TK Children
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 5.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
📋 About This Mod
This mod revamped in version 2. 0!
If you upgrade version 1. 0 to 2. 0, please uninstall version 1. 0 before install 2. 0.
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Features
This mod modifies child faces for giving some variation.
Adds eight hairs for children, and face is editable in CK.
Face modeling is based on parents and personality.
Babette wears a dark brotherhood cloth.
Aeta wears a skaal cloth.
Requirement
DLC Hearthfire, Dragonborn.
Installation
1) Download from "Download with manager" button on Nexus.
2) Press the "Activates the selected Mod" button.
3) Select if you need options in Installer.
Install options
- Language selection. English or Japanese.
- USLEEP patch.
- Disable/Enable subsurface map for glitch stripes in a face. If you do not use ENB, choose "No SSS".
- Changes Babette's eyes to vampire or nothing.
Edit a child face in CK
1) Run Creation Kit, click File -> Data..., active TKChildren.esm and then OK.
2) Chose an actor you want to edit in the Object Window.
3) Edit face in Character Gen Morphs tab and Character Gen Parts tab. Click OK when you finish.
4) Select the edited actor, type ctrl + F4. On success, "Done" will be displayed.
5) File -> Save, Save esp file.
6) Activate the esp with your mod manager, put below the group of TKChildren esp in loadorder.
Troubleshooting
Q. Too shinyyy face.
A. When using ENB, SSS is too effective for the child.
Edit enbserise.ini in Skyrim folder.
EnableTextureAlpha =true
It is true by default, so commonly it is an unnecessary task.
Credit
HISSSSA - Author of HS-Children. It's based on HS-Children made by HISSSSA.
Permission
- Redistribution of TKChildren.esm file and tri file is not permitted for avoiding conflict.
- Feel free to distribute esp files and created faces with TKChildren.esm as the master. No need to contact me.
- Example: you want to create child like this mod for a quest mod e.g Falskaar. No need contact me. * But, you need contact with author of quest mod.
- Feel free to distribute patches for TK Children. No need to contact me.
Special Thanks
TK Children is a cosmetic mod for Skyrim that adds eight new hairstyles for children and makes their faces editable in the Creation Kit. It provides variation by basing facial features on parents and personality. With 17,498 endorsements and 307,124 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking more diverse child NPCs.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 17,498 endorsements and 307k downloads.
- Adds meaningful variety to child NPCs without overhauling the game.
- Face variation based on parents and personality is a clever touch.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2016 — may conflict with newer Skyrim versions or mods.
- Requires Creation Kit knowledge to fully utilize face editing features.
For Skyrim players who want more diverse child NPCs without a full overhaul. Perfect for modders who enjoy tweaking NPC appearances in the Creation Kit. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes — this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this mod and let it overwrite any conflicting child face mods.
- To edit child faces in the Creation Kit, load the mod as an active file and use the NPC editor to adjust facial features.
- Check your load order to ensure TK Children loads after other mods that alter child NPCs to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- tktk
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 307,124
- Endorsements
- 17,498
- Category
- NPC - Children
- Created
- 1/11/2014
- Updated
- 12/10/2016
🔗 Required By 4 Mods
These mods list this mod as a dependency.
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