⌨️ I Built Three Typing Games — And They’re Obsessed

I launched three typing games in quick succession.

Not because I wanted to. Because I had a problem — and it’s one most parents don’t even notice until it’s too late.

Children have stopped learning to type.

Not “type with two fingers and pray.” Not “hunt and peck like a confused woodpecker.” I mean actual touch typing — all ten fingers, home row, the whole lost art of it.

So I built what would actually get them to practice.

Poké Typing

First came pkmtype.com.

Pokémon themed typing. Because nothing motivates a child like the promise of battling with Pikachu while their fingers learn the QWERTY layout they’ve been dodging for years.

It works exactly like the classic Pokémon battles — but you type the words to execute moves. Faster typing means faster attacks. The mechanic teaches speed and accuracy simultaneously.

They didn’t just play it. They camped it.

Type The Flag

Second was typetheflag.com.

This one kills two birds with one stone. Children learn to type and recognise every country flag in the world. Geography education disguised as a speed challenge.

The results? My kids now walk around naming flags they see on telly, in magazines, on other people’s luggage at airport departures. It stuck.

Typecraft

Third — typecraft.uk.

Minecraft themed. Because if Pokémon doesn’t hook them, Minecraft certainly will.

Same concept: type words to survive, build, and progress. The blocky aesthetic is pure Minecraft, and the typing mechanics are identical to Poké Typing — so skills transfer between all three games.

The Real Win: California vs London

Here’s what I didn’t expect.

My nephews in California found the games. Then they saw the global leaderboards.

Now there’s a healthy competition running between London and California, with both sets of kids determined to crack the global top ten scores.

That’s when I knew I’d cracked something.

This wasn’t just about typing practice anymore. It was about connection — cousins thousands of miles apart, competing on the same scoreboard, pushing each other to get faster.

A Lost Art Worth Saving

Touch typing is not just a skill. It’s fluency — the difference between a child who can communicate digitally and one who has to fight the keyboard every time.

I’m so thankful that God gave me the idea, the ability to build these, and the opportunity to see children genuinely enjoying something that will serve them for the rest of their lives.

Praise the Lᴏʀᴅ — for the little wins, for the unexpected competitions, and for the art of typing that I prayed wouldn’t be lost to another generation of two-finger peckers.