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This study aims to develop animated videos for early childhood education based on psychological analysis approach (Schnotz & Lowe, 2003), characteristics of early childhood and cognitive theory of multimedia learning. The development of the videos was carried out through several stages. The first stage begun from preparing storyboards containing video content which was then poured into animated video by an animator. The second stage was the experts- judgement of the suitability of the animated video with the purpose of the study, the characteristics of the child and the duration of the animated video, also the clarity of the characters and the narration delivered in the animated video. In the third stage, the video was presented to two children who are in accordance with the characteristics of the study participants to find out the child-s opinion related to the animated video. The results shown that children were able to focus on the animated videos that last for 2 minutes 15 seconds. In addition, children were able to answer questions related to video content, indicating they understood the information provided in the video. The results revealed that animated video can be used as a learning medium; especially children aged 5-6 years.