def build(self): layout = BoxLayout(orientation='vertical') self.label = Label(font_size='128dp') s = datetime.now().isoformat()[11:19] self.label.text = s self.label.padding = (10,10) self.label.size = self.label.texture_size layout.add_widget(self.label) button = Button(size_hint=(.5, .5), text='plop', pos_hint={'x':0.3},on_press=self.play) layout.add_widget(button) button.pos_hint_x=0.3 Clock.schedule_interval(self.animate,1/5) return layout