The Children of the Wasteland project aims to add playable children to the world of Fallout 3, and to improve upon many elements of the existing presence of children in the game, in the hopes of better creating an immersive roleplaying experience for those who wish to discover the Wastes from a refreshing, unique perspective.

Modifications have been made to allow as seamless an integration of children into the game as possible. Limitations on child characters have been removed as necessary, and the game world itself has been modified to more immersively represent the Lone Wanderer as a child, with some additional extras unique to the mod including a new body and new

Be free from arbitrary rules made by arbitrary adults, and allow your childlike curiosity to be satiated without limitations via Enhanced Children by Kiwi82mx. Actions previously forbidden to children are now available. And, just as it would be in reality, all children are as vulnerable to the dangers of the Wastes as adults are; after all, they too are only blood-and-flesh humans. And thanks to some post-war innovations to aging technology, the Gene Projector is now capable of showing a future facial projection of a child-aged human, complete with the modification tools it brings; Pinkerton of Rivet City takes full advantage of this, as do the Mr. Handy-model robot butlers of Megaton and Tenpenny Towers.

Experience a near-seamlessly incorporated Wasteland life as a child, starting from the day the Lone Wanderer is born to beyond the gates of Vault 101, with Childhood Beginning by SmileyTops. The entire Vault experience has been revamped to integrate the Lone Wanderer into the plot as a child while retaining as much of the original lore as possible. Have your tenth birthday party, fire your first BB gun, take the GOAT, fight your way through the Vault, emerge from its doors, and journey across the Capital Wasteland in search of your father with the clean slate of a young mind. Decide the ultimate fate of the four-foot tall Young Lone Wanderer. Perks, dialogue, and events have been changed to more realistically express your unique status as a child wanderer of the Wastes.

More realistic and proportioned bodies have been created for children in the form of CUTE (Children's Unique Transformation Enhancement), with a CUTE Girl body by Dimon/Kiwi82mx/Backsteppo and a CUTE Boy body by Arlekin. Original meshed base bodies, textures and faces have been created for more childlike figures and facial structures.

Existing styles of clothing sported by young Wastelanders have been fitted for use with the new body figures, and all headpieces have been reworked to fit children. New clothes included with CUTE, inspired by designs created and contributed by dozens of talented tailors and leatherworkers throughout the Wasteland, have been custom-tailored and fitted specifically for children to wear on their adventures.

With the ability to create children comes a greater range of customization options as well. All hairstyles seen across the Wastes are available to choose from, as well as several unique and exotic designs by famed hair stylists Saram and Yoshinakota. Extra eye colors have been added as well to further express the diversity of individuals populating the Wasteland.

Accompanying the body is a new fully-featured shop, exclusively for use by children. Tucked away into a small corner of Big Town, Alicia's Cute Shop, owned by herself and her faithful dog, serves as a general supplies stop for all children's needs.