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Using StarLoom

Daily use is short: mark chores, award extra stars, and approve rewards.

Parent home

Signed in as a parent, Home shows every person in the family with their star balance and last award. A banner links to pending redemption requests when children have asked for rewards.

Open a person card to see their ledger, award or revoke stars, and edit their profile.

Child home

Signed in as a child, Home shows only that child’s stars:

  • Current balance
  • Recent awards
  • Rewards they can redeem (or how many more stars they need)
  • Star charts that include their chores

Rewards that need approval show as Pending approval. Rewards that are not available right now (for example a weekday-only treat) are marked unavailable.

Star charts

Open Star Charts and pick a chart. Each row is a chore; each column is a day of this week.

  • A scheduled day you can complete shows as a button
  • A completed day shows the stars earned
  • Use the week arrows to look at previous or next weeks
  • Parents can add another chore from the chart toolbar

Completing a chore writes an award to that child’s ledger.

Awarding stars by hand

From a person’s page, enter an amount and an optional note (“Helped with dinner”). The default amount comes from Settings (Default award stars).

Revoke is for mistakes. It cannot take the balance below zero.

Redeeming rewards

Children tap a reward they can afford on their home. If the reward needs approval, stars are not spent until a parent approves it.

Parents can award a reward from Rewards (the Award action on a row) and choose who receives it.

Approving requests

Open Rewards. The Redemption requests table lists pending items. Approve to deduct stars and grant the privilege; Reject leaves the balance unchanged.

Managing rewards

On Rewards, parents can add, edit, or retire catalog items. Inactive rewards stay in history but no longer appear in the shop.

Optional availability expression limits when a reward can be redeemed (for example not on Mondays). Leave it blank for always available.

People and avatars

Control Panel → People lists everyone. Open Manage to:

  • Change the display name or star colour
  • Upload a JPEG, PNG, or WebP avatar (max 2 MB)
  • Review the star ledger

Only parents manage avatars. Children see their own picture on their home page.