Season One · Limited places

Made & mailed · Ages 6+ · EN + NL

A turtle who makes things and sends them to your child.

Eyo carries a tiny studio on his back — pens, ink, paper, a very small printing press. Every two months he travels to a new world and mails your child a box of things he made: a journal, a letter, a new friend to collect. And whatever your child makes back, Eyo answers.

Goed werk haast zich niet. — Good work never hurries.

Tell me when Eyo opens How it works

Launching autumn 2026. Fits through every Dutch letterbox.

Season One is limited — because Eyo writes back to every one of them by hand. Join the list and you'll be first to know when the doors open.

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You make, he answers

Every box holds a reply card your child draws and writes on. Eyo reads it — and his next letter remembers what they made. A real exchange, not just content.

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A world to collect

Six destinations, six friends, one fold-out map that grows every box. By season's end your child holds a whole world they made themselves.

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Thuis in twee talen

Every letter, journal and prompt is written natively in English and Dutch — made in the Netherlands for Dutch and international families alike.

How it works

He makes. Your child makes back. And he remembers.

The exchange from Eyo's first two boxes. Notice what happens two months later.

Box 1 · Seaside

Dear friend, at the tideline I met a hermit crab called Bram. He carries his house with him — just like me! But Bram is looking for a bigger one. Where do you think he'd feel at home? Waar zou Bram zich thuis voelen, denk je?

— Eyo 🐢

Your child replies

Dear Eyo, I gave Bram a home behind the big rock. It has a garden. Do turtles ever get seasick? — Fleur, 7

Box 2 · Forest — two months later

Bram LOVES his home behind the big rock — he asked me to tell you the garden is his favourite part. And no, turtles never get seasick. We just get sleepy. Now, about the hedgehog I met in the forest… Bram is dol op zijn huisje achter de grote rots!

— Eyo 🐢

"He remembered me." That's the moment we make, six times a year.

Why only 100

A small studio, on purpose

Eyo could send a thousand boxes. He could not read a thousand letters. So he doesn't try.

I have thought about this carefully, which is the only way I think about anything.

If I take on too many friends, I will start to write the same letter twice. And a letter that could have been written to anyone is not really a letter at all.

So: one hundred friends this season. I will know all of your names. Honderd vrienden. Ik zal al jullie namen kennen.

— Eyo 🐢

Every reply is read by a person

Your child's card is opened and read — not scanned, not automated. What they wrote shapes what arrives next.

Every box is made by hand

Printed, cut, folded and packed in a small studio in the Netherlands. One hundred boxes is what two hands can do properly.

Every box is numbered

Your child's copy carries its own number — No. 47 of 100 — written on the journal's first page. There will never be another Season One.

Founding families keep their place

Join Season One and your child's number, and their rate, are held for every season that follows. Seasons close; founders don't.

Season One

Six worlds. Six friends. One map.

Eyo makes and mails from a new destination every two months. Each box brings a collectible friend-card and a stamp for your child's fold-out map of Eyo's World.

First box

Box 1 · Autumn

Seaside

aan zee

🦀Bram the hermit crab — the first friend to collect.

Box 2

Forest

in het bos

?Someone prickly on the outside, shy on the inside…

Box 3

Snowlands

in de sneeuw

?Friend to be revealed.

Box 4

Outer Space

in de ruimte

?Friend to be revealed.

Box 5

Secret Garden

in de geheime tuin

?Friend to be revealed.

Box 6

Ocean Deep

diep in de zee

?Friend to be revealed.

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The map is the keepsake. Box 1 includes Eyo's World — a fold-out map with a slot for every friend-card and every travel stamp. Six boxes, one finished world your child completes themselves.

Inside every box

Stationery worth keeping

Every box follows the same six-part rhythm, and everything fits flat through a Dutch letterbox.

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The hero piece · numbered edition

One keepable stationery treasure

A journal, a letter-writing set, a keepsake your child fills with their own words and keeps long after the box is recycled. Box 1: Eyo's Seaside journal — 28 pages, prompted-but-open, in two languages, and hand-numbered No. __ of 100 on the first page.

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Writing tools

Small tools, chosen to match the destination.

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A sticker sheet

Little stickers for big imaginations.

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A make-and-send

Something your child makes and mails to someone they love. Grandparents are perfect recipients.

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Eyo's letter + reply card

The story of his journey, a new friend-card, and a card for your child to write back to Eyo.

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The grown-up card

What's inside, how the reply loop works, and one good conversation to have together.

Letterbox-proof: every box is designed under 3.2 cm — no missed deliveries, no trips to the pick-up point.

Ways to join

Three ways in — one hundred places

When Season One opens, these are the ways to join it. Prices are launch estimates; everyone on the list gets the founding rate and first choice of place.

Box by box

om de twee maanden

€24.50 / box, every 2 months

All six slots, every box
Friend-card + map stamp included
Pause or stop any time

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Complete the world

The full season

het hele seizoen

€129 · six boxes, paid once

All six worlds & all six friends
Eyo's World map completed — guaranteed
Your number reserved for all six boxes
Save €18 vs. box by box

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Give it as a gift

voor opa's & oma's

from €26 · one box or a season

A gift note from you in the first box
Perfect from grandparents, near or far
No account or subscription needed

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Twee talen, één brievenbus

Written natively in English and Dutch

Not translated after the fact — written twice, with care, from the Netherlands. For Dutch families raising readers, and international families raising Dutch speakers, every letter works in both directions.

Dear friend,
Lieve vriend,

Guess where I am today…
Raad eens waar ik vandaag ben…

Write back soon — I'll wait. I'm good at waiting.
Schrijf snel terug — ik wacht wel. Wachten kan ik goed.

Good questions

Before you ask Eyo

What ages is Studio Eyo for?

Designed for ages 4+, with the sweet spot at 6–7 — children who are just falling in love with reading and writing. Younger siblings enjoy it with a grown-up's help.

Does Eyo really reply to my child?

Yes. Each box includes a reply card with a few open prompts. Your child mails it back, and Eyo's next letter references what they wrote — their name, the home they gave Bram, the question they asked. It's a real loop, not a form letter.

My child reads only one of the two languages. Does that work?

Perfectly. Everything is fully readable in English alone or Dutch alone — the second language is always there as an invitation, never a requirement.

Will the box fit through our letterbox?

Yes — every box is designed as a brievenbuspakket, under 3.2 cm. It arrives with the regular mail, no signature, no pick-up point.

What if we join mid-season?

Every child starts with Box 1: Seaside, so nobody misses Bram or the map. Your season simply starts when you do.

Why are there only 100 places?

Because Eyo writes back. Every reply card is read by a person and every box is made by hand in a small Dutch studio — one hundred is honestly what that allows without the letters becoming generic. It isn't a marketing number; it's a capacity number.

What happens when Season One is full?

The season closes and a list opens for Season Two. Families already in Season One keep their place automatically — they never have to re-join.

What does my child's number mean?

Each Season One journal is hand-numbered on its first page — No. 47 of 100, and so on. It's their number for as long as they stay, and Season One will never be printed again.

Can I buy just the journal, or a single box?

Soon — the Seaside journal and a single "meet Eyo" box will be available on their own. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you first.

Season One · 100 places

Be first through the door

Eyo is still making the first boxes. Leave your name and we'll write to you the day Season One opens — before anyone else, and before the hundred places are spoken for.

The small print, kindly

Your details, and what we do with them

When you join the Studio Eyo waitlist, we collect your name, your email address, and — only if you choose to share it — your child's age. We ask for these so we can write to you when Season One opens and share the occasional update about Studio Eyo. Nothing more.

We do this only because you've given your consent by ticking the box on the signup form. Your details are stored securely in our email tool, and are never sold or shared with anyone else.

You stay in control. Every email we send includes an unsubscribe link, and you can ask to see what we hold about you, or have it deleted entirely, at any time — just email [your email]. We keep your details only until you unsubscribe, or until the launch season is over.

Studio Eyo · Made in the Netherlands.