My daughter wants to play the same games I play. The problem is the adult hub is too dark, too difficult, and has tap targets sized for adult fingers. I wanted a place she could open independently and actually succeed at without frustration.
The Problem
The Wanessa Labs Games Hub is built for adults. Dark theme, hard puzzles, small tap targets. A young child playing independently needs larger targets, brighter design language, encouraging feedback copy, and difficulty tuned so early wins happen.
What It Is
A separate hub with its own design language — brighter palette, 60px+ tap targets, encouraging copy (“Great try!” not “Invalid move”). Houses kid-friendly variants of the main games: 4x4 Sudoku, easier 2048 tile spawning, 5-letter Anagram Daily, and Linked with color hints on groups.
PIN-protected parental settings let you toggle which games are visible. No ads, no accounts, no data collection. Auto-returns to hub after each game ends.
Features
- Larger tap targets (60px+) and high-contrast color palette
- Easy-mode variants of Sudoku, 2048, Anagram Daily, and Linked
- PIN-protected parental controls
- Encouraging feedback copy throughout
- No ads, no accounts, no data collection
- Auto-return to hub after win/loss
Stack
| Tool | Role |
|---|---|
| React + TypeScript | Separate Vite app from the adult hub |
| Tailwind | Kid-friendly design tokens |
| localStorage | Game state and parental PIN |
| Cloudflare Pages | Hosted at kids.wanessalabs.com |