Animation Academy with a 7 year old

[Shrill]

We are going at the very end of August for the first time. My DD adores characters and also adores drawing/ art, so I think this would be right down her alley. Would she be able to follow the instructor, or is it more geared to adults? She is a very smart child but her fine motor is not amazing so she might be a bit slow with the actual drawing.

Also, any opinions about HS vs the Downtown Disney option? We are staying at POR so likely to get there at least once.

Thanks!

Shrill

 

[wisblue]

I would definitely let your daughter try the animation academy.

I find some of the instructors to be better than others at giving simple step by step instructions, but I would think a 7 year old would have a decent chance to follow it. And, if she can't there's nothing lost. Drawing freehand she would probably do better than I do.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

We did this at HS when our daughter was I think 4. She had no trouble following the directions, and had a good time. If your daughter is able to sit quietly and follow instructions, then she should be fine (I know some kids have trouble focusing on things like this).

 

[Jewel3k]

My 7 year old boy did it twice last trip and came out with recognizable characters. One warning about it is the group chooses the character, so it could be a character she does not care for or know of.

 

[memakwed]

She should be able to do it. I would try

 

[Shrill]

Awesome: we will definitely do it at least once then. I figure if it is a character she doesn't like, we could offer to do it again . Thanks everyone!

 

[prudence64]

My 8 year old did it and we both had a good laugh at how badly ours turned out. If it's a sensitive child they might get upset if it doesn't turn out well, but if they can laugh at themselves a bit it will be good. Of course, I'm terrible and some kids drawings in the room did turn out better than mine.

 

[leshunlenese]

my son has done this at 3 and 5 and enjoys it! he tried to follow the directions when he was 3 it just did not come out! lol

 

[Ladcassidy]

This is one of DD7's favorite things to do at Disney. Go for it! If you want a test run, you can find some of the "classes" on you tube.