Coming winter 2026

PonyABC Sensory Colour Learning System

Tap a colour card, see the name, and watch the room lights change.

Watch the 81-second introduction to see how children tap colour cards, hear the colours in different languages and watch the lights respond.

Hear first How it works

How it works

  1. Tap a card

    Tap a colour card with the PonyABC talking pen.

  2. Hear the colour

    The pen says the colour, in many languages, with more on the way.

  3. Watch the lights

    The room lights glow that colour. The black card turns the lights off.

The gateway changes the lights through a Philips Hue Bridge or an IKEA DIRIGERA hub. Choose one.

A sensory room in a box

  • Children lead the play

    Tap a card with the pen and the room lights change colour. Hands-on and truly interactive.

  • Set up in minutes

    Just power and Wi-Fi. Portable from room to room.

  • Affordable and easy

    Far less than a traditional sensory-room fit-out, and simple for any member of staff.

What's in the system

  • PonyABC Colour Cards

    More about PonyABC Colour Cards

    Bright, wipe-clean colour cards: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, grey, white and black. Part of our Alphabet & Colour Flash Cards set. The black card turns the lights off.

    See the cards
  • The PonyABC P5 talking pen

    PonyABC P5 talking pen

    More about PonyABC P5 talking pen

    Tap a card to hear the colour in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Mandarin or Cantonese. Co-designed in London.

  • TrimUI Smart Pro handheld showing the PonyABC app

    TrimUI Smart Pro with the PonyABC app

    More about TrimUI Smart Pro with the PonyABC app

    The gateway that sits beside the teacher. It links the pen to your lights and shows pen and light status at a glance.

    View on trimui.com (opens in a new tab)

Choose your lighting

Choose one lighting option. The colour cards, talking pen and PonyABC gateway are the same for both.

Option A — Philips Hue

Philips Hue Bridge and Philips Hue colour lamp(s).

Option B — IKEA

IKEA DIRIGERA hub and IKEA KAJPLATS colour bulb.

  • Illustration of a smart hub
    Illustration
    IKEA DIRIGERA hub
    More about IKEA DIRIGERA hub

    Connects the PonyABC gateway to compatible IKEA smart colour bulbs. The hub supports Matter, offering possibilities for future development.

  • Illustration of a smart colour bulb
    Illustration
    IKEA KAJPLATS colour bulb
    More about IKEA KAJPLATS colour bulb

    Compatible colour bulbs respond when a child taps a colour card. We tested the E14 KAJPLATS smart colour bulb.

Room to grow

The IKEA hub supports Matter, a shared standard for smart home devices. Today, PonyABC uses it to change colour lights. Over time, it opens the door to exploring more ways a room can respond to a child.

We'd love to explore what's possible together with nurseries, SEN specialists, researchers and partners.

Let's talk

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Meet the PonyABC gateway app

Pony hugs a TrimUI Smart Pro handheld showing the PonyABC app
Device: TrimUI. Screen: PonyABC app.

  • Everything at a glance

    Pen and Lights show green when ready.

  • Tap and see

    The colour name appears big on screen as the lamp changes.

  • Pen reconnects by itself

    No fiddling.

  • Teacher-friendly settings

    Pen, Lights, Screen and Sound, in simple British English.

  • Low battery warning

    A clear alert at 20 percent.

PonyABC Colour Cards

PVC learning cards, designed for nurseries

PonyABC PVC cards compared with paper cards
PonyABC PVC cards Paper cards
Durable Yes: Bends back, no torn corners No: Creases and tears
Washable Yes: Wipe clean after messy hands No: Stains and goes soggy
Made for little hands Yes: Thick, rounded corners No: Thin, sharp edges

Build your sensory room

Every nursery is different. Start with the essentials, choose your lighting, then add what you need.

Starter kit

Included in either setup

  • PonyABC P5 talking pen
  • PonyABC Colour Cards
  • TrimUI Smart Pro with the PonyABC app

Choose one lighting option

  • A — Philips Hue Philips Hue Bridge + one Philips Hue colour lamp
  • B — IKEA IKEA DIRIGERA hub + one IKEA KAJPLATS colour bulb

Choose either Philips Hue or IKEA. You do not need both.

Optional extras

  • More colour lights (Philips Hue or IKEA)
  • Philips Hue Bloom or Iris lamp
  • Extra card sets
  • Extra talking pens
Register your interest

Tell us about your setting and preferred lighting option, and we'll tailor a package for you.

Philips and Hue are trademarks of Signify. TrimUI and TrimUI Smart Pro are trademarks of TrimUI. IKEA is a trademark of Inter IKEA Systems B.V.