How to get a music video for your child's song

What the video looks like

• One hero, every shot. You pick who stars in it, such as a little fox, a dinosaur or a bunny. The hero is drawn once and kept the same in every scene. We always use an animal or a friendly creature, and we never draw children or real people.
• A scene for every few lines. The song is split into short shots; each one is drawn and gently animated to match what is sung. A chorus sung again brings its pictures back, the way a real music video does.
• The words on screen. Each sung line appears at the bottom, with your child's name picked out in color, so a child can follow along and start to recognise the words.
• A look you choose. 3D animation, storybook, clay or paper cut-out.
• An end card. The hero, the song's title, who it is for and who it is from.

Three ways to get one

1. With a new song. On the order form, choose "A song and its music video". When the song is sung, pick the version you like best and press "Make the video".
2. For a song you already made with us. Open the song's page and choose "Add a music video".
3. For your own song. Choose "A video for my own song" and upload an MP3, M4A or WAV file. Paste the lyrics if you have them; if not, we write down what we hear. You confirm that you made the song or have the right to use it.

The video is paid once, on top of the song or on its own for an uploaded song. Both prices are on the pricing page.

How long it takes and what you get

A video is ready in about 15 to 25 minutes, and we email you when it is. You get an MP4 to download, in the vertical shape that fills a phone screen, and the video plays on the song's private page that you can send to family.

If a picture is not quite right, you can have a few shots drawn and animated again. You can also correct the words on screen; the video is put together again with your changes.

Where families and teachers use it

• At home: on a tablet before bed, or for a tooth-brushing song that runs the full two minutes.
• At a party: on the TV at a birthday, as the moment the birthday child hears their name.
• For family far away: a link grandparents can open on their phone.
• In a classroom: a circle time or tidy-up song with the words on the board.
• On your own channel: the vertical shape suits short videos. Read our guide on uploading a kids song to YouTube first.

How it is made

The video is made with AI. We listen to the song, match the lyrics to the moments they are sung, write a short storyboard around the hero you picked, draw one picture per shot and animate it, then put the shots, the words and the end card together. The music stays exactly as it is.