With Krea

How to voice act

This course teaches your kid the basics of voice acting: how to find a voice for each character and show a feeling with it. Krea hosts four short films, and your kid practices out loud with their own drawings. Plan about 3 minutes of films and 30 minutes of practice.

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What your kid makes

Your kid ends with a voice for each character they drew, written next to the drawing, and practice showing feelings out loud. The voices are ready for a puppet show, a play, or a cartoon.

Ages
6 to 13
Time
4 films, about 3 minutes, then about 30 minutes of practice
You need
Paper, pencil, a drawing of a character
Host
Krea

The 4 lessons

  1. Lesson 1. Warm up your voice

    Wake up your voice with buzzes, yawns, and silly sounds.

    1. Buzz your lips like a motor
    2. Yawn as big as you can
    3. Say a tongue twister three times

    Where: Out loud

    Watch it at the top of the page

  2. Lesson 2. Find the voice

    High or low, fast or slow: pick a voice that fits your character.

    1. Hold up your character drawing
    2. Try a high voice and a low voice
    3. Pick the one that fits and write it next to the drawing

    Where: Out loud

  3. Lesson 3. Feelings you can hear

    The same words sound different when the feeling changes.

    1. Say one line happy
    2. Say it scared
    3. Say it grumpy, then pick your favorite

    Where: Out loud

  4. Lesson 4. Two voices talking

    Make two characters sound so different that anyone can tell who's talking.

    1. Pick two characters
    2. Give each one a different voice
    3. Act out a short talk between them

    Where: Out loud

Take the quiz

Krea asks 3 questions about the films. Get 2 right and you finish the course.

Lesson 1 transcript: Warm up your voice

  1. Your drawings can't talk. But you can talk for them! That's called voice acting.

  2. Actors warm up first, like stretching before a race. Stand up tall!

  3. Buzz your lips like a motor. Brrrrrrrrrr!

  4. Now yawn as big as you can. Hoooaaaam.

  5. Be a siren! Start low, slide up high, then slide back down.

  6. Last, a tongue twister. Say it three times, fast! Red truck, yellow truck. Red truck, yellow truck. Red truck, yellow truck!

  7. Your turn. Buzz your lips. Yawn really big. Say the tongue twister three times. Then press Next.

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Questions parents ask

My kid is shy. Is this course a good fit?

Your kid practices alone or with family, using silly sounds and their own drawings. There's no audience unless your kid wants one.

What age is this for?

Kids 6–13. Younger kids enjoy the warm-ups and funny voices; older kids work on two characters talking and on showing feelings.

How much screen time is it?

The four films take about 3 minutes. The practice happens out loud, away from the screen.

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