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Choose the right Nookly creation tool

Choose between the Imagineer and Nookly’s structured creation tools.

Written by Radwa Hamed

Use a Nookly creation tool when you already know the format you want and would like more control over how it is built. If you would rather describe the need and let Nookly plan the structure and format, use Nookly’s AI planning and creation engine, called the Imagineer.


Imagineer or creation tool: which should I choose?

Both paths create one personalized learning experience on demand. The difference is how you begin.

  • Use the Imagineer when you know the outcome, question, or real-life moment but do not want to decide the format or know the format but it is not one of Nookly's pre-defined tools. Start with one sentence and Nookly will plan an appropriate experience within current product and safety constraints.

  • Use a creation tool when you already want a song, creative story, social story, picture-card deck, emotion-card deck, or visual schedule and want to shape its specific controls.

You can begin either path without logging in. Nookly will ask you to log in or provide an email when it is time to save, purchase, or continue beyond the guest flow.


Open the full tool selector

  1. Open Create.

  2. Choose Make one thing.

  3. Select Explore all.

  4. Choose I want to explore an existing tool.

  5. Select the format you want.

The current selector shows six structured tools: Animated Songs, Creative Stories, Emotion Cards, Picture Cards, Social Stories, and Visual Schedules. Items marked Soon are not yet available.

Nookly creation tool selector


What each tool is best for

Animated Songs

Use a personalized song or lullaby to support a routine, introduce language, celebrate a moment, or turn a familiar topic into something a child can sing and revisit.

Creative Stories

Use a creative story for imagination, curiosity, reading together, or explaining an idea through a child-centered narrative.

Social Stories

Use a social story to explain a situation, routine, expectation, or new experience with clear, reassuring language. Nookly can support preparation and practice; it is not a replacement for individualized educational or clinical guidance.

Picture Cards

Use picture cards for vocabulary, recognition, matching, sequencing, and concept practice. Choose pictures only or pictures with words.

Emotion Cards

Use emotion cards to help a child name feelings, connect emotions with examples, and explore supportive responses.

Visual Schedules

Use a visual schedule to break a routine, rule set, or recurring activity into a finite sequence the child can follow.


Good to know

  • English and Arabic are currently available for on-demand creation.

  • The child’s age, interests, familiar people, language, and other context can make the experience feel more relevant.

  • Only provide the information needed for the experience.

  • Review every generated draft before sharing it with a child.

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