Counting starts to make sense
Touch each object to count it, compare two groups, recognise a numeral. Then number bonds, shapes, positions and telling the time: things to handle and play with, right up to the first written sums with + and −.
EDUCATIONAL GAMES FOR 3–6 YEAR OLDS · CALM · NO ADSLearning becomes
a little adventure.
With Girafoufou, your child plays with numbers, English sounds, letters and puzzles, traces lower-case letters, strolls through the farm and the forest, and hears their very first words of French. A friend to come back to, a garden to grow, stories to share.A whole little world to grow up in, at their own pace.
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YOUR CHILD’S PLAYGROUND FOR DISCOVERY
Step into
Girafoufou’s little world.
Pictures taken from the game: places to explore, numbers to touch, a garden to look after.
THEIR FIRST WORLD FOR LEARNING
Big adventures.
Small victories, all their own.
Girafoufou is a calm learning game for children aged 3 to 6, with a little giraffe as their companion. Guided by voice and pictures, your child explores numbers, English phonics, lower-case writing, shapes and logic, walks through nature and hears first words of French, then comes back to their garden, their stories and their creative games.
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The joy of working it out
Mazes, jigsaws, shadows, pairs, tangrams, picture sudoku, cubes… Puzzles for looking closely, making links and trying another way. The difficulty moves with their successes and their hesitations.
Nature walks and talking picture books
The farm, the pond, the savannah, the forest, the night, the seasons, their own body… Tap an animal: it acts out its little gesture, and the voice tells three facts (where it lives, what it eats, and its baby).
And letters? The English letters path explores early phonics in small steps: hear a sound, touch its letter, from s, a, t, p to the sounds we write with two letters, like ch and sh, and the long sounds of spring, like ee in bee and oa in boat; then help Mr Gobble collect the letters of his first words, sound by sound: cat, dog, pig, sun, moon, star… Trace lower-case letters and numbers with your finger. Then guess a word from its sounds (c… a… t… cat!) and write the words you hear, tile by tile. There are also rhyming games, first-sound games, listening games for similar words, and stories to sound out together.
And this little world becomes theirs. Plant strawberries, cook a carrot soup for Girafoufou, Little Reindeer or Sunny the cat, decorate the garden, make up a drawing, dance slowly with Girafoufou, listen to Goldilocks… Learning sits side by side with the joy of creating and caring.
A LITTLE FRENCH, JUST FOR FUN
Look, a pig!
In French, we say: le cochon!
Girafoufou comes from France. Behind the door marked “Bonjour!”, she shows your child a picture and gives its name in French, with its little article: le cochon, la vache, la fraise. Six small themes: animals, the farm, the body, fruit and vegetables, the sky and space, pirates.
Three new words per visit. Each word is shown and heard first, and only then asked: your child simply finds the right picture. No microphone, nothing to repeat out loud (unless they want to!). Little French greetings (“Bonjour!”, “Merci!”, “Bonne nuit!”) open and close the visits.
pig→le cochon
A first ear for another language.
cow → la vache · strawberry → la fraise
THEIR PACE. THEIR TRIES. THEIR PROUD MOMENTS.
The right little challenge,
at the right moment.
At three, four or five, children aren’t all in the same place. Girafoufou makes room for what your child already knows… and for what they want to discover next.
A start within reach
You choose their age (3, 4 or 5) in the parents’ corner, to set where the journey begins. Activities move up in small steps, from first discoveries to bigger challenges.
Room to grow
Each success opens what comes next. In the puzzle box, several wins move the challenge up a notch; too many mistakes, and it quietly becomes easier again.
The courage to try again
No timer, no punishment. An encouraging voice, time to look, and that joy: “I tried again… and I found it!”
Big discoveries
need little breaks too.
THE WISH TO LEARN. THE TIME TO GROW.
A friend who encourages.
And knows when to take a break.
- A familiar voice, from one discovery to the next.Girafoufou guides your child with her voice and with pictures: every instruction is also written on screen. She encourages them to look, to try, then to try again: effort counts too.
- Calm, on purpose.Slow, gentle animations, soft sounds, never a flash, a buzzer or a timer. Between two challenges, a walk, a drawing or the garden gives everyone room to breathe. And no ads, anywhere.
- The adventure carries on off screen.“Find something round”, “Go and get three spoons”… Little missions invite your child to put the tablet down: Girafoufou never checks, she trusts them. After about 25 minutes of play in a day, Girafoufou goes off for a nap: only a grown-up can say “just a bit more”.
No ads. No trackers. An optional parent account to save progress across devices.
THEIR LITTLE WORLD IS WAITING
Their next discoveries
start with a hello.
Start playing without an account. To continue on another device, save your child’s progress to your parent account. Choose French or British English for each child: their garden and earned stars stay with them.
Play with Girafoufou A little friend. A big wish to learn.AGES 3-6 · NO ADS
Girafoufou at a glance
- Age
- 3 to 6: Nursery, Reception and Year 1.
- What children learn
- Numbers (counting, numerals, number bonds and first sums), early phonics with letter sounds and first words, logic puzzles such as mazes, jigsaws and tangrams, and first words of French.
- For children who can’t read yet
- Every instruction is spoken aloud and written on screen.
- Price
- The trial is free. The full game is paid: £5.99 a month, £49.99 a year, or £69 once for “Nursery to Year 1” (five years of family access), VAT included, for all the children in the family.
- What’s free
- The trial, with no account and no time limit: a selection of games at your child’s level.
- Ads
- None, and no trackers. Nothing is ever sold to your child in the game.
- Screen time
- After 25 minutes of play in a day (adjustable from 5 to 25 minutes), Girafoufou takes a nap. Only a grown-up can extend it.
- Where to play
- In a web browser on a tablet, a phone or a computer, with nothing to install.
- Languages
- British English and French. A parent chooses the language for each child.
- Your child’s data
- Without an account, progress stays on your device. The parent account is optional: progress is stored encrypted on our server in Amsterdam. The game never asks for the microphone.
- Who makes it
- Marcel Venturino, a dad in Aix-en-Provence, France. Contact: marcel@girafoufou.fr.
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Questions from parents.
What age is Girafoufou for?
Girafoufou is made for children aged 3 to 6 (Nursery, Reception and Year 1) playing with a grown-up nearby. Every instruction is spoken aloud and written on screen, and the gestures are simple: your child doesn’t need to read to start.
What will my child learn?
Today’s English edition covers numbers (counting, comparing, recognising numerals, number bonds and first sums with + and −), shapes, positions and telling the time; logic puzzles such as mazes, jigsaws, shadows, pairs, tangrams and picture sudoku; the living world, through nature walks and talking picture books; and first words of French. Stories, drawing, movement games, the garden and the kitchen complete the adventure.
Is there phonics or reading?
Yes. The English letters path explores early phonics in small steps: your child hears a sound and touches its letter, starting with s, a, t, p, i and n, then builds Mr Gobble’s first short words, sound by sound (cat, dog, sun, moon, star…), and guesses a word when the voice says its sounds one by one. There are also rhyming games, first-sound games, listening games for similar words, and stories to sound out together. Goldilocks is read aloud, The Picnic is a picture story to read together, and seven original stories offer short sentences to sound out: Fox and the Map, Cat and the Snack, Hen and the Egg, Fox and the Boat, Duck and the Pond, Pig and the Mud, and Owl and the Night.
Why is there French in an English game?
Girafoufou comes from France: in the French edition, children discover their first words of English; in yours, they discover French. Behind the “Bonjour!” door, each word is shown, heard with its article (le cochon, la fraise), then found among the pictures. Nothing to say out loud, no microphone, no pressure: just a first ear for another language.
How much does it cost? Do I need an account?
The trial is free: the discovery offer, playable with no account and no time limit, lets your child try a selection of games at their level. The full game is paid: family access costs £5.99 a month, £49.99 a year, or £69 once for “Nursery to Year 1” (five years), VAT included, for all the children in the family. A parent buys it in the parents’ corner, behind a question for grown-ups, with a parent account; it is sold by Link, Stripe’s payments service. Family access covers French and British English without another purchase. Your child never sees a price. Girafoufou plays in your web browser or in the app.
Are there ads? And what about screen time?
There are no ads and no trackers, anywhere. After about 25 minutes of play in a day, Girafoufou offers a nap and the game closes gently; only a grown-up can extend it. Little missions also invite your child to put the tablet down and play in real life.
What do you keep about my child?
Without a parent account, progress stays on your device. If you link a child to your account, we store their profile and progress encrypted on our server in Amsterdam, so you can continue on another device. French and English learning progress stays separate; the garden, earned stars and quiet time stay shared. No ads, no trackers and no microphone. Our privacy policy explains what is stored and how to erase it.
A small idea
to try together.
Find an activity that fits today, or choose a guide for your child’s age. Each guide explains the game and its limits, with ideas to carry on off screen.