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pending quality time with children is super important! It helps build strong bonds, boosts their self-esteem, and improves their overall well-being. Quality time allows for meaningful interactions, learning opportunities, and creating lasting memories. So, whether it’s playing games, watching movies together, having conversations, or exploring new things together, make sure to carve out special moments with the little ones!
But one needs to be extremely mindful of what these young minds are watching. Because everything is getting stored in their minds and thats how their personalities develop.
Message-based films for children are incredibly important as they can teach valuable life lessons in an engaging and entertaining way. These films often tackle important themes such as friendship, kindness, empathy, and resilience, helping children develop a strong moral compass. By presenting positive messages through relatable characters and engaging stories, these films can have a lasting impact on children’s values and behavior.
Here is our top picks animated movies that you can watch with your children that will be helpful for them and is also fun to watch
Soar
“Soar” is a beautiful animated short film that tells the story of a young girl who dreams of flying. It’s an inspiring and heartwarming movie that showcases the power of determination and following your dreams. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend giving it a watch!
Hair Love
“Hair Love” is an amazing animated short film that celebrates the beauty and power of Black hair. It tells the heartwarming story of a father learning to style his daughter’s hair for the first time. It’s a powerful and touching movie that highlights the importance of love, family, and embracing one’s natural beauty. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend checking it out!
Snack Attack
Snack attack is a short film directed by Andrew Cadelago (from Pixar) and produced by Alejandro Gomez. The video tells a story of an old lady her intention to eat snacks (cookies). The short film touches the sensitive topics like elderly and their little desires to inculcate empathy in children towards their grandparents, it also has a message about judgment towards appearance and stereotyping others. They emphasise on sharing.
The Wrong Rock
The Wrong Rock is a hilarious and entertaining animated short film that tells the story of a confused penguin who ends up on the wrong rock. It’s a fun adventure that teaches valuable lessons about embracing differences and finding your place in the world. If you’re in the mood for a good laugh, I highly recommend giving it a watch!
A Folded Wish
A Folded Wish is a graduation short film created by 19 students who majored in the Digital Animation and Illustration courses in The One Academy of Communication Design. Inspired by an ancient Japanese legend, “A Folded Wish” explores the influence of a wish shared by a pair of twin sisters, believing that the Gods would save them from their illness if they folded one thousand origami cranes. Referred to as ‘Senbazuru’ in Japanese, it is traditionally practised in hopes of recovering from an illness or as a symbol of peace at war memorials. Set in the 1940s during the Shōwa era (post World War II) in Japan, the story laments the incurable tuberculosis that devastated the world. Many patients could only remain at home until they succumbed to the illness. This historical fact was used as the underlying background for the film.
