A birthday story starring your child
A short cartoon starring the birthday child, from your own words. You watch it first. You decide what to share.
An example story beginning for this moment. It is not a cartoon of your own story.
Cartoons are made with AI. You preview each one before your child sees it. Automatic checks can miss things.
Let's imagine
Example, made with AI
It's Leo's birthday. He turns 4 today. After the rain, he finds a puddle by the door. His dad hands him a big green leaf. "Boat or sail?" Leo picks sail and sets it on the water. The puddle becomes a wide, quiet sea. Biscuit watches from the step. Dad sits down beside Leo. "This little adventure is yours." Leo smiles and watches the leaf sail.
The characters in this example are made up. Your child can be the hero, with or without a photo.
What happens in the story
In the example above:
- Leo finds a puddle and gets a green leaf from his dad.
- He chooses what the leaf will be: a sail.
- The puddle turns into a sea, and the smallest gift becomes an adventure.
- Dad sits beside him. Nobody asks Leo to say thank you.
Talk-after card
Here are three gentle questions to talk about after this example. Best watched together, then followed by a chat or a game.
- What did Leo find by the door? What did the leaf become?
- What did Dad say to Leo?
- If you had a little adventure of your own, where would it be? You choose, or we can skip it.
Use the ones that feel right. Skip any you like.
What a cartoon can and can't do
- A keepsake, not a promise: a cartoon can't say how anyone will feel about a gift.
- You decide what to share. A cartoon with your child in it is yours to keep, and yours to share or not.
- Each Zubby cartoon is made to be talked about together. It can't do the work of routine, patience or your child's doctor.
- If you are worried about your child's sleep, eating, fears or behavior, talk to your child's doctor, nurse or teacher.