Neil Patrick Harris Says He's Going to 'Ramp Up My Rizz' as His 2 Kids Join Him in First TikTok

The actor's 13-year-old twins Harper Grace and Gideon Scott joined in for his debut

Neil Patrick Harris has joined TikTok — though it may not be the news his teens wanted to hear.

Ahead of the weekend, the How I Met Your Mother star, 50, recruited his 13-year-old twins, daughter Harper Grace and son Gideon Scott (whom he shares with his husband David Burtka), for his debut on the social media platform.

“Ok, ok. Are you guys so excited?” Harris asked as he backed away from a camera, making sure he, Harper and Gideon were all in the frame.

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Talking over one another, the kids both responded, letting their dad know they weren’t too sure about his next move.

“I’m joining the TikTac,” the actor then said enthusiastically.

“TikTok,” Gideon said, correcting his father while rubbing his head in apparent despair in the video announcement. Harper stood silent nearby, but her facial expressions revealed she seemed less than certain about her dad's new social media channel.

Harris continued, happily sharing that he would soon “have so many followers” before using a bit of Gen Z lingo - the viral term "rizz," which is short for charisma, and has been defined by dictionary publisher Oxford University Press as "“someone’s ability to attract another person through style, charm, or attractiveness.”

“I’m gonna ramp up my rizz,” the Gone Girl actor said before he was cut off with a stern warning from Gideon to “never, ever say that again.”

After Harris said his new TikTok account would make him “a snack,” Harper let out a shriek, covered her face and left the frame of the video.

Related: Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Say Twins 'Don't Hate' Them as They Enter Teen Years: 'So Far, So Good'

Gideon also followed suit once his dad began dancing. “It’s too cheesy,” Harper was heard saying off-camera.

Despite his kids' less-than-enthusiastic response, fans in his comment section were quick to show their support for the video.

“NPH is in his cringy dad era and I’m here for it 😂😂,” one person quipped. “My favorite is when celebrities, no matter how legendary, are still just dad to their kids,” another added.

Even though they may not have loved his TikTok video, Gideon and Harper have previously told their parents that they're considered cool.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE this week, Harris and his celebrity chef husband, 48, discussed how they rank out of the other parents in their children’s friend group.

"We're definitely told we're the coolest parents out of all the friend groups," Burtka proudly shared. "I didn't realize it was a competition!" Harris said with a laugh.

"You hope as kids get older that they want to share more with you, and are willing to tell you when things are happening as opposed to just keeping you out of the loop. So that's nice to hear,” Harris said.

The couple also admitted that Harper and Gideon have a pretty “rigorous” school life, so their family home has not become “a hangout house yet.”

In fact, the kids typically “come home and do homework.”

Before Harris announced he was joining TikTok, the Uncoupled actor recently had a bit of family fun on Instagram for the holidays.

"Did I push it? I push the red one? Okay. To everyone on the gram of Insta, we just wanted to say happy Christmas eve. From the Burtka-Harris household," Harris said in a December Instagram video before they opened Christmas gifts.

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