Halloween season is here! The ChildLife family is fully embracing the spooky holiday and in between pumpkin patches and picking out Halloween costumes, we’re squeezing in a family movie night!
Halloween movie nights are one of the best traditions to start with your family this year. One way to take them to the next level is by making a night of it starting with dinner. We love this recipe for Pesto Franken Pasta or Spooky Mummy Pizza Toasts. For dessert, we suggest Bone Appetit Cookie Dough.
Whether you have teens, tweens, or toddlers, these family-friendly Halloween movies will bring all your kids together for a movie night.
Nightmare Before Christmas
This Tim Burton classic follows Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, on his mission to bring Christmas to Halloween Town. But when he kidnaps Santa Claus, things go a bit awry.
Hocus Pocus
The Sanderson Sisters never fail to entertain the family. On the night of Halloween, it’s up to three children and a magical cat to stop three resurrected witch sisters (Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, and Kathy Najimy) from wreaking havoc on Salem.
The Addams Family
The spooky Addams family tries to determine whether a member of the family, Fester, is actually who he says he is. In the meantime, viewers gain insight into the rest of the eclectic family over the course of the quirky film.
Halloweentown
After discovering she’s a witch, 13-year-old Marnie Piper follows her grandmother (Debbie Reynolds) to Halloweentown where she ends up on a quest to save the supernatural town from despair with her younger siblings.
Casper
Casper is a friendly ghost who minds his own business haunting a home in Maine. But when James Harvey comes to communicate with the ghosts and brings his daughter, Casper falls in love. Now, he has to figure out how to work around his transparent figure — and his three mischievous uncles too.
Hotel Transylvania
Count Dracula runs Hotel Transylvania, a destination where monsters can take a break from the human world. But when 21-year-old Jonathan arrives on the premises, Dracula must hide the human visitor from his guests and protect his “teenage” vampire daughter from falling for him too.
Frankenweenie
In this black-and-white film, young Victor brings his dog Sparky back to life in a dangerous science experiment that comes with serious consequences.
Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie
After Pooh eats all of Rabbit’s Halloween candy, Roo and his new friend Lumpy go out to search for the Gobloon, a creature that, if caught, will grant a wish. But if the Gobloon catches them first, Roo and Lumpy will be turned into jaggerdy lanterns!
Ghostbusters
Introduce your kids to this classic around Halloween, when ghosts are on their mind. But expect them to want to watch this film all year long.
Toy Story of Terror
Buzz, Woody, and the gang embark on a fun and frightening journey together.
