Watch your kid's drawing wake up and wave.
Snap a photo. The drawing peels itself off the page and comes alive, with every wobbly line still theirs. Free, with nothing to install.
Or drop a photo anywhere on this page.
Waking it up
Where should it play?
Your table uses the back camera as the scene. The camera picture stays on this phone.
Who drew it?
Every artist signs their work. The name appears at the end of the video and on the link. It is saved on this phone only.
That one is a keeper
Send it to someone who will love it
They get a link. It opens the drawing, live, and it waves when they tap it.
Only the cut-out of the drawing is sent, never your photo. You can delete the link whenever you like.
It is ready to go
Keep it for good
Waking drawings up is free, always. A pass turns them into keepsakes.
One payment, no subscription. Giving it to someone?
I already have a pass
No drawing handy? Borrow one of ours.
Three taps from the fridge door.
- 1
Snap it.
Crayon, marker or pencil, on whatever paper was closest. One photo is all it takes.
- 2
It wakes up.
The drawing twitches, peels itself off the page and hops down to say hello.
- 3
Send it.
Grandma gets a link that opens the drawing, live, and it waves when she taps it.
Every wobbly line is still theirs.
Plenty of tools will repaint a drawing into something glossy that your kid never made. Wigglepaper keeps the real one: the crooked smile, the arm that is longer than the other arm, the bit where the crayon ran out.
It lifts the drawing off the paper like a pair of very careful scissors, then moves it like a paper puppet. Monsters, cats, robots and suns with legs are all welcome.
It is live, so go ahead and play.
- Tap it.
- It waves back, every time.
- Pick it up.
- Drag it across the screen and it wriggles until you set it down.
- Press Dance.
- It dances to its own little tune.
- Use your table.
- Point the camera and it stands on the real kitchen table.
- Film their face.
- A corner bubble records the second they see it move. That video stays on your phone.
Your photo and camera never leave your phone.
The drawing comes alive right on your device. A cut-out of it is sent only when you tap Send, and you can delete it whenever you like. No account, no sign-up.
Read the short privacy promiseWaking them up is free. Keeping them costs a few dollars, once.
Free
- As many wake-ups as you have drawings
- Every move and every scene
- Videos to save and share
- Live links that last 30 days
Family Pass
$14.99one payment
- Live links that never expire
- A message on each one, like a greeting card
- Your family album on every phone
- Stand-up paper puppets to print and cut
- Videos without the wordmark
Everything on the Family Pass list is switched on for everyone at the moment.
Only want to keep one drawing? That is $4.99.
Grandparents, this part is for you.
No drawing in the house? Ask for one. Send your family a link, they snap the picture, and it comes back to you alive and waving.
Good questions
Which drawings work best?
One character, drawn with lines you can see, on plain paper, in decent light. Fit the whole drawing in the photo. If it comes out odd, tap Fix it and drag a box around the character.
My kid drew a monster with six arms. Will that work?
It should. Wigglepaper looks for whatever sticks out of the body, so arms, legs, tails, horns and sun rays all move. A drawing with nothing sticking out hops and wiggles instead.
Do I need an app or an account?
Neither. It runs on this page, on your phone or computer. If you opened it inside Instagram, Facebook or TikTok, the camera extras work better once you open the page in Safari or Chrome.
Where does my photo go?
Nowhere. The photo is turned into a puppet on your own device. Only when you tap Send do we store a cut-out of the drawing so the link can show it, and you can delete that link yourself.
What does paying get me?
Permanence and keepsakes: links that never expire, a message on each one, your family album on every phone, and stand-up puppets to print. Waking drawings up stays free.
Can I get my money back?
Yes. Write to hello@wigglepaper.com within 14 days of paying and we refund it.
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