Children’s Media

I absolutely love children’s films/books! They leave so much room for the imagination and discovery. I often leave children movies wondering in the back of my head if there is another dimension where animals talk, plants come to life, or new creatures exist.

When I was younger I would imagine that a birds song was wishing me a good morning, a squirrel playing in the snow was begging me to join him, or a tree’s soft rustle was describing what it has seen over its long life.  Children’s media channels kid's imagination into these worlds and initiate thoughts about other worlds and dimensions.

I really liked Professor Leeper’s “Line Drawing”—seemingly sporadic to the viewer, but seamlessly systematic by the creator. When I observe the imaginations of kids I babysit for, I am in awe of how fast their brains create the most elaborate worlds. Suddenly, the blankets thrown over the dining room chairs becomes a farmer’s home and barn where she raises horses.

Children’s movies inspire the imaginations of kids and adults to dream bigger.