Your child has a story. We help them film it.
Yellow Hippo turns a drawing or a favourite toy into an animated short — guided by gentle questions, so even the youngest storyteller never faces a blank page.
Children rarely know exactly what they want. That’s the whole point.
Ask a child to “make something” and they freeze. So Yellow Hippo does what a good teacher does — it asks. Each answer opens the next question, and a real story quietly takes shape. No prompts to write. No keyboard required.
See a story come togetherThree small steps to a finished film
Bring a character
Photograph a drawing or a beloved toy, or choose from our illustrated cast. It becomes the hero of the story — same shape, same personality.
Answer a few questions
Yellow Hippo asks the kind of things a storyteller asks. Your child taps, speaks, or draws their answers — no reading or writing needed.
Watch the premiere
A narrated animated short plays back in about a minute, ready to rewatch, save to your family library, or share privately with grandparents.
Time on a screen that gives something back
Making a story is active, not passive. Every film asks your child to imagine, decide, and follow a thread from beginning to end.
Builds storytelling
Cause and effect, beginnings and endings, characters with feelings — the quiet foundations of reading and writing.
Celebrates their art
Their own drawings and toys take the lead role, so the result feels like theirs — not something a machine made for them.
Grows with them
Questions adapt to age and confidence, from simple picks at four to branching plots at ten.
“She made a film about her rabbit and watched it six times, then told the whole story back to me at dinner. That’s not screen time — that’s her, creating.”
One subscription. Every child in the house.
Start free, upgrade when they’re hooked, cancel any time.
- 3 films every month
- Drawing & toy characters
- Watch on any device
- Unlimited films
- Up to 4 child profiles
- Private family library
- New character packs monthly
- Everything in Studio
- Longer, chaptered stories
- Printable comic books
- Early access to new tools
All plans include full parental controls and a private dashboard. Prices in USD; sales tax calculated at checkout.
Built the way you’d want it built
A calm, contained little studio — no feed to fall into, no strangers, nothing to buy inside. You can see everything your child creates, any time.
Read our safety promiseA parent dashboard logs every question asked and every film made.
Films stay within your family until you choose to share a link.
We make money from subscriptions — never from your child’s attention.
Story outputs are filtered for age-appropriateness and reviewed continually.
Give them a studio of their own
The first film is free. See what your child makes.
Start creating free