Draw freely
A blank sheet, pencils, markers, brushes and stickers. The child chooses their own tools and colors.
Example: “Draw what you saw on the way to school.”Dibou at school
Their ideas take shape with Dibou
Dibou is a drawing app for children aged 3 to 12, on iPad. In class or in a workshop, it lets them invent characters, illustrate a story or imagine a world, then keep a creation they are proud of.
For teachers, activity leaders, libraries and creative workshops.Creating with Dibou
How Dibou supports creativity
There are no right or wrong answers: the child starts from an idea, draws it and lets it evolve. The tools are easy to pick up, even before learning to read.
Imagine characters
A character maker and puppets to animate, to give ideas a face.
Example: a friendly monster who is afraid of the dark.Illustrate a story
Multi-page comics and manga for older children, a single picture for the youngest.
Example: a made-up ending for a picture book read in class.Explore shapes and colors
Coloring pages, textures, colored paper and shapes to transform.
Example: a forest where every tree is a different color.Share a creation
Each creation is signed by the child, with their age and the date. It stays private: it can be sent to loved ones with the families’ agreement, and is never published without a parent’s approval followed by review by the Dibou team.
Example: a signed Mother’s Day card.Coming soon
The writing-through-drawing studio
When it becomes available, this studio will let children discover the movements of writing by drawing: a loop becomes a snail’s shell, waves carry a boat, an S wiggles like a snake. Dibou’s three levels will apply to this studio too.
Activity ideas
Six ideas for the classroom and workshops
Suggestions for using the app, to adapt to your group. Each fits in one session and works with one iPad per child or taking turns.
Invent and draw a character
The adultOffers a simple prompt, such as “an animal that doesn’t exist”, and shows how to add details.
The childCreates their character, gives it a name, then brings it to life in a setting.
Illustrate a story read aloud or told
The adultReads a picture book or tells a tale, then picks with the group the moments to illustrate.
The childDraws the moment they liked best, or the whole story as a three-panel comic.
Draw an imaginary place
The adultAsks a few questions to feed the imagination: who lives there? Is it day or night?
The childDraws their place with backdrops, textures and stickers, then presents it to the group.
Make a card to give to a loved one
The adultSuggests an occasion (a thank-you, a celebration, a birthday) and helps choose a few words.
The childIllustrates and signs their card. The adult prints it from the iPad’s parent space so the child can give it.
Imagine a story from a shape
The adultDraws a simple shape on the board or on the iPad: a loop, a wave, a circle.
The childTurns the shape into an animal, an object or a character, then tells what happens to it.
A group creation around a theme
The adultChooses a shared theme, such as the sea or the city, and shares out the elements to draw.
The childDraws their part of the scene. The creations are then put together and displayed or projected.
Three levels
An experience that grows with the children
The adult chooses each child’s level based on their ease, not just their age. Tools, prompts and activities adapt to the chosen level.
DiscoveryAges 3 – 5
For the youngest, who don’t need to know how to read.
- Big buttons and spoken prompts
- Big brushes, stickers, simplified coloring pages
- One activity at a time
CreationAges 6 – 8
For more independent children who are starting to read.
- More tools and colors
- Cards with text, comics, characters
- Frame-by-frame animation
StudioAges 9 and up
For the oldest, in a more streamlined interface.
- Layers and fine adjustments
- Multi-page comics and manga
- Animation with sound
For professionals
A place in your creative time
Do you work with children at school, at an after-school center, at the library or in a workshop? Dibou can become one tool among others, alongside pencils, picture books and games.
TeachersActivity leadersAfter-school centersLibraries and media librariesCreative workshops
Individual creative time
Each child draws at their own pace on an iPad, with their own profile and the level chosen by the adult. They find their creations again at the next session.
Group time
A shared theme, a story read together, then everyone creates their part. The creations are shown to the group, projected or displayed.
What Dibou offers today
Dibou is designed first and foremost for families. There are not yet any teacher accounts, classroom management tools, licenses for schools or live creation together. Your project helps us imagine what comes next: let’s talk.
Would you like to bring Dibou into your classroom or workshop?
Tell us about your project: who it is for, the children’s ages, what you would like to create with them. The Dibou team will reply within 2 working days to discuss it.
Dibou at school
Tell us about your class or workshop: who it is for, the children’s ages, what you would like to create with them. We reply within 2 working days.