For parents, grandparents, teachers and homeschoolers. Every Timblemoon game is free, runs only in your browser, and works best side by side. Here's what each one builds and how to carry it off the screen.
Ages 3–7 · Builds telling a story with a beginning, middle and end; new words
Play together · Let your child choose the who, where and problem, then read the story aloud slowly. Pause before the ending and ask, "What do you think happens next?"
Off-screen · Tell a bedtime story together, taking turns adding one sentence each.
Ages 3–6 · Builds recognizing letters and hearing beginning sounds
Play together · Say the prompt word out loud together, stretching the first sound. Start with "Letters," then try "Sounds" once uppercase feels easy.
Off-screen · Play "I spy something that starts with…" around the house or on a walk.
Learning Your Letters wise recipePip's Small Light on Amazon ↗
Ages 4–7 · Builds hearing rhymes and remembering where things are
Play together · Say each word as a card flips and ask, "Does that sound like moon?" Start with the easy set of 6 pairs.
Off-screen · Make up silly rhymes at dinner: cat, hat, bat… how many can you find?
Ages 3–6 · Builds counting to 10 and doubling
Play together · Count each ingredient out loud as it drops into the bowl, touching the screen together. If there are too many, count back down with your child.
Off-screen · Bake together and count the scoops, eggs or cookies on the tray.
Soot's printable recipe cardsCounting to Ten wise recipeSoot Bakes It All on Amazon ↗
Ages 3–6 · Builds sorting by kind, color and size; reading a simple graph
Play together · Ask why each item belongs in its basket before placing it. At the graph, count each row out loud before choosing most or fewest.
Off-screen · Sort the laundry, toys or a bowl of fruit, then line them up to see which pile has the most.
Ages 4–7 · Builds spotting and continuing patterns
Play together · Read the pattern out loud together in a rhythm ("gold, red, gold, red…"). In "Make your own," let your child build one and you guess.
Off-screen · Make patterns with blocks, spoons, or claps and stomps.
Ages 3–7 · Builds naming feelings and understanding others
Play together · Every answer is okay — ask "Why might Puff feel that way?" Use the talk-together question to share a time you felt the same.
Off-screen · At dinner, each person names one feeling from today and what caused it.
Ages 3–7 · Builds noticing and naming kind actions
Play together · At the end of the day, help your child remember one kind thing and type it together. Nothing is sent anywhere; the sky stays on your device.
Off-screen · Print the 7-day kindness challenge and tick one lantern each night.
Ages 3–6 · Builds knowing the four seasons and their order
Play together · Talk about each item before placing it: "When do we wear mittens?" Then try "What comes next?" to practice the order of the year.
Off-screen · Go outside and look for clues about today's season.
Ages 4–7 · Builds naming moon shapes and counting in order
Play together · Say each moon's name as you tap through the shapes. For the stars, count out loud together before each tap.
Off-screen · Tonight, look out the window, find the moon together, and draw what shape it is.
Get first snow, first look, and a lantern in your name the moment each new book reaches the hill.
No noise. Just glow, a few times a season.