Computer knowledge for children with Digital Starter learning games

Discover the games from Digital Starter

The learning games for children from Digital Starter invite your little ones into the world of technology and show: computers, algorithms & co. can also be easily broken down, even discoverable without a screen and explain effortlessly with examples from your everyday life!

What makes Digital Starter special:

Exciting games that children aged 3 and up can discover the digital world for themselves can
No prior knowledge is required – your children can play them intuitively and easily after a quick explanation round with you
For preschoolers, with adjustable difficulty levels
Digital Starter is suitable for play by the whole family and also challenges adults
The digital experts Pixi, Cody and WiFi accompany players in the learning games

Pixi

The little whirlwind Pixi is always excited about new things and learns by trying them out.

Cody

The clever & witty Cody has many smart ideas and likes to tinker with computer programs.

Robot Dog WiFi

The loyal companion of Pixi & Cody — he navigates tricky mazes in search of bones.

Which skills do Digital Starter games promote?

Digital Starter helps your children to:

develop important skills for the future, such as speaking clearly, thinking logically, solving problems, and managing feelings, thoughts, and actions well
to playfully understand how digital media work – with analog toys without a screen
to discover digital elements like algorithms in their own everyday life – for example in their own morning routine or on the way to school
to use digital media creatively and responsibly and
to prepare for the working world of the future.

Discover 5 Digital Starter games for the kids' room

With our Digital Starter learning games, children dive into different digital topics, learn a lot, and have great fun.

With one of the Starter games, for example, they learn how computers calculate; with another they understand how simple programming works; and with another game they learn how computers recognize patterns.

1. Which algorithms do you find in everyday life?

The Digital Starter board game 'Algorithmus' invites children to logically order activities based on everyday questions and thus create their own algorithm.

for children aged 5 and up
Learn about algorithms and create your own
learn to plan ahead and concentrate

To Algorithm

2. How does the computer distinguish cat images from other animal images?

With the game "Neural Networks" children learn, how a computer's brain works and are playfully into the workings of search engines introduced.

for children aged 5 and up
with animal cards, learn how a computer's brain works
discover how a computer calculates

To Neural Networks

3. Who can find the fastest route to the ice cream cart?

In the game "Pathfinder Algorithm", it's about to find the fastest route through the park to the ice cream cart and estimate the path costs.

for children aged 5 and up
learn algorithms through play
with 3 fun game variants

To the Pathfinder Algorithm

4. Learn how computers search with robot dog WiFi

Also Computers can learn – your children will discover that in Placement game "Machine Learning". As robot dog WiFi, they search in gift packages for tasty bones and identify patterns.

for children aged 5 and up
learn how computers work and the basic principles of computational thinking
find out how computer search works

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5. Bring game pieces to the finish fastest – with computer commands

Digital Starter introduces children to the game "Conditions and Loops"to central building blocks of computer programscloser by thefields being linked to conditions.Who manages to get their pieces to the finish first?

for children aged 5 and up
playfully learn basic programming commands
play in German using terms from the English programming language

To Machine Learning

Frequently asked questions about children's computer education toys

Where do the ideas for the Digital Starter games come from?

The Digital Starter games for children of preschool and primary school age were developed by HABA Pro in cooperation with the University of Bamberg. The goal in developing the games was always: to spark joy in discovery. The learning concept is based on your children's everyday lives and introduces young players to central digital concepts using purely analog game materials. For example: Programming, machine learning (AI), algorithms, the functions of a computer or the concept Computational Thinking.

What is Computational Thinking?

With the games from Digital Starter, children learn the concept of Computational Thinking to know. This means: They learn, to identify problems, they to break them down into small steps and to find solutions. They learn, to create step-by-step instructions, i.e., algorithms, to solve the problems. They practice, to recognize patterns and commonalities in similar problems. This is achieved by repeatedly practicing while playing to abstract problems and focus on the essentials. With Digital Starter, children develop these skills and learn to apply them in play and later in everyday life.

What do digital media encourage/promote in children?

Dealing with digital media is becoming increasingly important for children. With interactive games children can train their cognitive skills – from logical thinking to their problem-solving skills to their spatial thinking. Digital media can also foster children's creativity, their language skills and their independence. And they can also motivate children to learn – with entertaining, child-friendly learning games or apps that make them curious about new things.