Intentional screen time, the whole-child way

    Screen time with a purpose.

    Screen time with a purpose. Tell Nookly what your child loves, create a story, song or experiment together, then put the screen down and bring the magic into real life.

    Illustrative example

    Start with what they love

    Every session starts with your child and ends in the real world.

    An adult asks · Make then build

    “She’s obsessed with space. Help us make a rocket we can actually build this weekend.”

    Three possible outputs

    • PrintableOur rocket blueprint
    • ActivityLaunch-day checklist
    • StoryThe Rocket We Built on Saturday
    A girl and her mom building a paper rocket at the kitchen table

    How Nookly works

    Made in five stepsFrom child to finished thing, in five steps.

    Step one

    First, Nookly gets to know the child.

    Before anything is made, you tell Nookly who this child actually is — how they look, who lives in their house, the friends and pets they talk about, and what they are obsessed with this month. Everything Nookly creates later is built from this one profile.

    Set up once. Reused in everything after.

    • Home illustration

      Home

      Mom, Dad and baby brother

    • Best friend illustration

      Best friend

      Chloe from school

    Zara, age 5

    Zara, a five-year-old in a yellow t-shirt and blue jeans
    • Interests illustration

      Interests

      Dinosaurs, puddles and the colour red

    • Pets illustration

      Pets

      Biscuit, a very slow tortoise

    Step 1 of 5

    The whole-child method

    Whole childTheir whole world belongs in the picture.

    A child is a reader, a maker, a question-asker, a friend. Intentional learning makes room for all of it.

    Nookly builds around the whole child: their interests, strengths, relationships and goals. Parents, grandparents and educators each add what they know, so what you create feels like it was made for them, because it was.

    AI does the heavy lifting. You bring the intention, the warmth and the judgment. Older kids sit beside you and learn how AI works, why people stay in charge, and how to think for themselves.

    See the child
    Interests, strengths and routines shape every creation.
    Bring the village
    Every adult who loves them can add what they know.
    Make with intention
    Each session has a purpose and a clear finish line.
    Take it off the screen
    Learning lands in play, projects and real life.
    Children waving homemade flags in an autumn park

    Learning bundles

    AI literacy bundlesScreen time with a job to do

    Kids make something with AI, check whether it’s right, then try it in real life. Screen time that ends with the screen down. Explore more ready-made ideas in Nookly’s public children’s learning resource library, the Neighborhood.

    Want one made just for your child? Subscribe below to personalize this bundle, or create your own around your child’s name, interests and goals.

    Fact, Fiction or Private Information?

    Picture cards

    Fact, Fiction or Private Information?

    Fact, fiction or private? Picture cards that build everyday AI literacy.

    Ages 8-9

    AI Literacy for Kids: Make, Check and Try

    Early AI and media literacy: tell fact from fiction, guard private information, and check a plan before building it. Picture cards, a planning visual schedule, and a video that models thinking critically.

    $7.99

    Kids in homemade helmets and crowns peeking out of a cardboard fort with their dog and cat

    Beyond the screen

    Off the screenTake it off the screen

    The screen starts it. Real life finishes it.

    1. Paper rocket launch

      Build the rocket from your blueprint, then launch it and measure how far it flies.

      You’ll need: Paper, tape, a straw

    2. Check it in a book

      Pick one fact from something you made and find it in a library book together.

      You’ll need: A library visit

    3. Park mission

      Take your printed map to the park and hunt for every clue.

      You’ll need: The map, a park

    What's in the membership?

    Personalized stories and learning experiences, guided by their family. Work toward a learning goal with a personalized plan, or create something for the moment they’re in.

    • Personalized creations

      Stories, videos, songs, podcasts and activities made around the child in front of them.

    • Learning plans

      A personalized learning plan, called a Blueprint, supports a goal the family chooses and helps the kid achieve it.

    • Resources to explore

      Explore ready-to-use stories and activities, with personalization where available.

    Subscribe now

    Ideas to try togetherIdeas for learning together

    • A mom showing her son a schedule on a tablet at the kitchen table

      Guide

      The Screen Has a Job. Then We Go Outside.

      Giving screens a small, finite purpose, and talking with kids about AI.

      Read the article
    • A girl riding a scooter down a city bike lane at sunset

      Comparison

      Nookly vs PBS KIDS vs Scratch: Watch, Make, and Take It Into Real Life

      Watching, coding and adult-led making, compared by fit.

      Read the article

    Make today’s screen time count

    Start with your child. Make something together. Then go live it.

    Start creating

    Questions? We love those!