The best family-friendly Halloween TV and movies to watch
USA Today • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Halloween 2023 falls on a Saturday, providing kids a full day without school, which presents a challenge for parents to keep children entertained before trick-or-treating begins.
- For toddlers, recommended Halloween content includes "A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular" (Disney+), "Room on the Broom," and various PBS Kids specials like "Daniel Tiger" and "Curious George."
- Preschoolers can enjoy themed Pixar shorts like "Cars: Spooky Halloween Adventure," "Toy Story of Terror," as well as "Vampirina" (Disney+) and the gentle Hayao Miyazaki film "Kiki's Delivery Service" (HBO Max).
- Elementary school kids might appreciate spookier shows and movies such as "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (Paramount+), the "Halloweentown" series (Disney+), and "Over the Garden Wall" (Hulu).
- Family-friendly Halloween options include the timeless "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (Apple TV), Netflix's "Is it Cake? Halloween," "Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire" (Disney+), and the culturally rich Pixar film "Coco" (Disney+).
