This week's schoolwork, turned into tonight's games
Snap the teacher's sheet, upload the PDF, or just type the spelling list. Pip the firefly turns it into beautiful little games your kids will beg to play at dinner.
From the backpack to the dinner table in a minute
No lesson plans, no hunting for apps that almost match. Kindling starts from the exact words and skills your kid's teacher sent home.
Snap the sheet
Photo of the fridge worksheet, the class newsletter PDF, or a quick note like “sight words: where, there, come, said.”
Pip builds the games
In seconds you get flashcards, tracing, bubble-pop and more, made for that week. Preview, tweak (“make it harder”), then publish.
Play at dinner
Kids tap their face and play. Short, warm, five-minute games — Pip's tail glows every time they get one right.
Games that feel like toys and teach like homework
Big chunky buttons, gentle sounds, zero ads. Every game is built from your kid's actual week — so practice at the table matches class the next morning.
Flashcards
Margot, 5Sight words read aloud in Pip's voice. Tap to flip, got it or again — the tricky ones come back sooner.
Letter tracing
Margot, 5Trace with a finger, start-dot to arrow. Mixes up b and d? Pip notices and adds a round of each.
Bubble pop phonics
Margot, 5Hear a sound, pop every bubble that makes it. Silly, fast and surprisingly good at beginning sounds.
Column subtraction
Theodore, 8Five-digit borrowing, one column at a time, with a scratch pad for the working. No hints until he asks.
And whatever's next on the syllabus
Pharaohs on Monday, fractions on Thursday. If it came home in a backpack, Pip can make a game of it.
It started at our dinner table
Every single night, somewhere between the pasta and the dishes, my kids ask for “the game.” Margot is five and learning her letters. Theodore is eight and borrows across zeros like it's a sport.
A while back I started asking Claude to turn their homework into little flashcard games, and we'd play them at the table. Something happened that worksheets never managed: they asked for more. Margot started spotting her sight words on cereal boxes. Theodore wants his subtraction “harder, Dad, way harder.”
Kindling is that ritual, made easy for every family. You tell it what the teacher sent home. Pip makes the games. Your kids light up.
Sal — Margot and Theodore's dad
Made for the grown-ups too
Five minutes at dinner, and you know exactly what clicked this week and what needs another go.
Margot keeps flipping b and d. I added two quick tracing rounds to tomorrow's game.
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Knows what's on the fridge
Built from this week's actual sheet — not a generic curriculum that's three units ahead.
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Spots the wobbly bits
Every answer is tracked. Weak spots quietly come back next time until they stick.
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You're always the builder
Kids never chat with AI. Only grown-ups make, preview and approve games.
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No ads, no links out, no strangers
Nothing to buy inside games and nowhere to wander off to. Ever.
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Private by design
Parent-held accounts, the least data we can manage with, built to COPPA's rules. Delete anytime.
One plan for the whole family
Try everything free for 7 days — 14 during back-to-school season. Cancel in two taps.
Kindling Family
About $5.83 a month, billed yearly
- ✓Up to 5 kids, one family account
- ✓40 new games a month, unlimited play
- ✓Narration in Pip's voice
- ✓Progress and weak spots for each kid
- ✓iPad and iPhone
- ✓No ads, ever
Pricing preview — launching soon. Final prices may change.
Questions parents ask us
What ages is Kindling for?
Kids roughly 4 to 10 — pre-K through 4th grade. Margot (5) plays letter sounds and sight words; Theodore (8) plays five-digit subtraction and ancient-history quizzes. Pip pitches every game to the kid it was made for.
Does my kid talk to an AI?
No. Kids only ever play finished games. The building happens on the grown-up side, and nothing reaches your kid's library until you've previewed it and hit publish.
What do I need to give it?
Whatever came home: a photo of the worksheet, the class newsletter PDF, or a one-line note like “spelling: ship, shop, shell.” Add context if you like (“mixes up b and d,” “loves dinosaurs”) and Pip will use it.
How long does a game take to make?
A draft is ready in seconds — you can play it right away. When you publish, Pip records the narration in its own warm voice, which takes about a minute.
What if a game has a mistake in it?
You always preview before your kids see anything. Spot something off? Say “fix question 3” or “make it easier” and Pip rebuilds it on the spot.
Is this more screen time?
It is a little, on purpose. Games are five minutes, built to be played together at the table, and they end with a calm goodnight from Pip instead of an autoplay rabbit hole.
Which devices does it work on?
iPad and iPhone at launch, with one family account across all of them. Android is on the list.
How much does it cost?
One Family plan: $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year, for up to 5 kids. Every new family gets a 7-day free trial — 14 days during back-to-school season in August and September.
Is there a limit on games?
Each family can make 40 new games a month — that's more than one a night for two kids. Playing, replaying and tweaking games is unlimited, and almost nobody gets near the cap.
What happens to my family's data?
We collect as little as possible, never sell it, never show ads, and don't build profiles of children. Uploaded sheets are used to make your games and nothing else. Read the details in our privacy policy.
Tonight's games are waiting
Join the waitlist and be first in line when Kindling opens its doors this winter.