Imagine from Home
Bland craft tutorials from Imagineers for Disney superfans.
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Imagine from Home
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Imagine from Home is a web series of craft tutorials led by Disney theme park Imagineers. There's no iffy content, but the craft projects are fairly advanced, so they're best suited for tweens and up (and that's with a lot of adult help). The Imagineers talk about their jobs, and consequently Disney theme parks and characters, but it's not overly sales-y.
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What's the Story?
IMAGINE FROM HOME is a series of craft tutorials led by Disney Imagineers. The artists lead the viewer step-by-step through various Disney-related projects, like making R2D2 out of recycled materials, or an "It's a Small World" moving model. The projects are designed to be done with materials commonly found at home, and the series is meant to help people do fun things at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Imagineers also talk a bit about their jobs and share some behind-the-scenes design sketches.
Is It Any Good?
Considering that Imagineers have quite possibly the coolest job ever, this series was a big boring letdown. The projects are fairly complicated, and even the ones that are just drawings are not simple enough to allow most kids (and adults) to feel satisfied with their work. The projects are also very prescriptive, where the artist explains how to do a craft step-by-step and leaves little room for the home viewer's artistic flare. It would have been much more compelling if the Imagineers were helping the viewer design rides or theme park scenery (like what the Imagineers do in real life), and allowing the home viewers' imaginations to run wild. Unless your kid is a Disney superfan or a gifted artist, they'll probably want to skip this one.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the Imagineers' jobs. Is that something you'd like to do? What do you think you'd have to learn to be able to be an Imagineer?
Do you think the Imagineers are naturally good at art, or do you think they had to practice a lot? Why?
TV Details
- Premiere date: February 12, 2021
- Network: ABC
- Genre: Educational
- Topics: Arts and Dance
- TV rating: NR
- Last updated: February 28, 2022
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