Comic-Con 2015: Top 5 kid-friendly picks

July 8, 2015 3:37 PM PT

1) “Dinosaurs, Terrible Lizards”: Because what kid doesn’t love dinos? This animated documentary asks whether the prehistoric creatures deserve their fearsome name. 2:15 p.m. Friday, Ballroom D, Manchester Grand Hyatt.

2) Cartoon Network panels: Cartoon Network will screen children’s and Adult Swim shows at panels for “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” “Robot Chicken” and more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

3) “SpongeBob” panel: The voice cast of Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” will perform “Idiot Box” at a live table read as chosen by fans, followed by a Q&A and fan trivia quiz with prizes. 10 a.m. Saturday, Room 6A.

4) Cartoon Design for Creative Kids: Cartoonist Kristian Andrew Sather returns for this popular cartooning workshop designed for children. 11 a.m. Sunday, Room 30CDE.

5) The 12th annual San Diego International Children’s Film Festival: Daylong program of short films for kids (animation, live-action and documentary) from 10 countries, along with filmmaker talks and children’s filmmaking workshops. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Room 9.

Source: DiscoverSD

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Pam Kragen

Pam Kragen is a feature writer who specializes in writing human interest, dining, theater and opera stories. She joined The San Diego Union-Tribune staff in October 2012 after 27 years at the North County Times, where she served as the Arts & Features Editor, as well as the paper’s longtime arts writer and theater/opera critic. She is the president and co-founder of the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from San Diego State University and completed fellowships in theater criticism at the University of Southern California and opera/classical music criticism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She reports from the U-T’s North County office in San Marcos.

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