Parent-led canvas activities

Turn kids’ drawings into AI art, together

Start with your child's own shapes and stories. Draw together on the online canvas, describe the idea, and explore an AI illustration inspired by the sketch.

Draw together on the canvas

Start with a drawing and a conversation

This is a parent-led activity on the AI Hub browser canvas. Draw with a mouse, touchpad or supported touch input, describe the idea together, and use AI to explore a different interpretation. These activities start with a new canvas drawing; they do not require or offer a paper-drawing upload workflow.

Let your child choose one subject and draw its main shapes. Ask what the drawing means before writing the prompt.
Open the parent-child theme. It selects Watercolor, sets Style Strength to 80, and enables Creative Expand. These settings encourage a fuller scene and can change the original drawing.
Describe the subject, important colors and setting. An adult should review the prompt, cost and result.
Compare the interpretation with the original idea. Ask your child which details they recognize and what story they want to tell next.

You can turn the theme off to adjust the style settings yourself. Creative Expand asks for added scene detail; turning it off asks for a result closer to the sketch, but does not guarantee exact lines or shapes.

Three drawing activities to try

These are practice ideas and suggested prompts, not tested before-and-after results. Your generated image will vary.

Drawing activity 1

A moon garden for a friendly creature

Draw: Draw one large oval for the creature, two eyes, three flower stems and a crescent moon. Leave space between the creature and the flowers so their outlines are easy to distinguish.

Talk together: What does your creature grow, and who visits its garden? Let your child choose the colors and tell you what each shape means.

Suggested English prompt

A friendly round creature with two big eyes tending three oversized flowers in a moon garden. Lavender sky, yellow flowers, warm and gentle children's storybook mood. The creature is the main subject in the center.

Style and composition: Watercolor; start with the parent-child theme for a soft, imaginative scene.

Look at the result: Can you recognize the creature? Count the flowers together. If details change, simplify the drawing or name the most important feature in the prompt; exact counts are not guaranteed.

Drawing activity 2

A tiny house beside a mountain

Draw: Draw a triangle for the mountain, a small square house with a roof, and one curved path. Keep the house away from the edges and make the door large enough to see.

Talk together: Who lives here? Is it morning or evening? Choose one time of day before generating.

Suggested English prompt

A small red cottage beneath one tall mountain, a winding path leading to its front door, early morning mist, warm yellow window light, pale blue and peach watercolor washes. A calm landscape with the cottage clearly visible.

Style and composition: Watercolor; a landscape output ratio gives the mountain and path room.

Look at the result: Find the path and house in the result. If the house gets lost, draw it larger and describe it first. Changing the output ratio can also change the composition.

Drawing activity 3

An explorer in a homemade rocket

Draw: Draw a tall rocket body, a circular window, two fins and one planet. Add a simple face inside the window rather than filling the page with tiny details.

Talk together: Where is the explorer going? Invent one destination and a name for the adventure together; add the name outside the generated picture afterward if you need reliable lettering.

Suggested English prompt

A cheerful explorer looking through the round window of a homemade rocket with two fins. One ringed planet in the distance, bright teal and orange colors, a friendly illustrated space adventure. Keep the rocket large and easy to recognize.

Style and composition: Use the parent-child theme to begin, or turn it off to experiment with another available style. A portrait ratio can suit the tall rocket.

Look at the result: Does the explorer still feel like your child's character? Discuss which changes you like. AI can invent shapes and distort faces or lettering, so treat the result as a new interpretation.

Keep the child's idea at the center

An AI image is not a grade for a child's drawing. Keep the original sketch as part of the activity, and let the child decide whether the new picture expresses their idea. AI may change proportions, add objects or misinterpret a scribble.

Keep prompts about imaginary characters and scenes. An adult should handle the account and credit decisions, avoid entering a child's identifying information, and review images before sharing them. Read the privacy policy and terms before use.

Check the cost before each creation

Select an available image model and output ratio, then review the displayed credit cost before generating. Each successful new generation uses credits, including another attempt with a revised prompt. A failed generation is not charged. Available options and prices can change; the tool shows the current choices.

Set a small attempt budget before experimenting. Discuss what you want to change before generating again, rather than submitting the same drawing repeatedly.

Read about credits and pricing