Have you ever dreamed of making fun, educational YouTube videos for kids—but felt held back by a lack of video editing or animation skills?
Good news! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create an animated children’s music video using 100% free AI tools—even if you’ve never edited a video before. Best of all? It takes less than 20 minutes from start to finish!
Let’s dive into the step-by-step process to make your own video in a niche that’s exploding on YouTube right now: Kids’ Learning Songs.
🚀 Why Kids’ Music Videos Are a Goldmine on YouTube
Children’s music videos—like nursery rhymes, alphabet songs, and educational jingles—are among the fastest-growing content categories on YouTube.
Take CoComelon for example. This animated kids’ channel has:
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190M+ subscribers
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Over 196 billion views
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Estimated monthly ad revenue between $490,000 and $8 million
And here’s the kicker: You don’t need to show your face or use your voice to create videos like this. AI tools can do the heavy lifting for you!
🎼 Step 1: Generate a Song Idea & Lyrics Using ChatGPT
First, come up with a song concept. Think ABCs, counting, animal sounds, good manners, or bedtime routines.
Use ChatGPT to brainstorm:
Prompt example:
Create a fun, peppy kids’ song that teaches the A to Z alphabet with engaging melodies.
Once you have a theme, ask ChatGPT to:
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Write full lyrics
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Use simple rhymes and repetition
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Make it easy for children to sing along
📌 Tip: Save the lyrics in a Google Doc or Notion for easy access.
🔗 Try ChatGPT here: chat.openai.com
🎶 Step 2: Convert Lyrics into a Song with Suno AI
Next, transform your lyrics into a professional-sounding song.
How to use Suno AI:
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Go to Suno AI and sign up (you get free credits).
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Click “Create” → “Custom Song”
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Paste your lyrics
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Choose a genre (e.g., upbeat, jazzy, pop nursery rhyme)
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Click “Generate” and download the MP3
Suno AI adds realistic vocals and catchy instrumentals in seconds—no need for expensive audio software or voiceover artists.
🖼️ Step 3: Create Kid-Friendly Visuals with Leonardo AI
Now it’s time to make vibrant, animated scenes to match your lyrics.
First, generate image prompts:
Use ChatGPT to create prompts like:
Create a 3D animated letter A with a fun alligator character in a colorful playground.
Then, use Leonardo AI:
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Sign up at Leonardo AI
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Use Phoenix – 3D Render Style
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Set the aspect ratio to 16:9
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Paste your prompts and generate scenes
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Download the images
📌 Repeat for every line or chorus of your song to match the lyrics perfectly.
🎞️ Step 4: Animate Your Visuals Using Hailuo AI
Now that you have all your images, let’s turn them into an animated video.
Steps:
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Visit Hailuo AI and sign up
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Click “Create”
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Upload your images
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Add scene descriptions
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Click “Generate” to create your animation
Hailuo AI provides 100 free coins per day—enough to get your project rolling!
🛠️ Step 5: Final Video Editing with CapCut
Bring it all together with CapCut, a free and powerful video editing tool.
How to edit:
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Open CapCut and create a new project
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Import your animated clips + the song
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Drag and align visuals with lyrics
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Use auto-caption to generate subtitles
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Add transitions, effects, and stickers
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Export the video in 4K resolution
🎉 And that’s it! You now have a professional-quality, face-free, AI-generated kids’ music video ready to upload to YouTube.
🎯 Final Thoughts
Creating kids’ videos used to take teams of animators, voice actors, and musicians. Now, AI makes it possible for anyone to do it—all for free.
If you’re looking to start a faceless YouTube channel or tap into the profitable kids’ niche, this method gives you a quick, scalable way to start.
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