About Us
About Yakety Pak
Why we built it
We’re parents too. We love our kids…and we watched our chats lose the battle to bright screens. Instead of fighting tech, we flipped it. We took the games our kids adore and turned them into real-life talking points anyone—gamer or not—can enjoy.
What we make
Pause. Play. Connect. is the first deck in the Yakety Pak family. It’s a pocket-sized nudge to sit together, hit pause, and turn “What are you playing?” into “Tell me more.” Each prompt pulls a thread from the digital world—Minecraft builds, cozy sims, sports games, you name it—and weaves it into real conversation at the table, on the couch, or in the car.
What we believe
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Screens aren’t the issue. Disconnection is.
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Not anti-tech. Not shame-based. Not rigid. We’re pro-connection, pro-curiosity, and pro-real life.
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Co-play beats control. Sharing their world (even for 10 minutes) changes the vibe.
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Small prompts, big doors. A pixel can open a door; a prompt can open a heart.
How it works
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Pause—take a breath together (yep, even mid-level).
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Play—pull a card and let the game world spark the real-world chat.
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Connect—listen, laugh, trade roles, and keep it light. No lectures. No eye-rolls. Just shared time.
Who it’s for
For the Screen-Smart Connector—the parent who wants balance, empathy, and bonding without banning screens. If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t want to fight the iPad…I want to understand it,” you’re our people.
Our promise
We’ll never guilt you about screen time. We’ll give you simple tools that fit real family life—busy schedules, messy rooms, and all. We’ll keep building decks and resources that turn digital moments into human ones.
A note from our family to yours
Yakety Pak started as a family project at our kitchen table. It’s now making its way to yours. Thanks for letting us be part of your pause button. Let’s keep yakking—one card, one chuckle, one “tell me about your world” at a time.
Pause. Play. Connect.
Because great conversations can happen any time you press pause together.