Robin Hood Movie: Educational Activities and Games for 2 to 5 Year Olds

Let's face it, kids love movies, but it's been proven that they should watch no more than 2 hours of TV a day. So why not combine their love of a movie and activities that will help them learn and grow? Following are suggestions for the movie Robin Hood released in 1973. These activities would also work well for preschool classes and party games for this age group.

Watch the movie

Let your kids watch the show while you prepare the activities for the rest of the day or attend to other responsibilities.

Make a Herald Horn

Use a longer cardboard tube, like the ones found used for wrapping paper or aluminum foil. Get a long piece of paper and cut a triangle out of the bottom so that it looks like a flag. Let your child decorate the flag. Attach the flag to the cardboard tube. Attach a few streamers. Show your child how to talk into the tube and hear how it makes your voice louder.

Master of Disguise

In the movie, Robin Hood is a master of disguises. Explain to your child what a disguise is, then get out some items to dress up in disguises. You may want to put together a bag or box of items before starting. Good items include sunglasses, hats, funny shoes, skirts, a sheet, jackets, vests, and Halloween costumes.

Sherwood Forest Hideout

Gather up a card table and a big blanket and create a fort. If you don't have a card table, try building the fort in the living room using the couch and some pillows and blankets. Pretend that the fort is Sherwood forest, and have fun hiding out.

Target Practice

Get a box and cut a circle in one of the sides. Tape the lid shut and draw a target around the hole on the box. Put the box on a chair and offer your child some beanbags or some soft balls and have them try and get them into the hole in the box. If you have a child in the younger age group (two to three) you may want to just set out a laundry basket and have them try to get the beanbags in the basket.

Air Movement

In the movie Robin Hood survives under the water of the mote for the castle because he breathes through a reed. Show your child how air can travel through a small space by getting a straw and blowing into it. Let them put their hand a few inches in front of the straw to feel the air coming out. Next put a small amount of water in a cup. Put the straw in the water and show your child how to blow into it and make bubbles in the water.