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Ages 6–8 · No screen needed to start

Kickstart AI for Kids

Meet AI the friendly way — with questions, crayons, and your own brainpower. Try three free activities right here.

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👋 For grown-ups — please read first

These activities are free, need no login, and don't use any AI. They teach the same ideas as the book — spotting AI, writing clear instructions, and fact-checking — using nothing but tapping and thinking.

The one activity that mentions AI is the Prompt Builder. It only helps your child write a prompt as text. If you'd like to see it come to life, you (the grown-up) can paste it into your own AI tool. Popular AI chatbots are meant for ages 13+, so a child should never use one alone.

Activity 1

The Magic Words Builder

Robots can't read your mind! A great instruction (a prompt) needs a Who, a What, and a How. Build one below.

Who is the robot pretending to be?

What should it draw or do?

Add the fun details!

Copied! ✨
Grown-up step: want to see it for real? Copy the prompt and paste it into your own AI tool (like ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude). Then compare it with your child's own drawing!
Activity 2

The Pet Sorter

AI looks at little clues — called data — to tell things apart. Is each clue from a cat or a dog? Tap your answer!

Activity 3

Fact-Check Patrol

Bots work fast, but sometimes they get things wrong — grown-ups call that a hallucination. Is each one a Brain Fact or a Bot Fib?

Meet the team

Tara, the Chief Detective

Tara

Chief Detective

Loves asking questions and drawing. She double-checks every bot!

Gizmo the Bot, the AI helper

Gizmo

AI Helper

Works super fast — but sometimes gets a little confused.

Professor Owl

Professor Owl

Head Brain

Reminds us to always use our brainpower. Think first, check second!

Take it off-screen

Free printable activity pack

Prefer paper? Download our free 5-page pack and do it with crayons — no screen at all. Four brand-new missions plus a badge to colour.

The No-Screen Activity Pack

Ages 6–8 · A4 · 5 pages: Pattern Detective, Robot Recipe, Draw the Robot's Pet, and Only YOU Can Do This.

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Want 50+ more missions?

The full activity book has 4 parts, 10 missions, badges to earn and a Junior AI Pilot diploma — all with no screen needed.

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