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For parents raising creators
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Google Playground and Meta Horizon: What Your Child Could Be Creating in 10 Years
Google Playground and Meta Horizon point to a future of game creation. Here’s what your child can practice today, from creative decisions to problem-solving.
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Teaching Kids to Code in 2026: A Guide for Teachers
How to run a 45-minute classroom activity where students create and improve their own games. No coding experience needed.
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What Kids Learn When They Make Their Own Games
Learning to build software can begin with an idea, a clear set of rules, and the judgment to make it better. Here’s why we built Makerplay around that approach.
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From Playing Games to Creating Them: A Parent’s Guide
Kids already love games. Here’s why that’s a strong way into creative technology — and how Makerplay, Scratch, and Godot each teach a different layer of making.
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Not All Screen Time Is Equal: A Parent's Guide to Healthy vs. "Junk Food" Video Games
Video games aren't one category. Here's how to tell healthy games from junk-food loops — and where Makerplay fits for kids who create.
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How Each Social App Harms Kids Differently
Jonathan Haidt explains how Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Discord, and Roblox each harm kids in different ways — and how Makerplay aims for screen time that helps kids create.
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The app store used to be a toy store. Now it’s a trap.
Fake ads and fake reviews turned kids’ game downloads into bait. Here’s what I tell my son when he gets burned, and how Makerplay flips the script.
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