even upload your own photo. Choose 1 to 9 illustrations to fit your child’s needs, making it ideal for routines, to-do lists, free-time ideas, healthy habits, behavior expectations, and more. With its flexible design, this template adapts to all ages and abilities, supporting organization and independence in any setting.
The Focus on Feelings Chart
The Focus on Feelings Chart by Focus Posters® empowers kids to understand and express big emotions. Customize your chart with as few as 1, or up to 9 emotions, choosing from a list of feelings or renaming them to build a richer emotional vocabulary. Designed to support emotional awareness, this chart helps kids recognize and communicate their feelings with confidence.
Check My Schedule
The Check My Schedule template by Focus Posters® brings routines to life with interactive checkboxes that encourage kids to stay engaged. Like The Schedule, this customizable template allows you to adjust text, captions, and illustrations, while adding check-off boxes for a hands-on experience. Perfect for routines, to-do lists, and daily tasks, this poster helps kids develop organization and independence with every box they check!
The Feelings Scale
The Feelings Scale by Focus Posters® is designed with 6 customizable emotions, creating an intuitive tool for assessing both physical pain and emotional intensity. Originally built for health use as an engaging version of a pain scale, this template can also help kids gauge and express the severity of their feelings, supporting emotional awareness.
The “I Can” Plan
The “I Can” Plan by Focus Posters® is a customizable action plan designed to help kids navigate and cope with big feelings. Start by selecting an emotion to feature at the top, then add personalized activities beneath it to guide them through healthy coping strategies. This tool empowers kids to manage emotions with confidence and build self-regulation skills.
“No more frustrated parents (or kids) and no more repeating directions over and over.”
-Josephine G., Mom of 3
“He LOVES that the picture looks like him and it makes him feel so special.”
-Renee W., Mom of 2
“The kiddos love the avatars… Beats those generic pics.”
-John S., Teacher
“Focus Posters helps make healthcare environments more child friendly by meeting them where they are at with child-friendly images of children who look like them.”
-Ruth C., Certified Child Life Specialist
