The Jungle Book - Kids Activity Sheets

THE JUNGLE BOOK is such a classic Disney animated movie because its transcends generations when it comes to people appreciating this 1967 portrayal of Rudyard Kipling's book for providing good quality family friendly entertainment.  It's not just the telling of the tale through Walt Disney Studio's reputed animation but also its upbeat musical soundtrack that enhances the movie watching experience.  I have a great memory from being a young kid of the whole audience joyfully singing along together The Bare Necessities while seeing a showing of THE JUNGLE BOOK at the movie theater.  It always puts a smile on my face now as a parent seeing my children parade around the room to Colonel Hathi's March or dance around the room like monkeys to I Wanna Be Like You when our family watches THE JUNGLE BOOK on DVD.  It's nice to see your children appreciate something as much as you did when you were their age. THE JUNGLE BOOK is definitely a movie that any family with young kids should have in their home video collection.

Based upon how fond my family is of THE JUNGLE BOOK it peeked my interest to see that Disney is releasing a new live action version of the film arriving at movie theaters across the United States on April 15, 2016.  While this new movie will differentiate from the original by lacking its cartoonish musical charm it is promising some impressive special effects that will seamlessly blend live action with photorealistic CGI animals and environments.  Hey and it has got Bill Murray voicing Baloo so you have to appreciate that! From looking at the trailer, I'm looking forward to checking out this new adaption of THE JUNGLE BOOK when it arrives at the movie theater.



Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), based on Rudyard Kipling's timeless stories and inspired by Disney's classic animated film, THE JUNGLE BOOK is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery, guided by panther-turned-stern mentor Bagheera (voice of Ben Kingsley), and the free-spirited bear Baloo. Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don't exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa (voice of Scarlett Johansson), a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie (voice of Christopher Walken), who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly red flower: FIRE.

While you are awaiting spring weather to arrive here are some fun THE JUNGLE BOOK activity sheets to help keep kids amused these last few weeks of winter courtesy of our friends at Walt Disney Studios.  Just download and print to enjoy:





THE JUNGLE BOOK will be rated PG.  For more information about the movie, visit movies.disney.com/the-jungle-book-2016