ThinkSprout is a 15-minute-a-day programme that teaches children aged 6–11 to reason clearly, solve problems, and make better decisions — with results parents can actually see at home.
A mystery your child solves using real detective thinking — clues, logic, no guessing.
Schools teach subjects. Nobody teaches your child how to actually think through a problem — or a choice.
Most edtech adds screen time. Every ThinkSprout session ends with your child away from the screen, doing something real.
Tuition, sport, music. These build skills. But can your child explain why they made a choice — before they made it?
How it works
No app to install. No homework to force. Just a simple loop that builds a habit.
Your child meets a character facing a real dilemma. They learn one thinking tool and use it to solve the mystery. Sessions are hard-capped at 15 minutes.
Every activity ends with a 5-minute real-world task — the screen goes away, and the learning becomes visible at home.
After every activity — one clear update: what your child practised, what to watch for today, and one dinner-table question to ask.
What they learn
Each skill is named, taught explicitly, and applied to situations your child already faces.
Noticing what others miss — and asking what it means
From age 6Spotting patterns, drawing conclusions, ruling out what doesn't fit
From age 6Breaking big messy problems into steps anyone can follow
From age 7Comparing options, weighing benefits and risks before choosing
From age 6Needs vs wants, saving goals, trade-offs — in real situations
From age 6Knowing what you don't know — before you decide or act
From age 7Planning, checking, and improving your own work — without being told
From age 6Using these skills outside the lesson — at home, school, with friends
From age 6The course
Each week builds on the last. Day 1 of the free trial is below — no sign-up needed.
Observation · See → Think → Wonder · Who ate the last cookie?
Logical reasoning · Sequences, rules, and what comes next
Critical thinking · What do I not know yet?
Problem solving · Breaking big problems into small parts
Decision making · Options, benefits, risks — before you decide
Finance habits · Needs vs wants, saving goals, trade-offs
Self-regulation · Plan → Do → Check → Improve
Transfer · Solve a family scenario using everything you've learned
Join the pilot
We're working with a small group of families to make sure the experience is genuinely excellent before we open wider. The pilot starts June 2026.
Completely free — no credit card, no obligation
No app to install — works in any browser
15 minutes a day, 7 days — one short activity each day
Daily parent note — one clear update after every activity
Your feedback shapes the course — pilot families co-build it with us
One tap with Google — no passwords to remember. For parents; children never sign in.
🔒 No spam. No ads. We only send what matters.
Free Activity · Day 1
A real detective mystery. Collect clues, eliminate suspects, and solve the case — using logic, not guessing. Listen along with the audio guide!
Riya counted the cookies this morning. Six chocolate chip cookies in the jar. She'd been thinking about them ALL day at school.
Now she's home. The jar is empty. Mum is smiling. "Someone ate the last cookie," Mum says. "Can you figure out who?"
Four people were home today. Only one of them did it. Tap each suspect card to reveal their clue — and listen carefully!
👆 Tap each card to reveal their clue
Good detectives don't guess. They look carefully, think about what they see, and ask smart questions. This tool helps you do exactly that.
Let's try it together with Dadi's clue:
See how we moved from what we noticed → to what it means → to what we still need to know? Now let's use this to crack the case!
A great detective crosses off who it couldn't be — until only one person remains. Use your clues!
The cookie jar is on the top shelf. The height chart shows Mia is too short to reach it on her own. Could she have taken the last cookie?
Mum moved the cookie jar to the top shelf at 4:30pm. Kabir left at 4pm — 30 minutes before the jar was even moved there. Could he have taken it?
Dadi says chocolate gives her a tummy ache and she never eats it. No smudge on her hands. Do you think she did it?
Three suspects ruled out. Which clues point to Dad? Tap the ones that helped you figure it out!
Tap the clues that point to Dad:
Dad looks sheepish. "I was on a really long call and I needed something sweet. I thought there were more cookies!"
Mum laughs. Riya laughs. Even Dadi laughs.
"You figured it out, Riya — and so did you! 🕵️"
Great detectives always ask: which clue mattered most? This is what separates real thinking from guessing.
"Which single clue was most useful — the one that really cracked the case?"
What other ThinkSprout detectives said:
All great answers! The best detectives explain why their clue mattered — not just what it was.
The best detectives never stop looking. Here's your mission for today — away from the screen.
Walk into any room in your house. Look carefully. Something is different from yesterday.
Can you spot something before anyone else does? 🏆
Observation — noticing details others miss, and using clues to reach a conclusion rather than guessing.
There were red herrings — the chai, the garden. Your child had to decide which clues actually mattered. Most adults find this genuinely difficult.
Does your child notice something and tell you what they think it means — not just what they see?
That's Day 1! 🎉
Tomorrow: your child compares two pictures to spot what changed. Join the trial to unlock all 7 days.
Free Trial · 7 Days
A continuous 7-day detective story set in Riya's neighbourhood. Every day a new location, a new clue, and a new episode — each ending with a cliffhanger that makes tomorrow feel urgent. One mystery runs through all 7 days. Ages 5–8.
Someone visited the school last night and scrambled the notice board. Four people were there early this morning — each noticed something different. Your child taps each witness, collects 4 clues, uses the See → Think → Wonder tool, eliminates the impossible, and figures out how The Shadow got in. Ends with a cliffhanger: a torn note with the letter "D".
Start The Shadow Mysteries →Rao Uncle's jar labels have been swapped overnight. Your child matches 3 jars to their correct descriptions — and finds a tiny rolled note behind the mango jar. It says: "Getting warmer 🙂 —D". The mystery deepens.
All the books have been sorted by colour — and one is missing entirely. Inside another book: the initial "D" again. The same letter as Day 1. This is no coincidence. Muddy footprints are spotted in the garden the next morning...
Flowers have been planted overnight in a secret pattern — and one is in completely the wrong spot. A stone marker underneath has the number "7" scratched into it. And the pattern... matches the symbol on the Detective Club's wall.
A treasure map drawn in chalk appears on the park footpath overnight. Your child follows 3 map clues on a grid to find what The Shadow left: a gold star sticker — identical to the Detective Club's own symbol. Then Riya's phone buzzes: "Meet me at the Community Hall. —D".
Back at the treehouse HQ. All 5 clues assembled. Your child matches every clue to where it was found — and a partial festival poster emerges. "Dadaji's ___ Festival". Tomorrow. Community Hall. The truth waits.
The hall is decorated. Dadaji from No. 7 is sitting there, smiling. He planned a neighbourhood treasure hunt for the community festival — and needed the sharpest detective to help announce it. Your child places the final decorations on the festival poster. Chief Detective badge earned. 🏆
7 days. 7 clues. One mystery. 🌑
Every day ends with a cliffhanger. Every day builds the same skill a little deeper — until your child is reading scenes, combining clues, and spotting things nobody else noticed. Sign up to unlock all 7 days.
Start The Shadow Mysteries →ThinkSprout · 7-Day Detective Story
Someone mysterious has been visiting our neighbourhood every night — leaving clues at seven different locations. Seven days. Seven clues. One mystery to solve. This is a continuous detective story for ages 5–8.