# Baby mode

One switch sets up the whole app so a five-year-old can use it alone, with single notes, big buttons, cats and confetti.

## For children who cannot read the settings yet

PianoKitty has a lot of settings, and a small child needs none of them. With baby mode switched on, the drill asks for single notes, the theme becomes playful, the buttons get bigger, the game is on, and a correct answer brings confetti and a cat.

![The practice screen in baby mode: one note asked for, large and friendly.](https://pianokitty.com/features/en/baby-mode/app.webp)

## A settings page a child can read

The preferences page shrinks to four things: which keys to practice, whether the note is shown by name or on the staff, and big links to play, to the levels and to the note course. Every advanced option stays hidden until baby mode is switched off, so a child cannot open the tempo curve or the voicing rules by accident.

![The baby-mode preferences page: which keys to practice, how to show the notes, and big links.](https://pianokitty.com/features/en/baby-mode/preferences.webp)

![Big chips for choosing which keys to practice.](https://pianokitty.com/features/en/baby-mode/notes.webp)

## More rewards

Baby mode also makes the app more fun. Cat photos are on from the start, fireworks go off, the robot avatars come out, and the game runs with hearts. A child who cannot read “dominant seventh” yet will still notice when a cat appears.

![A cat photo shown as a reward in baby mode.](https://pianokitty.com/features/en/baby-mode/reward.webp)

> Baby mode is an ordinary preference, so a parent or teacher can switch it on for one device and leave their own account as it is.

## On a tablet or a phone

![Baby mode on a phone.](https://pianokitty.com/features/en/baby-mode/app-mobile.webp)

## Set it up for a child

- Try it: [Turn it on](https://pianokitty.com/preferences): The switch is near the top of Preferences.
- Try it: [Single notes, white keys](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=chords&ct=49&bn=0,2,4,5,7,9,11&inv=0): What baby mode practices: one note at a time.
- Try it: [The note course](https://pianokitty.com/courses/notation): Reading notes, from the beginning.
- Try it: [Levels](https://pianokitty.com/levels): The first levels are for complete beginners.

Related: [For parents](https://pianokitty.com/features/parents.md), [Getting started for parents](https://pianokitty.com/features/parents-start.md), [The pet shop](https://pianokitty.com/features/pet-shop.md)

Source: https://pianokitty.com/features/baby-mode