A comic of your child's summer, in five panels
Turn an ordinary holiday day into a comic starring your child. Ten minutes, no drawing needed.
The book behind this articleWhile You Dreamfor children (8 to 12) Today you went to the pool, or it rained and you built a den in the living room. Before it is forgotten, turn it into a comic starring your child. No drawing skills needed: the AI suggests the panels, you decide.
The prompt
You are a comic writer for children. Create a five-panel comic about a day of [NAME], [AGE] years old. What happened: [SUM UP THE DAY IN ONE SENTENCE]. For each panel, describe the scene and write a short, fun speech bubble. Cheerful tone, child-friendly, happy ending.Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Read the panels together and change whatever you like. If your tool makes images, ask it to draw a panel; if not, draw it yourselves from the description. What matters is deciding together what happens.
To do it again
- Keep one comic a week and you will have the summer album.
- Let your child invent the title of each episode.
- Add a pet or a superpower for the fantasy version.
FAQ
Can my child do it alone?
Better together. It is an activity to do side by side, with a grown-up nearby who reads the result first and guides the ideas.
Do I need a paid tool?
No. The free versions of ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini are more than enough to write the comic.