Treasure Planet: 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 Treasure Planet released in 2002. 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.

Rhyme Activity

Teach your child this rhyme. They will love the rhythm and how silly it is.

I Saw a Ship a-Sailing

I say a ship a-sailing

A-sailing on the sea;

And oh! It was all laden

With pretty things for thee!

There were comfits in the cabin

And apples in the hold.

The sails were made of silk,

And the masts were made of gold.

The four-and-twenty sailors

That stood between the decks,

Were four-and-twenty whit mice,

With chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck

With a packet on her back.

And when the ship began to move,

The captain said, "Quack! Quack!"

Read a Book

There are a lot of incredible books available to go along with the movie The Wild. Pick one you think your child would enjoy and involve them while you are reading. Ask them questions about the pictures and story. Following are a few suggestions of books to read.

• Russell and the Lost Treasure by Rob Scotton
• I Spy Treasure Hunt (I Spy) by Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick, and Walter Wick
• Spot's Treasure Hunt by Eric Hill
• Sail Away by Donald Crews
• The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto by Elizabeth Rusch and Guy Francis

Serve your Friends

In the movie Jim's mom run's an inn and serves people breakfast. Get out a play dish set and set it up at the table. Have your child seat his stuffed animal friends, and offer them different breakfast foods. Help you child pretend to serve the food and pretend to eat.

Make a Spyglass

Wrap and glue or staple, white paper to a toilet paper or paper towel tube. Offer your child markers or crayons and let them decorate it. Then have them play "I Spy" with you. Look through the tube and say, "I spy...." Give the tube to them and see if they can find it. If you child is very young you can just tell them what the object is. If your child is older, you can give them a description such as the objects color, what it is used for, if it is big or small etc.