Rainy day idea
A rainy day movie project for kids
Spend a rainy afternoon making a real animated movie together: plan a story on paper, build it scene by scene in Toonaroo, then hold a proper premiere with tickets and popcorn. It is screen time where your child makes something.
The trick is to make the screen part the middle of the activity, not all of it. Paper, pens and a sofa premiere turn it into an afternoon.
Last updated 29 September 2026
The afternoon plan
1
Storyboard on paper (20 minutes)
Fold a sheet of paper into four boxes. Your child draws or writes one scene per box.
2
Make the movie (30 minutes)
Type each box into Toonaroo: what is in the picture and how it moves.
3
Make the tickets and poster (30 minutes)
Design a movie poster and hand-made tickets for everyone in the house.
4
The premiere (20 minutes)
Dim the lights, hand out popcorn, check tickets at the door, and play the film.
Good screen time, not just screen time
Screen time is not all the same. Watching is passive; making is not. A movie project uses planning, writing, describing and presenting, and ends with something your child made and wants to show off.
Make it last all holiday
Make one movie per rainy day and keep them all. By the end of the holidays you have a whole film festival, and a record of what your child was imagining that summer.
Frequently asked questions
What age is this activity for?
Ages 4 to 10. Younger children describe and you type; older children can run it alone.
How long does it take?
About two hours with the poster and premiere, or 20 minutes for just the movie.
Make your first movie
Your kid tells the story, Toonaroo draws and animates it. Free to try in your browser.
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