Invent a Creature!
You’ll need: Paper · Pencils or crayons
Optional: An AI image tool operated by a grown-up
1 Invent it
Draw a creature nobody has ever seen before.
Maybe it has…
- 3 wings
- Purple fur
- Tiny orange feet
- A spoon-shaped tail
The stranger, the better!
Now give your creature a name.
Keep your drawing secret!
2 Describe it
Hide your picture. Describe your creature without showing it.
Tell your grown-up
- What shape and size is it?
- What colours is it?
- How many legs, wings, eyes or tails?
- What makes it really unusual?
Your grown-up draws what they imagine from your words.
No peeking!
3 The big reveal!
Put the two drawings side by side. Do they look the same?
Look together
- What did your grown-up get right?
- What did they miss?
- What did they add?
Same words, different imaginations
Your grown-up only had your words, not the picture in your head.
AI works a little like that too. It uses the information you give it. When something is missing, AI may make a guess.
4 Let AI have a go
Grown-ups can use an adult account with ChatGPT (new tab) or Adobe Firefly (new tab).
Give AI your words
Keep your original drawing secret. Ask your grown-up to type your creature description into an image AI.
Need a creature to practise with?
Draw a made-up creature called a Zindle. It has three wings, blue spots, tiny orange feet and one enormous fluffy tail. It is smaller than a cat.
Compare the picture
- Is the tail the right size?
- Are the wings where you expected?
- Did AI add anything you never asked for?
Make your words clearer
Add one clear detail, then try again:
Its tail is longer than its body.
Did one extra detail change the picture?
5 Can you catch AI guessing?
Ask a text AI
My made-up creature has three wings and blue spots. Is it a real animal?
Read its answer
- If it says your creature is real:
- You know something the AI doesn’t: you invented it! You caught it getting something wrong.
- If it says your creature is made up:
- Good! But don’t stop there.
Check together
Look in a trusted animal book or another reliable source. Does it support the answer?
Toto’s discovery
AI can make amazing things from your words. It may also add things, guess things, and sometimes get things wrong.
Give it clear instructions. When something matters, check!
