Here's a happy use nobody warns you about: an AI helper is a delight to sit down with a grandchild and play with.

Sit together, and let the little one help you talk to it. Half the fun is watching what it comes up with.

The simple version, in three steps

Make up a story together. “Tell us a bedtime story about a brave little turtle named after my granddaughter Ruby.” Add to it as you go.
Answer the big questions. “Why is the sky blue? Explain it so a six-year-old understands.” It's endlessly patient with “but why?”
Play and make things. Silly poems, riddles, a simple craft with what's in the house, or a quiz about dinosaurs. Ask and it delivers.

Try saying it like this ↓

“Write a short, silly poem about our cat Mittens for my grandson.”

“Give us a fun science experiment we can do with a glass of water and salt.”

“Make up a riddle game for a 7-year-old about farm animals.”

It's a wonderful rainy-afternoon companion — stories, jokes, “how do birds fly,” and craft ideas, all made up fresh for the child in front of you.

Sit together. Keep it a shared activity rather than handing over the screen, and keep the questions light and fun. You're the grown-up in the room; the AI's just the idea machine.

You'll be surprised how much a grandchild lights up building a story with you. It's screen time that actually brings you closer.