Free, safe, and vetted AI tools for kids ages 8-12 and their families. Everything you need to explore AI together.
Create amazing AI art safely! These tools are vetted for kids and designed to spark creativity.
Purpose-built AI art platform for kids. Create images from text prompts with robust content filtering and a child-friendly interface.
Design platform with AI-powered image creation. Auto-moderation keeps content safe. Perfect for school projects!
Try CanvaDraw a simple sketch, and AI transforms it into refined artwork. Great for seeing how AI interprets your drawings!
Try ScribbleFree AI art generator - no account needed! Creates 9 images from your text prompt. *Parental supervision recommended.
Try Craiyon
Write stories, create with words, and explore how AI understands language!
Create personalized stories with AI! Get complete tales with chapters, illustrations, and even audio narration in 11 languages.
AI companion designed by Harvard & Stanford experts. 1,000+ storybooks, learning games, and customizable AI friends!
Explore HeeyoSimple AI story writing for kids. Focus on creative storytelling with age-appropriate themes.
Try StoryBeeGoogle's interactive music experiments! Explore rhythm, melody, and harmony. No account needed, works in your browser.
Make MusicAward-winning music game! Drag and drop animated beatboxers to create your own music. Used in schools worldwide.
Try Incredibox
Learn, research, and code with AI! These tools help you think critically and solve problems.
Khan Academy's AI tutor! Unlike ChatGPT, Khanmigo guides you to discover answers yourself using questions - it won't just give you the answer.
Kid-safe search engine! Powered by Google Safe Search with extra filtering. Hand-picked, editor-reviewed results.
Search SafelyUpload notes and let AI create study guides, summaries, and even podcasts! *Available to all ages through school accounts.
Try NotebookLMThe gold standard for kids' coding! Now with AI features like Face Sensing that processes locally (no data sent anywhere).
Train your own AI models! Teaches machine learning concepts through hands-on projects. Integrates with Scratch.
Train AIComplete computer science curriculum. Hour of Code activities are perfect for beginners!
Learn to CodeDownload these free worksheets and guides to use alongside the book!
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ChatGPT requires users to be 13+. For younger kids, we recommend Khanmigo (Khan Academy's AI tutor) which has educational guardrails and parental visibility. Parents can also set up ChatGPT with the new parental controls for supervised use.
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