"Five Children & It" is the screen adaptation of the novel by Edith Nesbit. The story is about five children who find a sand fairy who grants them wishes each day, lasting until sunset. The kids run into difficulties as they are pressed to think of sensible wishes, and actually get what they wish for. The movie was produced by The Jim Henson Company, Sandfairy, Capitol Films and Endgame Entertainment for Capitol Films.

Jim Henson's Creature Shop created a hybrid of animatronics and computer graphics puppet to bring the magical sand fairy, "It," to life. Resembling a combination of an animal and an alien, the green "It" was given the ability to interact with its human counterparts in the film with the use of HDPS.