Effective disaster education is crucial for reducing their risk of injury and mortality. Traditional disaster education methods often rely on one-way knowledge transmission, lacking in interactivity and experiential learning, thus failing to fully engage children or help them master essential disaster response strategies. Furthermore, the currently available tools are limited in functionality and do not encourage active participation. Motion sensing technology, which captures human body movements, has been widely applied in education to enhance immersion and engagement. By promoting interactivity through physical activity, this technology offers an immersive learning experience that adheres to the principles of experiential learning. This study investigated the integration of motion sensing technology into disaster education tools, to improve educational quality and increase children’s motivation to learn. The research was conducted in three phases. Initial questionnaires were distributed to 35 families with children aged 7 to 10 to understand parental perceptions of disaster education and their experiences with existing tools. In the second phase, we evaluated four traditional disaster education tools with feedback from 21 families. The final phase involved developing and testing a motion-sensing disaster education tool prototype with 8 families. The findings indicated that that motion sensing technology could significantly enhance disaster education for children, leading to the development of five guiding principles for its effective use.