What are some AI activities for kids to create their own fairytale?
What You'll Need
- ChatGPT or Gemini on a parent's account, for the story
- Gemini Storybook (optional): makes a 10-page illustrated book with read-aloud narration. It's for users 18 and older, so a parent makes it.
- A name for your hero (a nickname, not your child's full name)
- Optional drawing supplies, toys or costumes
Parent tip
ChatGPT and Gemini personal accounts are 13+. For younger kids, you type while your child talks. Use a nickname for the hero rather than your child's full name. Checked October 2026.
How to Do It
- Create your hero. Your kid picks a name, a personality and one special power. If they draw the hero, it can also become an AI action figure.
- Pick a theme. Choose silly, magical or futuristic.
- Let the AI interview your kid. Type: "Before you write anything, ask my kid 3 fun questions about their hero, one at a time." Your child answers out loud, and you type the answers. This keeps the story theirs.
- Let the AI write a first draft. Ask for a short story (about one page) using those answers. Read it together.
- Change one thing. Your kid decides what's wrong with the draft: a boring villain, a missing pet, a better ending. Ask the AI to rewrite just that part. Spotting the weak part is a skill, and the Outsmart the AI game practices it.
- Bring it to life. Illustrate scenes together, or act it out with toys or costumes. Or turn your kid into a cartoon character so the hero looks like them.
- Make it a keepsake. Record your kid reading it as an audiobook, or have a parent paste the final story into Gemini Storybook to make a 10-page illustrated read-aloud book.
Kids don't need to code: the AI writes the first draft, and your child is the author who decides what stays.
FAQ
Is this AI story project good for a 6-year-old?
Yes. It's designed for ages 6 and up. Younger kids describe their hero out loud and answer the AI's questions while a parent types, then help illustrate scenes or act out the story with toys and costumes. Little filmmakers can also try a magical unicorn AI movie.
Do kids need to know how to code for this AI project?
No. This is a no-code AI project. Kids invent the hero, answer questions and decide what to change, and the AI writes the draft. The creative work (illustrating, acting it out, recording an audiobook) happens off-screen. For more like this, here are 10 no-prep AI activities to try next.
Can my child use Gemini Storybook on their own?
No. Google says Storybook is available to Gemini users over 18, so a parent makes the book. Your child can still pick the pictures they like and read it aloud to the family.
Sources
Checked October 2026.
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