New baby on the way
Get ready to bethe best big brother or sister ever.
A new baby is exciting and a bit worrying. A story where your child is the hero big sibling helps them get ready, and makes a lovely welcome gift for the baby too.
Your first story is free. No card needed.
To Baby Ava
Welcome to the family! Here's a story about all the adventures we'll have together.
Love, your big brother Max
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Story ideas to get you started
Use one of these, change it, or dream up your own. You choose who plays each part.
The New Baby Arrives
The baby cries, the house is chaos, and only the big sibling knows the song that helps.
- Your child as the big sibling
- Mum and Dad
- The baby
Big Sister's Secret Mission
A top-secret mission to make the perfect welcome-home surprise before the baby arrives.
- Your child as the agent
- Grandma as headquarters
Everything I'll Teach You
How to build a den, how to find the best puddles, and how to get extra pudding.
- Your child as the teacher
- The baby as the student
Or pick a ready-made story
Choose who plays each part and we tell the story with your family in it. No writing needed.
How it works
- 1
Add the faces
A photo of each person, or describe them and we invent a character.
- 2
Write or pick a story
Plan your own adventure with Story Helper, or choose a ready-made one.
- 3
Every page illustrated
Each scene is drawn with your people in it.
- 4
Give it
Print a gift card with a QR code, print the book, or send a link.
Why it makes a lovely gift
- Helps children talk about big feelings
- Makes the older child feel important
- A welcome gift for the baby to keep
Your first story is free
One Story Token makes one whole illustrated story: the writing, every picture, a printable PDF and a gift card.
One story
$2.99
1 Story Token
5 stories
$9.99
Enough for everyone on your list
Your family’s photos are safe with us
Photos stay private
A photo is only used to draw that person as a character. Shared stories show the drawing, never the photo.
Stories are private until you share
A shared story must pass a safety check first, and you can stop sharing whenever you like.
Delete it all
Delete your account and your photos, pictures and stories are deleted with it.
Who makes the pictures
Pictures and words are made by AI from OpenAI and Google. CreateStories.app does not train AI on your photos or stories.
Only add a photo of someone who is happy to be in the story. For other people’s children, ask their parent first. Read our privacy policy
Questions
We don't have a photo of the baby yet. Is that okay?
Yes. Describe the baby (or the baby-to-be) and we'll draw a character to match.
Is it suitable for young children?
Yes. Stories are gentle and age-appropriate, and younger children love having them read aloud.
Is it safe for children?
Story Helper is made for ages 7–13 and keeps everything gentle and age-appropriate. Stories are private unless you choose to share them, and uploaded photos are never shown to anyone else.