PromptSprout
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AI coding for curious builders ages 8–13

Grow ideas into games, stories, and apps.

Play a finished project, reveal the exact prompt behind it, then remix the recipe to build something of your own.

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Built for making, not scrolling.
Short projects with a real result every time.

Space Garden.play LIVE
Moon garden online

Score 20 · 3 hearts

Try it

Tap a meteor before it reaches the sprouts.

2Reveal the prompt

“Create a one-screen browser game called Space Garden Defender…”

Open the full recipe
Parent-owned accounts No ads or public profiles No open-ended child chat Privacy-first by design
Pick a creative world

What do you want to grow today?

Every category teaches the same reusable AI skills through a different kind of project.

GamesDesign rules, levels, and challenges.Stories & ComicsBuild characters and branching worlds.Art & AnimationDirect style, motion, and mood.Helpful BotsPlan safe assistants with clear jobs.Websites & AppsTurn useful ideas into real interfaces.School & ScienceExplain, quiz, and explore big ideas.
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Don’t just see the result. See the thinking.

PromptSprout opens the whole recipe so children can understand what made the build work.

  • 01
    Play the finished game

    Notice rules, feedback, and what changes.

  • 02
    Reveal every prompt ingredient

    Role, goal, context, rules, output, and tests.

  • 03
    Remix safely

    Change creative details while guardrails stay put.

Build Space Garden Defender
Prompt recipeBeginner-friendly
01ROLE

A friendly game designer

02GOAL

Create a one-screen meteor-defence game

03CONTEXT

A moon garden with three vegetables, points, and hearts

04RULES

Tap meteors before they reach the soil · Start with 3 hearts and add 10 points per meteor

05OUTPUT

One self-contained HTML file with CSS and JavaScript

06TEST

Scoring works · Hearts decrease

Sprig’s tip: Good prompts explain how to check the work—not only what to make.

A repeatable learning loop

Six steps from “What if?” to “I built it.”

Children learn a process they can use with new tools, not a list of magic words to memorize.

  1. 01

    Play

    Try the finished project and spot how it behaves.

  2. 02

    Reveal

    Open the exact prompt behind the build.

  3. 03

    Understand

    Learn what each prompt ingredient controls.

  4. 04

    Remix

    Choose safe details and make the idea yours.

  5. 05

    Build

    Use a parent-approved AI tool to create.

  6. 06

    Reflect

    Test, improve, and explain what changed.

Start with a spark

Projects kids want to finish

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GamesFree

Space Garden Defender

Protect moon vegetables from hungry meteors in a cheerful tap-to-defend game.

Seedling25 minGame rules
Play & reveal prompt
GamesMember

Mystery Maze Maker

Guide a tiny explorer through clues, keys, and a surprising final door.

Sprout35 minLogic
Preview project
Stories & ComicsFree

The Dragon Who Chose

Create a warm choose-your-own-adventure about courage, curiosity, and a lost map.

Seedling25 minCharacters
Play & reveal prompt

We collect less, keep parents in charge, and teach children to share less with AI tools.

Privacy grows hereNo child email. No public profile. No ad tracking.
For parents

Creative independence, with grown-up guardrails.

PromptSprout is designed around the information children do not need to share.

Parent-owned accessAdults manage billing and up to three nickname-only learner profiles.

Curated remixingChildren choose safe variables instead of chatting with an unrestricted bot.

Visible progressSee completed projects, learning level, and prompt ingredients practiced.

How PromptSprout keeps learning safe
One simple family plan

Try the first sprouts free.

Three complete starter projects. Upgrade when your family wants the full garden.

Family membership$12/ month

or $99 yearly · up to 3 learners

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Parent FAQ

Good questions are part of the process.

Still wondering if PromptSprout fits your family?

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Does my child need coding experience?

No. Seedling projects begin with plain-language planning and finished examples. Sprout and Builder projects gradually introduce logic, interfaces, testing, and code-aware thinking.

Does PromptSprout include an AI chatbot?

No open-ended child chatbot is included. Children remix curated prompt variables and use the result with a parent-approved external AI tool.

What does a membership unlock?

Nine additional projects, full prompt recipes, remix labs, saved progress, and up to three learner profiles.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Parents manage subscriptions through the secure billing portal. Access continues through the paid period.

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