Animation Studio · 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.
How to voice act is part of Kubrio Learn: short courses that inspire kids to make things. Learn more
Watch all 4 lessons in the appWhat 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. In Animation Studio's Sound room, your kid picks who talks in each scene and writes what they say.
- 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
Lesson 1. Warm up your voice
Wake up your voice with buzzes, yawns, and silly sounds.
- Buzz your lips like a motor
- Yawn as big as you can
- Say a tongue twister three times
Where: Out loud
Lesson 2. Find the voice
High or low, fast or slow: pick a voice that fits your character.
- Hold up your character drawing
- Try a high voice and a low voice
- Pick the one that fits and write it next to the drawing
Where: Out loud
In the app
Lesson 3. Feelings you can hear
The same words sound different when the feeling changes.
- Say one line happy
- Say it scared
- Say it grumpy, then pick your favorite
Where: Out loud
In the app
Lesson 4. Two voices talking
Make two characters sound so different that anyone can tell who's talking. In the Sound room, pick who talks.
- Pick two characters
- Give each one a different voice
- Act out a short talk between them
Where: Out loud
In the app
Lesson 1 transcript: Warm up your voice
Your drawings can't talk. But you can talk for them! That's called voice acting.
Actors warm up first, like stretching before a race. Stand up tall!
Buzz your lips like a motor. Brrrrrrrrrr!
Now yawn as big as you can. Hoooaaaam.
Be a siren! Start low, slide up high, then slide back down.
Last, a tongue twister. Say it three times, fast! Red truck, yellow truck. Red truck, yellow truck. Red truck, yellow truck!
Your turn. Buzz your lips. Yawn really big. Say the tongue twister three times. Then press Next.
Free guides to practise with
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.