Field notes
Experiments, prompt patterns, and what our own kids actually built. Written by Louis, the parent who started this whole thing.
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2026-05-11 · Louis 6 min read
I let my 6-year-old design her dream video game with AI. Here's what she made.
A Saturday morning experiment that turned into a six-month obsession — what happened when a pre-reader was finally allowed to direct, not drag.
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2026-05-08 · Louis 7 min read
We replaced 30 minutes of YouTube with an AI game-maker. The kids didn't notice.
A two-week swap experiment with three kids ages 4, 6, and 9. Logbook, what held attention, what AAP actually says about creative vs passive screen time.
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2026-05-04 · Louis 8 min read
How to write a game prompt your 7-year-old will love (5 patterns that actually work)
Why most kid-prompts fail (and end with a tantrum) and the noun-verb-feel formula our family uses now. Ten worked examples you can copy.
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2026-04-30 · Louis 9 min read
Is AI safe for kids? A COPPA-literate parent's checklist
What COPPA actually requires, the seven questions to ask any AI-for-kids product, and where most of them quietly fall short.
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2026-04-25 · Louis 5 min read
9 things kids actually built this month — sorted by age
From a four-year-old's sushi-stacking game to a nine-year-old's parallax-scrolling platformer with a boss fight. Real prompts, real screenshots, real plays.
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