Best Kid-Friendly Halloween Movies and Halloween
Best Kid-Friendly Halloween Movies and Halloween-Themed episode choices for Kids to Watch
Its spooky season and time to cue the best Halloween movies for families and younger kids to get into the Halloween spirit for family movie night. You may think of horror movies or scary stories when you think of Halloween shows, but there are so many good Halloween movie options that are not so spooky movies after all.
If you have a group of teens at your house, they may want to watch spooky films, but I am in the not-so-scary Halloween movies stage of life with my young kids, so we rounded up 25 family-friendly Halloween movies for kids of all ages to enjoy together!
My family created a must watch Halloween movie and show list for leading up to Halloween night and we are so excited to bake some Halloween cookies, pop some Halloween themed popcorn and snuggle up for some kids' Halloween movies.
24 Best Kid Halloween Movies and Shows
BEST HALLOWEEN MOVIES / SHOWS FOR LITTLE KIDS
Super Monsters
Super monsters is such a cute Halloween show for little kids! Super Monsters is a children's animated television series. The series is about a group of preschool kids who are the children of famous monsters and try to master their special powers while preparing for kindergarten. Check out Super Monsters on Netflix with your family!
Spookley the Square Pumpkin
Two bats who live at Holiday Hill Farm, bug-eating Boris and bug-loving vegetarian Bella, discover an unusual sight in the pumpkin patch and rush to inform the farm's scarecrow, Jack, of their find, which is a young, innocent pumpkin named Spookley, who is unusually square-shaped instead of round.
Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween movie
One day, Winnie the Pooh and his friends Piglet, Tigger, Roo, Rabbit and Eeyore hear a strange noise and find a set of large, circular footprints in the Hundred Acre Wood. The friends believe that there is a strange creature known as a "heffalump" in the woods. Rabbit organizes an expedition to go try to catch it. Watch this Halloween video on Amazon video.
Curious George Halloween Boo Fest
George is excited about celebrating his first Halloween in the country. Bill tells George and Allie a spooky story about a scarecrow called "No Noggin" who haunts the countryside on Halloween, and kicks people's hats. Watch this family fun Halloween movie on PBS Kids.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Halloween
Mickey, Minnie, Donald, daisy, Goofy, and Pluto are invited to Pete's Halloween party at the Trick or Treat Tower! Mickey Mouse and his lovable band of friends embark on exciting play along capers and invite kids at home to help them solve problems and overcome obstacles. Watch the Halloween episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Disney Plus or You Tube!
Arthur and the Haunted Tree House
It is Halloween. While various kids go trick-or-treating, Arthur and his friends are going to have a sleepover in the treehouse. Ladonna tells a spooky story to Arthur and Buster. Arthur is particularly jumpy because he believes that the treehouse is haunted. Watch this adorable Halloween show from PBS Kids favorite with your young child.
Cat and the Hat Knows a Lot about Halloween
This PBS Kids Halloween special comes from the science geared series. Cat and his human friends prepare for Halloween and learn about nature and changes of weather. This Halloween's movie relates to fear and courage as viewers see the characters bravely face what scares them. This is such a great Halloween family movie because it is positive, happy, and silly and one of the best kids Halloween movies to show at school too!
BEST FAMILY FOCUSED HALLOWEEN MOVIES
Addams Family / Addams Family 2
Get ready to snap your fingers! The Addams Family is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about the kookiest family on the block. Funny, outlandish, and utterly iconic, the Addams Family redefines what it means to be a good neighbor. Adults will love watching this 2019 redo of the cult classic Addams Family as much as the kids all month long. Buy the DVD or watch on Paramount Plus!
Charlie Brown Halloween
Its The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - For over 50 years, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang has been a must watch Halloween-themed movie It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. This classic family Halloween movie came out in 1966 holiday and is still everyone's favorite today! Charlie Brown celebrates trick-or-treating with his friends, all while Linus spends the night in the pumpkin patch waiting for the supposed legend that is The Great Pumpkin. This is a great Halloween movie option for the entire family to watch! Find this Halloween movie on Apple TV or PBS kids during the Halloween season.
Hotel Transylvania
The Halloween movie series focused on the adventures surrounding monsters who reside in the titular Hotel Transylvania, a haunted house style plaza hotel where monsters can relax and get away from humans due to fear of persecution. There are four Halloween themed movies in this series so if your young girl or young boy loves the first movie, keep watching for unlimited not so scary fun! Your family can watch these Halloween movies on Amazon prime video, Apple TV, or Netflix.
Monster House
Monster House is a family-friendly film about a neighborhood being terrorized by a sentient haunted house during Halloween. Kids are missing, rumors are flying, what is going to happen in this spooky holiday movie perfect for families? Watch on Netflix and find out!
Haunted Mansion
Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback, it is the second film adaptation of Walt Disney's theme park attraction The Haunted Mansion, following the 2003 film of the same name. A single mother and her son move into a mansion as their new home, only to find that it is haunted. To combat the spirits, they hire a former paranormal investigator, a priest, a psychic, and a college history professor. Gabbie and Travis enlist the aid of a team to help exorcise their mansion and destroy the ghosts around them. Watch Haunted Mansion on Disney Plus streaming.
Nightmare Before Christmas - Jack Skellington
This Halloween film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the "real world." When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life -- he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry. This Halloween movie meets Christmas movies option, has been a hit for many years! Watch on Disney Plus this holiday Halloween season.
Dreamworks Spooky Stories -
In these spooktacular stories, your favorite DreamWorks characters from the blockbuster hits Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens return in these chilling tales for the whole family. Watch on netflix this Halloween season.
Corpse Bride
Tim Burton stop-motion-animated musical fantasy stands as one of the most underrated Halloween movies of all time. From the hidden adult jokes to its captivating animation, alongside an outstanding soundtrack, this non-conventional Halloween movie delivers A-plus entertainment. Watch on HBO max, or amazon prime video.
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-Ween
When Melvin tries to cancel Halloween, clever best friends Harold and George create their own spooky holiday -- and it's a huge success! Captain Underpants Halloween special is like all things Harold and Melvin related involve help of their classmates and ridiculous antics in places like the school bathroom. Escape real life for a bit and watch with your kids as they laugh hysterically at this crowd favorite. Enjoy this kid friendly Halloween show on Netflix streaming.
Beetlejuice: Halloween Spooktacular -
Based on Tim Burton's blockbuster film of the same name, this animated show features Beetlejuice, the wildest ghost this side of the "Neitherworld" and his mortal best friend Lydia Deetz, a young, perky goth girl attending a private school in a sleepy little Connecticut town. Upon befriending Lydia, Beetlejuice promptly whisks her off from her ordinary life into wacky adventures in the land of the dead, or Neitherworld, which is filled with kooky characters and madcap monsters at every turn!
Casper
In Friendship, Maine, following the death of her father, neurotic and spoiled heiress Carrigan Crittenden discovers she has only been left Whipstaff Manor in his will while his vast wealth has gone to several charities. Carrigan and her lawyer Dibs find a map within the will's papers that tell of an alleged treasure hidden inside the manor, but find the property haunted by a friendly ghost named Casper and his poltergeist uncles the Ghostly Trio. Beloved Christina Ricci is the star of this Halloween movie and can watch this classic Halloween movie on Apple TV or Amazon Video.
Halloween Town
This Halloween movie centers on Marnie, who on her 13th Halloween, learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown—a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world: but she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.
HALLOWEEN MOVIES FOR OLDER KIDS:
Ghostbusters
This is one of the favorite Halloween movies of all times and was the highest grossing comedy in 1984. This movie is about three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. A 2016 reboot of Ghostbuster brought a new age group of viewers to this Halloween movie option. This Halloween Playful paranormal reboot offers funny frights for families and some recommend for 10 plus big kid age. Find Ghostbusters on Apple TV or Amazon Prime Video.
Hocus Pocus & Hocus Pocus 2
It doesnt get much better than the Sanderson sisters in a small town classic film starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy.Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film that follows a villainous comedic. trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusets. Disney Plus reported that the sequel Hocus Pocus 2 was the service's most-viewed film premiere in the United States. Find Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney plus.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic. Everyone knows and loves Harry Potter of course but this is a solid Halloween month movie option for families and older children!
Spongebob Squarepants Halloween
Check out this Halloween special! Patrick is in for a fright when he tries to help SpongeBob scare the barnacles off of unsuspecting Bikini Bottom residents! Catch more SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon.
Goosebumps 1 and 2
The plot follows two young boys who accidentally release the monsters from the Goosebumps franchise in their town after opening an unpublished Goosebumps manuscript titled Haunted Halloween, causing a wave of destruction on Halloween night. These two great films are based on the scary story book series by R.L. Stine.
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