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Learning in context
Build, measure, count, paint, and play alongside Grandpa in eight learning activities. The workshop brings tools and woodworking vocabulary together with number groups, measurement, fractions, puzzles, and matching.
Painting projects and customizing a clubhouse give children creative choices alongside the math. Gameplay and narration are in English.
Numbers and measurement
- Count objects and compare number groups.
- Measure boards and explore fractions.
Tools and visual reasoning
- Recognize tools and woodworking words.
- Work with visual puzzles and matching tasks.
Creative choices
- Paint projects using chosen colors.
- Customize a clubhouse and explore rewards.
Mini-Games
Eight learning activities covering tools, numbers, measurement, puzzles, painting, and clubhouse rewards.
The eight activities are grouped below by the kinds of practice described in the current game listing.
Tools and woodworking
Play. Explore tools and the words used in a workshop.
Practice. Tool recognition and vocabulary.
Counting and number groups
Play. Count items and recognize groups.
Practice. Connecting quantities with numbers.
Measuring and fractions
Play. Measure boards and explore parts of a whole.
Practice. Measurement and early fractions.
Visual puzzles and matching
Play. Compare items and solve workshop puzzles.
Practice. Visual reasoning and matching.
Painting projects
Play. Choose colors for a project.
Practice. Color choice and creative expression.
Clubhouse customization
Play. Choose details for a clubhouse.
Practice. Making and comparing design choices.
See the game in action
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Keep playing with a coloring sheet
From Connie's collection
Color Grandpa and Grandma!
Two familiar friends, ready for your favorite colors.
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From Connie's collection
Silly Vegetables
A basketful of Grandma's cheerful vegetables.
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The workshop gives measurement and number tasks a practical setting. A board can be measured, a tool can be named, and a project can be painted, connecting the words and numbers with visible objects.
Try it together
Measure a strip of paper together. Compare it with a shorter strip and use the words longer, shorter, and equal.
Fairlady Media is the family studio founded by James and Connie Bossert. Connie holds a doctorate in educational psychology and works on instructional design and illustration. Meet the people behind the games.
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Customer reviews
Selected five-star customer stories, in their own words. These excerpts reflect the app versions the reviewers used.
I love that they are practicing math skills that reinforce what I'm teaching them at home.
They will know their way around my real workshop in no time, and I can't wait for that!
it's so cute, when the grampa in the game gives a high five, she high fives us too.
…he still gets a kick out of putting broken pieces together and giving Grandpa high fives.
Awards, reviews & App Store history
Recognition for Grandpa's Workshop
Explore the awards and published reviews this game has received. These records describe the versions available at the time.
Awards & editorial selections
iPad Kids
32 Best iPad Apps for Kids in 2012
2012
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Published reviews & coverage
Common Sense Media
Review
iPad Kids
Review · 2012
WRAL / Go Ask Mom
Gift-guide feature · 2012
From the review archive
These reviews are documented in our records, but we could not verify a working original page. We’ve kept the publications listed here.
Best Apps for Kids
Review · 2013
I Am a Mess
Review · 2013
MainStreet & Apple
Review · 2013
Privacy and grown-up controls
Our privacy policy describes how Fairlady Media apps handle local settings, child-created content, external actions, and support requests.
- Apple's privacy label
- Data Not Collected. Read this game's App Privacy details.
- Child accounts
- Our policy says children do not need to create an account or provide personal information.
- On-device content
- Apps may save settings, progress, rewards, or creations on the device. Our policy explains when an adult can choose to share content.
- Links out of the app
- Our policy places external support, privacy, sharing, and App Store actions behind a parent gate.
- Contacting support
- An adult can email us. We receive the email address and any details they choose to send so we can respond.
Policy and U.S. App Store label checked September 13, 2026. The Apple label and the website policy are separate sources.
Before you download
- Designed for
- Ages 6–8
- Apple age information
- 4+; Made for Ages 6–8
- Devices
- iPhone and iPad
- Minimum system
- iOS 15.0 or iPadOS 15.0
- App language
- English, as listed by Apple
- Included content
- Eight learning activities covering tools, numbers, measurement, puzzles, painting, and clubhouse rewards.
- U.S. download price
- $2.99 USD
- Public version
- 3.6.1
- Version release date
- 2026-08-01
- Family Sharing
- Up to six family members, with Family Sharing enabled
U.S. App Store facts checked September 13, 2026. Price, availability, and compatibility can change. Check the current listing before buying.
For device help, visit game support. For a question about this game, an adult can email support@fairladymedia.com.
Questions parents ask
Who is Grandpa's Workshop designed for?
Its current game description specifies ages 6–8. Early measurement and number practice are useful starting points. Individual children vary; explore the activities and screenshots together.
What age range should I use for Grandpa's Workshop?
The current game description specifies ages 6–8. Choose based on your child's comfort with counting, measurement, and visual puzzles, and explore a few activities together first.
What can we try away from the screen?
Measure a strip of paper together. Compare it with a shorter strip and use the words longer, shorter, and equal.
Which devices can run the app?
The current U.S. listing requires iOS or iPadOS 15.0 or later. Check Apple's compatibility details for your device before purchasing.
Where can I find privacy and purchase information?
Read the privacy summary above, our privacy policy, and the current App Store listing for this game.
What if I need help?
Visit our support page for troubleshooting and a way to contact us.
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