Academics
OopsPals
Everyone slips up - the skill is putting it right. When you bump a friend's tower or say an unkind word, a repair is three small steps: NOTICE what happened, SAY a real sorry (one that names it, not a mumbled sorry), and MEND the hurt - and the mend has to fix THIS hurt (a snack won't rebuild a tower). Pick the mend that puts it right, then walk the three steps yourself. A tiny, gentle making-up game, no internet. Ages 6-8.
▶ Play it nowBuilt for sittings of about 15 minutes on the screen. That is our design budget, not a measurement.
Meet your mentor
Every Spark & Anvil app has a friendly mentor character that demonstrates, asks, and patiently scaffolds learning.
Mentored by Mila
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Meet the cast
OopsPals's crew ARE the steps of a repair - the cast IS the curriculum: how to put a slip-up right. Notice stops and looks: what happened, and who feels hurt? Sorry says a real sorry - one that NAMES what happened, not a mumbled sorry or a sorry-but-you-started-it. Mender picks the one thing that actually fixes THIS hurt, and Match checks the mend fits the hurt (a snack is kind but it won't rebuild a knocked-over tower). Mila, the mentor, holds the gentle frame the whole app rests on: everyone slips up, it does not make you bad, and you can always put it right in three small steps. A first, gentle model of social repair (6-8): short words, big buttons, no score, and it never shames or names a condition. Nothing leaves the device.
Notice
The one who stops and looks - names what happened and who was hurt, the first step of any repair
Sorry
The one who says a real sorry - one that names what happened, never a mumbled sorry or a blaming one
Mender
The fixer - picks the one action that actually mends THIS hurt, then does it
Match
The one who checks the mend fits the hurt - a kind act that fixes a different problem is not the repair
Mila
The warm guide who reminds everyone: everyone slips up, and you can always put it right
What's inside
Learning goal
Everyone slips up - the skill is putting it right. When you bump a friend's tower or say an unkind word, a repair is three small steps: NOTICE what happened, SAY a real sorry (one that names it, not a mumbled sorry), and MEND the hurt - and the mend has to fix THIS hurt (a snack won't rebuild a tower). Pick the mend that puts it right, then walk the three steps yourself. A tiny, gentle making-up game, no internet. Ages 6-8.
Mentored by Mila — no data leaves the device.
How OopsPals handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages
For you, the grown-up
The grown-up side of OopsPals on Spark & Whetstone, our free site for grown-ups: How to Play Again. Making up after a game goes wrong, from both chairs.