In my years doing this, i guess these work:

• Canva for Education: Safe but kinda basic.
• Scribble Diffusion: Lowkey cool for sketches, tho limited story-wise.

sooo i’ve been down this rabbit hole trying to find stuff that isn’t just a total ripoff... honestly, most AI for kids sites are basically just rebranded wrappers for expensive APIs. if you want value, Adobe Express is actually decent cuz the free version is pretty beefy for a 10yo. it lets them play with AI image stuff but keeps it in a creative layout context so they’re actually designing rather than just clicking a button. here’s what i’d look at:

• Storybird - its really good for the writing spark but ugh, their pricing changed recently and it’s kinda frustrating now.
• Microsoft Designer - basically free with a microsoft account and safe-ish, tho it’s a bit basic.
• Storyboarder by Wonder Unit - totally free and great for kids who wanna visualize their scripts without a subscription. unfortunately, a lot of the cool tools have sneaky monthly costs, so definitely stick to the free versions first... peace!

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Unfortunately, most of those 'made-for-kids' sites are just rebranded junk that gets boring fast. i’ve been through a dozen of them with my family and they’re usually a letdown because they treat the user like they can't handle actual creative tools. While the earlier suggestions are fine for total beginners, they feel way too restrictive if you really want to nurture that spark. If you want them to actually feel like they're collaborating, i’d suggest trying a slightly more DIY setup together:

• Leonardo.ai is great because of the Realtime Canvas feature. They can doodle a stick figure and watch it turn into a character instantly while they move the brush around.
• Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet for the storytelling side. Its logic and prose are way less cheesy than other models, so it’s actually fun to bounce ideas off of.
• Pinokio Browser to easily install local AI tools. It's a bit more techy but it keeps everything on your own machine so you dont have to worry about privacy at all. Tbh, sitting down and doing it with them on a 'real' platform is always gonna be better than handing them a locked-down app that does all the work for them... it just takes a bit more effort to set up.

Noted!