Teach your kid AI today

A 10-year-old cannot write code. Today they can still make a game, a birthday invite, a video script. Months of classes is the old path.

The rule is one sentence: the child says what they want, the parent stays, the account is the parent's.

Vibe coding. The child does not write code. They say they want a game where a cat jumps. Claude Code makes a file you open in the browser and play.

Vibe content. Same sit-down, different file. They say make a birthday invite. Or a 30-second script they will film on a phone today. Or a comic. There is a file the same day.

If they only ask a chatbot for the homework answer, they are consuming. If they say make this, and they see a file, they are directing. That is the skill.

No paid Claude plan at home? Skip Claude Code. Open Scratch. Scratch is MIT's free site for ages 8 to 16. Kids do not write code. They snap colored blocks and make a game or an animation. The URL is scratch.mit.edu.

If the parent already has Claude Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise, vibe coding is Claude Code. The parent installs it before the child sits down. Official page: code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart.

The parent pastes. The child fills the brackets.

We are a parent and a 10-year-old sitting together. The child cannot code. This folder is empty.

Make one tiny game we can play in the browser. Prefer a single HTML file.

The child wants: [one sentence].

Ask before every file change. Do not install packages. Do not spend money. First version should be playable in under 10 minutes.

We are a parent and a 10-year-old sitting together. Make one birthday invitation as a single HTML file we can open and print.

The party is: [whose birthday, date, time, place].
Style: [one sentence].

Ask before every file change. Do not install packages. Do not spend money.

Write a 30-second video script the child will film on a phone today.

Topic: [one sentence].
Format: HOOK / WHAT HAPPENS / LAST LINE. No extra scenes.

Same sit-down works for a comic, a school poster, lyrics, or homework in simpler words that you still check. One job per sitting.

Anthropic does not make Claude for kids. I am not writing a syllabus in their name. What follows is what exists, named, with a URL.

01 Claude is 18+

Claude.ai is 18+. Getting started says: "You must be at least 18 years old to use our services." Consumer terms: at least 18, or higher if the local consent age is higher. Policy: "Claude.ai, our consumer product, is not offered to users under 18."

Why. Younger users face different risks. Accounts confirmed as minors get disabled. The age-assurance page says the same thing.

• Age assurance on Claude
• Getting started with Claude
• Consumer Terms
• Protecting the wellbeing of our users
• Anthropic Policy

02 Claude for Teachers is not a kids product

Claude for Teachers is for verified US K-12 educators. Free if they sign up by 30 June 2027. Their line: "for educators only, consistent with Claude's 18-and-over policy."

I am mentioning it so a parent who is a teacher knows. You do not tell a 10-year-old to use it.

03 Claude for Education is universities

anthropic.com/education is higher education. Universities, colleges, faculty, research. It is not a K-12 kids product. Same page has a line for K-12 teachers: Claude for Teachers is built for them.

04 Scratch: the free path built for kids

05 Code.org: free curriculum

If you only do one thing

Sit once this week. A game, an invite, or a script. Your computer, your account. No Claude? Open Scratch.