Looking for some family fun that doesn’t break the budget? Bored of plain-old movie watching? Kick it up a notch with an interactive movie watching experience!
Interactive movies are a great way to experience classic films that the whole family loves in a creative new way – all you need are a few items and a script of prompts that we’ve included below. As a scene, action, or song plays in the movie, follow the action provided on the script. It’s that easy! Don’t have one of the items on the list? Get creative and make your own fun!
ITEMS
We’ve included a list of items you might need along with some alternative supplies (in italics) in case you don’t have all of the items on hand. Feel free to add to or substitute items on the list for your own personal interactive movie watching experience.
Bubbles (DIY bubbles rb.gy/arwfzp )
Toothbrush (Any kind of brush will do!)
Party poppers (Popping bubble wrap is a fun option!)
Glow stick (DIY glow sticks rb.gy/ecfcsn )
Leaf hat (Any kind of paper and crayons will work!)
Goldfish snacks (A tasty snack of your choice!)
Fish Squirter (A water gun will work!)
Cotton ball (Rolled up socks are an easy option!)
Balloon w/ goldfish (Just grab a ball to roll!)
Flying fish (A rubber band could work too!)
Swedish fish snacks (A tasty snack of your choice!)
THE SCRIPT
There are two types of actions in the script : RECURRING are actions that you’ll do every time they occur in the movie, while ONE-TIME actions occur only once. To make things easy, ONE-TIME actions are prompted in order by scene. Words in BOLD are from the supply list so get them ready!
RECURRING
Marlin talks about Nemo’s “little” or “lucky” fin, say “AAAAhhhh, Dad!”
Marlin tries to tell a joke and it isn’t funny, yell “Boooo!”
Bubbles yells, “Bubbles!” blow bubbles with him!
Nemo’s friends in the tank call him Shark Bait, yell “Shark Bait – oooo hahaha!”
You see Crush the sea turtle, say “Dude!”
You see Squirt the sea turtle, use your fish squirter to squirt some water!
You see Darla…SCREAM!!!
ONE-TIME
Get excited about school with Nemo! Yell “Time for school!”
Brush your teeth with Nemo as he gets ready for school!
Bruce invites Marlin and Dory to the meeting – repeat with the group “Fish are friends, not food”
Pop your party poppers when the mines explode after Marlin and Dory escape from the sharks!
Sing “just keep swimming” with Dory to encourage Marlin!
Get out your glow stick and light it up like the anglerfish!
Make a leaf hat to wear to Nemo’s fish tank volcano ceremony
Enjoy your goldfish snack as Marlin and Dory get directions from the school of fish!
Throw your “cotton ball” pebbles at the screen to help Nemo clog the filter!
Can you speak “whale” like Dory?
Yell “Mine!” with the seagulls
Roll your balloon and goldfish as Nemo tries to roll out of the dentist office!
Help the fish caught in the net by shooting your flying fish toward the front of the room!
Celebrate Nemo’s return home with your Swedish Fish snacks!
You can absolutely add or subtract from the script list – whatever suits your family! Keep an eye out this fall for more interactive movie experiences with GPL.
