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2–3 yrsReady to play
Pour
Hold a key and colour pours. Fill a vessel and it tips into the next.
What your kid practises: Sustained effort; full and empty
Opens in a new tab. Nothing is sent anywhere while you play.
Why we made it
Holding a key down is easier for a two-year-old than pressing precisely — the hand simply rests. This is the one toy built on that: keep holding, and it keeps happening.
Levels never drain, evaporate, or reset. A child who stops halfway has lost nothing and can pick up exactly where they left off — which is what makes patient effort safe to try.
Full is an achievement, not a mistake. A brimming vessel tips into its neighbour, and a cascade can run the whole row — the best thing in the toy.
How to play together
- 1Show one hold: press a key and keep it down. Colour pours; let go and it stops.
- 2Fill a vessel to the brim together and watch it tip into the next — then try to set off a cascade.
- 3Say “full” and “empty” as you go. The pitch rises as it fills, just like a bottle at the tap.
Good to know
The toy runs in a browser tab, so a curious kid can still find these:
- Ctrl+Alt+Del — Windows always lets that through.
- The browser’s tabs and address bar (unless you use the kiosk launcher from GitHub).
- Swiping in from the screen edge on touchscreens.