Learn the secret recipes we use to teach film making to tens of thousands of kids and their media mentors/coaches.
This Past Week's Kids Films
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We are publishing a new kids animation everyday. Each week we'll send you our newsletter with the previous week's posts. Here is the first week's worth in our Living Archive playlist: It's on Youtube, Youtube always wants you to log in. Just click past that screen anytime it shows up, the videos are in the sidebar. This week's installments run just over seven minutes, all in. Get ready for real, handmade media by kids, for kids will all the nicks and dings real kids bring. Next batch Tuesday. Bon Animate! The Team at Animating Kids PS Maybe you'll join with Margaret from New Hampshire: "Been a subscriber on and off for years. We have had a blast in our after school program just watching what other kids have done in your new daily postings. Keep it up. It has become a ritual to see what was posted each morning. A real carrot to get them to settle down. Thanks!!!" Margaret - After school facilitator, New Hampshire |
Animating Kids
Learn the secret recipes we use to teach film making to tens of thousands of kids and their media mentors/coaches.
Before we get into today's book excerpt, check out our latest Halloween playlist. 7 totally original animated shorts by Animating Kids students. Happy Halloween. > “WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF CLAY!” “WHAT?” “We've got maybe an hour left!” I looked at my watch. Two hours until closing. “That's impossible! We brought TEN TUBS!” “Look around!” At least one hundred kids were lined up down Verick St. Every animation table was packed. Parents were elbow-deep in clay. And the line kept growing. We had...
Sorry Coach It's college football season in America, and I recently got a kick out of a pre-game interview with a coach. I didn't catch which school he represented, but a reporter asked him an offhanded question as he was about to go into the locker room. "Hey Coach, what's your least favorite word?" The coach didn't hesitate. "Narrative!" And with that, he walked off, leaving the reporter sputtering. I nearly did a spit take. Having spent much of my life working with narrative, I thought his...
While we have not expressly published Halloween films this week, they are scary good, especially for having been done in a school classroom by teams of 10yr olds. Here is the seven minute playlist this week. Bon Animate! PS If you are getting Animating Kids for 2026-27, email us at info@animatingkids.com and we'll help you with your order.