Unicorn Characters
Unicorns arrive with more built-in rules than most drawings — children tend to have firm views on what the horn does, who is allowed to see it, and whether it can fly. Those rules are the character. Upload the drawing and they become the thing the stories are built on.
Making a unicorn into a character
The horn should do one thing
A horn that does everything is not interesting. Healing, or finding lost things, or telling the truth — pick one.
Who can see it
A unicorn only some people can see is an immediate story, and children usually have a strong opinion about who qualifies.
Flying is optional
Ask rather than assume. A unicorn that cannot fly and wishes it could is a character with a want.
The colours are a decision
Whatever palette your child used is kept, so the character stays the one they drew.
Questions to ask your child about their drawing
- What can your unicorn’s horn do?
- Who is allowed to see it?
- Can it fly, or does it wish it could?
- What is its name?
- Where does it go when nobody is looking?
Common questions
- Will the unicorn keep the colours my child used?
- Yes — the character is generated from their drawing, so their colour choices carry through every page of every story.