Why a session should have an ending
Endings give children a sense of completion — and give families a natural place to stop.
Resources
Notes from the KODO world
What we're learning about children, curiosity and screens — shared openly.
KODO Journal
Behind the design decisions
Designing rewards that mean something
How we decide when a star is earned, and why we removed three reward types along the way.
Building a mascot kids listen to
Kodo went through eleven versions. The quiet one won.
Learning tips
Small things that keep curiosity going
Ideas you can use tonight, with or without KODO.
Ask for the story, not the score
“What was the tricky part?” beats “how many did you get right?”
Let them be stuck for a minute
The pause before the idea is where most of the learning happens.
Follow the tangent
If a quest sparks a question about volcanoes, chase it.
Make an ending visible
Close the session together — it turns stopping into a ritual.
Two short beats one long
Fifteen focused minutes twice a week works better than an hour once.
Show your own curiosity
Kids copy what adults find interesting far more than what they're told.
Parent resources
Practical guides to print or keep
Family screen agreement
A one-page template for agreeing limits together, without a fight.
Quest conversation cards
Twelve questions to ask after a session, printed on cards.
Ready to start the adventure?
Set up a KODO explorer profile in a couple of minutes and let the first quest begin.
