About Our Family

The Charades for Kids family team

Our family team: Jānis Sr., Lelde, Marta (9), and Jānis Jr. (6)

How It All Started

We are a family of four from Latvia who absolutely loved playing charades together. There's Jānis Senior (father), Lelde (mother), Marta (9 years old), and Jānis Junior (6 years old). Family game night was always special in our household.

But we had a challenge - we also wanted to include our youngest son, who was just 3 years old at the time. Little Jānis couldn't read yet and sometimes lacked the imagination to act out words that were just written on paper. We watched him struggle to participate in our favorite family activity, and it broke our hearts.

The "Aha!" Moment

That's when we had our breakthrough idea. Instead of just showing him words, we started creating pictures to help him understand what to act out. But we didn't stop there - we also showed him how he could act out each word, giving him examples and guidance.

And then something magical happened - it immediately clicked with him! Suddenly, our 3-year-old was not just participating but having a blast acting out animals, actions, and all sorts of fun words. He went from being left out to being the star of the show.

That moment of pure joy on his face was when the app idea was born. We realized there must be thousands of other families with young children who face the same challenge. Why not help them all?

Building the App Together

👨‍💻 Jānis Sr. - iOS Developer

With over 15 years of iOS development experience, Dad handled all the technical magic. From coding the app's functionality to ensuring it works perfectly on every device, Jānis Sr. brought our family idea to life.

👩‍🏫 Lelde - Content Creator & Teacher

As a professional teacher, Mom knew exactly what words would work best for kids. She hand-picked every single word, selected all the pictures, and directed, filmed, and processed every help video in the app.

🎭 Marta & Jānis Jr. - The Stars

Our kids weren't just the inspiration - they became the actors! They starred in all the help videos, showing other kids exactly how to act out each word. Their natural enthusiasm and creativity shine through in every video.

🎉 Fun Fact

For all their hard work as actors, Marta and Jānis Jr. earned a family trip to Legoland in England! They definitely deserved it after all those takes!

Charades for Kids app in action

Our app in action - making charades accessible for everyone

We Hope You Love It Too!

Creating this app was incredibly fun for our entire family. From brainstorming words around the dinner table to filming silly videos in our living room, every moment was filled with laughter and creativity.

Our goal was simple: make charades accessible and enjoyable for kids of all ages and reading levels. If our app helps bring your family together for game night the way it did for ours, then we've accomplished exactly what we set out to do.

Download Our App

Ready to bring the fun to your family? Get our app and let the charades magic begin!

Enjoy!
❤️ The Charades for Kids Family