Guides for parents
Simple play ideas for real life, games by age, and honest notes on using screens calmly. Real-world play always comes first.
Games by age
Gentle sensory games for babies (6 to 12 months)
Gentle sensory games for babies from 6 to 12 months: peekaboo, glowing taps, bold black-and-white shapes and soft sounds. No ads, no account.
Games for 1 year olds
Simple games for 1 year olds you can play at home today, plus calm tap-and-see games for 12 to 24 months with no ads and no account.
Calm games for 2 year olds
Gentle games for 2 and 3 year olds: shadow matching, sorting, counting to five, memory pairs, simple puzzles and patterns. No winning or losing, no ads.
Games for 3 year olds
Easy games for 3 year olds at home, plus calm matching, sorting, counting and puzzle games for 2 to 3 year olds with nothing to win or lose.
Play ideas
Simple baby sensory activities you can do today
Simple, low-cost baby sensory activity ideas for home, plus how a calm digital sensory playground like Glowbug can fit alongside them.
Toddler sensory play ideas for 1 to 3 year olds
Easy toddler sensory play ideas for home using everyday things, plus calm sensory games for 1 to 3 year olds when you need a quiet moment.
A gentle peekaboo game for babies
Why babies love peekaboo, ways to play it at home, and Peekaboo Pals: a free, gentle peekaboo game where soft friends pop out from behind clouds.
Music games for babies and toddlers
Simple music games for babies and toddlers at home, plus Tiny Band and Music Pads: tap-anywhere instruments that always play in tune, silent until you turn sound on.
Finger painting for toddlers, messy and mess-free
Easy finger painting ideas for toddlers, mess-free options, and Rainbow Paint: glowing paint that follows a finger and slowly fades.
Shape and colour games for toddlers
Shape and colour games for toddlers at home, plus calm matching games: Shape Friends, Colour Baskets, Shadow Match and more, with nothing to get wrong.
Animal games for toddlers
Animal play ideas for toddlers, from animal sounds to farm visits, plus Animal Garden and Glowbug’s farm and jungle games.
Under-the-sea games for babies and toddlers
Under-the-sea play ideas for little ones and Ocean Friends, a free and gentle underwater world with a waving turtle, curious fish and glowing jellyfish.
A calm bubble popping game for little ones
A calm bubble popping game for babies and toddlers: big, slow, shimmering bubbles that pop with a soft sound. Free, no ads, works offline.
High contrast games for babies
Bold black, white and red shapes that gently bloom when touched. A calm high contrast game for young babies, with no ads and silent by default.
Calm moments
Calming activities for babies and toddlers
Gentle, calming activity ideas for babies and toddlers, and how to use Glowbug’s Very Calm mode and Moonlight Magic as a quiet moment.
A gentle bedtime wind-down
Simple bedtime routine ideas for babies and toddlers, and how Glowbug’s Moonlight Magic and Calm Wind-Down journey dim and soften as the session goes on.
Quiet activities for planes, trips and waiting rooms
Quiet toddler activities for flights, long car journeys, restaurants and waiting rooms, plus a calm, silent-by-default game for when you need one.
Screens, safety and Glowbug
Screen time for toddlers: short, shared and calm
A practical, guilt-free approach to toddler screen time: keep it short, shared and calm, choose ad-free apps with a clear end, and follow your own health professional’s guidance.
Toddler games without ads
Looking for baby and toddler games without ads? Glowbug has no ads anywhere, and Child Mode never shows prices, purchases or sign-in prompts.
Safety and privacy, in plain words
Glowbug needs no account, has no ads and collects nothing about your child. Here is exactly how it handles privacy and safety.
A calm little guide for grown-ups
How to use Glowbug calmly and well: playing together, choosing a sensory level, session length and getting back out of Child Mode.