Cartoon is a sort of film art. It belongs to a group of animated films. It is created by using the technique of recording ''frame by frame'' or by sequential shooting of every each individual frame. Later, using the tehnique of film screening, it is created an illusion that inanimate comes alive. The cartoon has been called ''the eight art''. The media today plays an important role in human lives. Every day people are exposed to them and it is impossible to bypass. Children today grow up, live and learn in such an environment, facing the cartoon in their early ages. The history of animated film goes back in early 20's, when a twelve-year-old boy, with his artistic name Walt Disney, started to realize his dream. Film animation in Croatia also has a long history. A group of authors, Disney followers, dedicated to create the Zagreb School of Animated Film in a pursuit of creating a new animation concepts. Some of the most famous cartoons, on which we can thank Zagreb School of Animated Film are: Balthazar, Tom Thumb, Hlapić the Little Shoemaker, Key Largo, Fantasy Forest, Magician's Hat and many others. Cartoon, with all its element, has a huge impact on children and influences the development of certain functions. The child developes speech, feelings, imagination and creativity. The role of kindegarden educators, is to choose a quality cartoon that is appropriate to the child.