
Watch: Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles (TV show) Age 6 - Your padawan is ready to begin with the basics nothing too scary.

Keep in mind that all kids are different, so assess your child's ability to handle peril and conflict before you make the jump to hyperspace. If your family is ready for lightsabers and the Force, here's a quick age guide for enjoying Star Wars with your kids.

Even kids as young as 2 and 3 can name all the franchise's major characters, which often tempts parents who also grew up loving the movies to plan a Star Wars movie night, especially with the arrival of Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens.īut not all Star Wars movies, TV shows games, and apps are the same when it comes to intensity and impact. The silly fun of Lego Star Wars is a lot easier for younger elementary schoolers to handle than the sight of Anakin Skywalker crawling out of a bubbling pit of lava in Revenge of the Sith, for example. Ever since that first menacing star destroyer loomed across movie screens in 1977, kids of all ages have been enamored with the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and all their friends (and enemies!).
