A mum used ChatGPT to make her five-year-old son a colouring sheet of baby dinosaurs playing in a pumpkin patch. When it came off the printer he stared at it and told her he loved it so much he was about to cry.
Create a printable black-and-white colouring page for a [AGE]-year-old showing [THEIR FAVOURITE THINGS, E.G. BABY DINOSAURS IN A PUMPKIN PATCH]. Use thick, clear outlines, large areas to colour, no shading or grey, and a plain white background. Keep it simple enough for small hands. Portrait, A4 size.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Ask your child what they’d love to colour today, the sillier the better.
- Paste the prompt into ChatGPT and ask for simpler lines if the first picture is too busy.
- Print it on plain paper and keep a few spare for car journeys or rainy afternoons.
More creativity use cases
Create a scavenger hunt with riddles using ChatGPT
One parent wrote a paragraph of rules for an evening Easter egg hunt for 8 to 12-year-olds. ChatGPT came back with hiding places and riddles to solve, and after a few edits the hunt worked perfectly.
Create a scavenger hunt for [NUMBER] children aged [AGES] at [LOCATION, E.G. OUR HOUSE AND GARDEN]. Hiding spots available: [LIST OR DESCRIBE ROOMS]. Write [NUMBER] rhyming riddles, each leading to the next spot, getting slightly harder as they go. Keep it safe (no high places, sheds or roads) and finish at [FINAL PRIZE LOCATION].
Find rhymes and punchy lines for a birthday poem with ChatGPT
For a friend's birthday, a Hacker News user wrote and performed a three-minute verse about the friend and their puppy in about eight minutes. ChatGPT didn't write it: they used it to find rhyming words that fitted the rhythm, synonyms and punchy endings for their own lines.
I'm writing a funny birthday poem for [NAME] about [TOPIC, E.G. THEIR DOG]. Here are my lines so far: [PASTE]. Don't rewrite it. Instead, for each line ending, suggest rhymes that fit this rhythm, offer a few synonyms for words that feel clunky, and suggest 3 punchier ways to end the final line.
Make art supplies you can’t buy locally with Grok’s help
An artist in Iran planning a series of abstract flower pieces needed very soft oil pastels made from wax, pigment and oil that couldn't be bought or ordered there. The artist asked Grok for a recipe to make them by hand and was happy with the first batch.
I want to make my own [ART SUPPLY, E.G. SOFT OIL PASTELS] at home because I can't buy them where I live. Give me a simple beginner recipe with quantities, the equipment I'll need, step-by-step instructions and how to adjust it to make them softer or harder. Include safety tips for handling pigments and heating wax.
Reference: X @MrsGoresDiary