Guides
The parts that are
actually hard.
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- 01
How to meter a chorus a four-year-old can actually sing
Most rhyme lyrics fail in the same place: they rhyme on the page and collapse in the mouth. Here is what to count.
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- 02
How to keep one character the same character across 18 scenes
A mascot that changes shape between scenes is the fastest way to lose a small child. The fix is boring and it works.
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- 03
What YouTube's inauthentic-content policy means for a kids channel
The rules changed in July 2025, and the part that matters for rhyme channels is narrower and more specific than the panic suggested.
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- 04
How many scenes a two-minute rhyme actually needs
Too few scenes and a toddler leaves. Too many and nothing registers. The number is not a matter of taste.
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- 05
What makes a thumbnail work on a children's video
The thumbnail is judged twice: once by a parent scrolling past, once by a child pointing at a screen. Most fail the second test.
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- 06
How to write a music brief an audio tool will actually follow
The tool is rarely the problem. Most briefs leave out tempo, key and who is singing, and then the tool guesses all three.
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- 07
The title, description and tags of a kids song video
Most rhyme videos are described by their maker, for their maker. Three plain rules fix the title, the description and the tags.
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- 08
How long should a children's rhyme video be?
The honest answer is: as long as the song, and not one second longer. The useful answer is what to do when you want ten minutes anyway.
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- 09
What to do when a generated scene comes back wrong
The mistake is reaching for the prompt. First work out which of the three layers failed, because each one has a different fix.
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How to name a mascot a child can actually say
A mascot name is said out loud hundreds of times and read almost never. Most naming advice is written for logos. Here is what changes when the name has to live in a chorus.
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How to build a compilation from six songs
A compilation is the second most-watched thing on a kids channel after the song that made it. Most are assembled backwards. Here is the assembly order that works.
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