Play & Learn

Play & Learn

Activities and games that build privacy and critical thinking habits. Play together, then talk about it.

Hands-on projects show kids that AI and robots follow instructions people write.
Ages 5 to 10 · Play together

Private or OK to share?

Would you tell a chatbot this? Read it out loud and decide together.

Why this game?

Chatbots can collect what kids type, including names, feelings and locations, and some tools share or sell data (Brookings[2]). Practicing the “private or OK?” decision makes it automatic.

After playing, ask: “What else should we keep private?”

Free games from LEGO

From LEGO's Digital Child Safety hub[1]. These cover online safety in general, not AI specifically.

Ages 6 to 9

Build & Talk

Free build-and-chat activities that get parents and kids talking about online safety.

Play on LEGO.com ↗Ages 10 to 12

Zero's Quest

A story puzzle adventure about empathy and “playing well” online.

Play on LEGO.com ↗Kids

LEGO Gloom Busters

A video game about good digital behavior, including cyberbullying and password security.

Play on LEGO.com ↗Kids

Doom the Gloom

Videos and mini-games with Captain Safety about online mistreatment and scams.

Play on LEGO.com ↗Families

Play Smart Online

A four-step family guide to safety skills for gaming.

Play on LEGO.com ↗

Family activities (no screen needed)

Pre-K to Elementary

Robot or Person?

Name things that talk: Grandma, a speaker, a cartoon, the dog, a chatbot. Sort them: person, animal or computer? Talk about which ones have real feelings.

Elementary to Middle

Hallucination Hunt

Ask an AI three questions you can check in a book or encyclopedia. Did it get anything wrong? Talk about how you could tell.

Elementary to Middle

Real or Fake?

Look at photos together and guess which might be AI-made. Talk about clues, and that sometimes you can't tell, which is why we check sources (NSPCC[3]).

All ages

Safe Word Drill

Pick a family safe word. Role-play a fake “emergency” call: the listener asks for the word, then hangs up and calls back (SANS[4]).

Middle to High

Coach, Not Ghostwriter

Write one paragraph yourself. Then ask AI for feedback only, not a rewrite. What did you change? What did you learn?

Ages 10 to 14

5 Ways We Used AI

Everyone lists five ways they've seen AI used lately, then compare (Brookings[5]).

References

AI-OK? summarizes these sources in our own words and links to the originals. Short quotes are marked with quotation marks, and some titles are described in [brackets]. All credit for original research and guidance belongs to the authors below.

  1. The LEGO Group. Digital child safety. https://www.lego.com/en-us/sustainability/children/digital-child-safety. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  2. Brookings Institution. (2026). Where kids' information goes in an AI world. Parent tip sheet 11. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tips-for-parents-raising-resilient-learners-in-an-ai-world. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  3. NSPCC. (2025). Artificial intelligence: safety tips for parents. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/news-opinion/2025/artificial-intelligence-safety-tips-for-parents/. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  4. SANS Institute. Secure the family: 4 AI scam conversations for parents. https://www.sans.org/go/secure-the-family. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  5. Brookings Institution. (2026). What is generative AI and what's at stake for kids? Parent tip sheet. https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Brookings_What-is-AI_Flyer_DIGITAL.pdf. Accessed October 4, 2026.