Earth Day is great for raising awareness, but it isn’t helpful if we only think about the environment once a year. Fortunately, kids love watching movies, and many family-friendly films touch on environmental topics. Keep your kids thinking about the health of our planet all year long. These movies have a strong environmental message you can share with your kids.
Wall-E (G, 2008)
The truly all-ages Wall-E does so many things right it earned a 95% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The main plotline may be about a lonely robot’s trip to outer space, but there’s no overlooking the fact that Wall-E is lonely because humans have literally trashed the planet, making it uninhabitable. Even as audiences root for the little robot, the lesson of the film is clear: People made a mess of their planet, and people need to clean it up.
Nim’s Island (PG, 2008)
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