Stream Hubie Halloween on Netflix

Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbour have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them!

Hubie Halloween is a hilarious family film about an unlikely hero with an all-star cast including Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Noah Schnapp, Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph and Kevin James.

Stream The Worst Witch on Netflix

After stumbling into a school for witches, a bumbling heroine comes to realise that she just might belong there! Based on Jill Murphy’s beloved books.

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Stream The Curse of Bridge Hollow on Netflix

Halloween-hating dad Howard is all about science. His teenage daughter is all about the paranormal. But on Halloween, they team up to fight a supernatural menace that’s wreaking havoc and running amok in their town.

Stream Goosebumps on Netflix

Upset about moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets his beautiful neighbour Hannah, daughter of R.L. Stine (Jack Black), the famous and mysterious author of the bestselling “Goosebumps” series.

When Zach accidentally unleashes the monsters from the fantastic tales, it’s up to him, Hannah and Stine to return the beasts back to the books where they belong.

Stream Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween on Netflix

Be careful what you wish for…

With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!

Stream Monster House on Netflix

Even for a 12-year old, DJ Walters has a particularly overactive imagination. He is convinced that his haggard and crabby neighbour Horace Nebbercracker, who terrorises all the neighbourhood kids, is responsible for Mrs. Nebbercracker’s mysterious disappearance.

Any toy that touches Nebbercracker’s property promptly disappears, swallowed up by the cavernous house. DJ has seen it with his own eyes! But no one believes him, not even his best friend, Chowder. What everyone does not know is DJ is not imagining things. Everything he’s seen is absolutely true and it’s about to get much worse than anything DJ could have imagined.

Stream A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting on Netflix

Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she’s babysitting on Halloween.

Stream Dreamworks Spooky Stories on Netflix

Get a Halloween spook from some of your favourite DreamWorks characters!

Join the cast of Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens for some funny (and chilling!) tales for the whole family.

Stream Scaredy Cats on Netflix

On her 12th birthday, Willa Ward receives a purr-fect gift that unlocks a world of witchcraft, talking animals and so much more with her best friends.

Stream Phantom Pups on Netflix

A young boy and his family move into a haunted home, where he meets three adorable ghost pups and tries to help them turn back into real dogs.

Stream Open Season: Scared Silly on Netflix

When a spooky werewolf tale scares Boog out of joining the annual camping trip, his friends hatch a plan to cure him of his fear.

Elliot, Boog and all of the beloved woodland creatures are back in a brand-new comedy adventure.

Stream The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants on Netflix

When Melvin tries to cancel Halloween, clever best friends Harold and George create their own spooky holiday – and it’s a huge success.

Stream A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix

Based on the classic Lemony Snicket books A Series of Unfortunate Events follows the extraordinary Baudelaire orphans as they face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf in their fateful quest to unlock long-held family secrets.

Stream Gnome Alone on Netflix

When Chloe discovers that her new home’s garden gnomes are not what they seem, she must decide between the pursuit of a desired high school life and taking up the fight against the Troggs.

Stream Hubie Halloween on Netflix

Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbour have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them!

Hubie Halloween is a hilarious family film about an unlikely hero with an all-star cast including Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Noah Schnapp, Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph and Kevin James.

Stream Corpse Bride on Netflix

Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant and more, Corpse Bride is a hair-raising legend based on a 19th-century Russian folktale.

A young man mistakenly weds a corpse while on a two-day trek to the village of his real bride-to-be. It is up to the groom’s real fiancée to face her rival – only then will the bride and groom be free to proceed with their own wedding ceremony.

Stream The Curse of Bridge Hollow on Netflix

Halloween-hating dad Howard is all about science. His teenage daughter is all about the paranormal. But on Halloween, they team up to fight a supernatural menace that’s wreaking havoc and running amok in their town.

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Stream Goosebumps on Netflix

Upset about moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets his beautiful neighbour Hannah, daughter of R.L. Stine (Jack Black), the famous and mysterious author of the bestselling “Goosebumps” series.

When Zach accidentally unleashes the monsters from the fantastic tales, it’s up to him, Hannah and Stine to return the beasts back to the books where they belong.

Stream Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween on Netflix

Be careful what you wish for…

With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!

Stream Gnome Alone on Netflix

When Chloe discovers that her new home’s garden gnomes are not what they seem, she must decide between the pursuit of a desired high school life and taking up the fight against the Troggs.

Stream A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting on Netflix

Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she’s babysitting on Halloween.

Stream Monster House on Netflix

Even for a 12-year old, DJ Walters has a particularly overactive imagination. He is convinced that his haggard and crabby neighbour Horace Nebbercracker, who terrorises all the neighbourhood kids, is responsible for Mrs. Nebbercracker’s mysterious disappearance.

Any toy that touches Nebbercracker’s property promptly disappears, swallowed up by the cavernous house. DJ has seen it with his own eyes! But no one believes him, not even his best friend, Chowder. What everyone does not know is DJ is not imagining things. Everything he’s seen is absolutely true and it’s about to get much worse than anything DJ could have imagined.

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Stream Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+ 

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th century Sanderson sisters, and they are looking for revenge.

Now it is up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.

Catch up on the original classic and stream Hocus Pocus here.

Stream Coco on Disney+

Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colourful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

Stream The Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney+

Enter an extraordinary world with magic and wonder, where every holiday has its own special land. This is the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town.

When Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town, his dream to fill Santa’s shoes unravels, and it’s up to Sally, the ragdoll who loves him, to stitch things together again.

Stream Frankenweenie on Disney+ 

Young Victor Frankenstein is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor’s fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals – with monstrous consequences.

Stream Toy Story of Terror on Disney+

This Halloween special follows the toys on a road trip, when a flat tire leads Bonnie and her mother to spend the night in a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head goes missing, the others begin to search for him, but they find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that leads them to a big conspiracy.

Stream Halloweentown on Disney+ 

Marnie and her kids get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown – and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal’ life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world.

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Stream Roald Dahl’s The Witches on Prime

The reimagining of Roald Dahl’s humorous and heartwarming tale of a young boy and his grandmother’s encounter with deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches.

Stream The Witches on Prime

Take it back to the original 1990 version starring Angelica Huston and Brenda Blethyn.

In the hotel he is staying, Little Luke discovers an authentic coven with real witches, who pretend to transform every child into mice.

Stream The Addams Family 2 on Prime

Everyone’s favourite spooky family is back! Distraught that their children are growing up, Morticia and Gomez decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester into their haunted camper for one last family vacation. What could possibly go wrong?

Stream The Little Vampire on Prime

After he moves to Scotland with his parents, only child Tony struggles to make friends at his new school. But he is bullied and picked on by the other boys, and has little hope of overcoming his miserable new life. Then he meets Rudolph, a kid vampire with whom Tony becomes very close. But, when Rudolph’s life and the future of the vampire race are threatened by a ruthless vampire hunter, Tony must find the courage to save his best friend.

Stream Igor on Prime

Lab assistant Igor dreams of becoming a mad scientist like his master, Dr. Glickenstein. When the doctor runs afoul of his own invention, Igor seizes the chance. With the help of his friends Scamper and Brain, Igor plans to win the kingdom’s annual science fair by building the most-evil monster ever. The problem is that Eve, as the monster is called, is sweeter than sugar and would rather be an actress.

Stream Room on the Broom on Prime

Based on Julia Donaldson’s picture book, telling the story of a kind witch who invites a collection of animals to join her on her broom, though her cat thinks it will get too crowded. Her new friends make themselves useful, however, when the witch is threatened by a fearsome dragon.

Stream Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+ 

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th century Sanderson sisters, and they are looking for revenge.

Now it is up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.

Stream Hocus Pocus on Disney+ 

After moving to Salem, Ma., teenager Max explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani and their new friend, Allison. After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches played by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker, who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

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Stream Frankenweenie on Disney+ 

Young Victor Frankenstein is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor’s fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals – with monstrous consequences.

Stream Toy Story of Terror on Disney+ 

This Halloween special follows the toys on a road trip, when a flat tire leads Bonnie and her mother to spend the night in a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head goes missing, the others begin to search for him, but they find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that leads them to a big conspiracy.

Stream The Haunted Mansion on Disney+

Eddie Murphy stars as a real estate agent who comes face-to-face with 999 grim, grinning ghosts in creepy old Gracey Manor.

Now with the help of supernatural psychic Madame Leota, they hilariously battle to break the mansion of its age-old curse…and do it before the clock strikes 13.

Stream Trick or Treat on Disney+

When the nephews come to Donald’s house in their Halloween costumes he dumps water on them and laughs at his trick. A witch sees this and decides to help the kids. By magic she gives Donald a bad time and the kids finally get their treats.

Stream Coco on Disney+

Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colourful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

Stream The Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney+

Enter an extraordinary world with magic and wonder, where every holiday has its own special land. This is the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town.

When Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town, his dream to fill Santa’s shoes unravels, and it’s up to Sally, the ragdoll who loves him, to stitch things together again.

Stream Halloweentown on Disney+

Marnie and her kids get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown – and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal’ life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world.

Stream Halloweentown High on Disney+

Marnie puts her magic on the line to get several Halloweentown teenagers transferred to her high school in the mortal world. But soon, Marnie and her new friends are in trouble and out of luck when the evil Knight of the Iron Dagger appears. He’s determined to destroy all things magical, and it’s up to Marnie to save her high school, the human world and her magic.

Stream The Scream Team on Disney+

After the death of their grandfather, young Ian and Claire Carlyle discover that the tiny New England home town is something of a halfway house for restless ghosts, who cannot enter Heaven until they have redeemed themselves on Earth.

Stream Twitches on Disney+

Reunited on their 21st birthday, twin sisters Alex and Camryn (Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry) discover their magical powers double in strength when they work together to save their kingdom from the forces of darkness.

Stream Don’t Look Under the Bed on Disney+

Spooky tale about a no-nonsense teenager who refuses to believe in the supernatural – until she is confronted with the bogeyman under her bed. When somebody starts to play destructive pranks in her neighbourhood, the girl is framed as the culprit, but when she realises that the root of her problem is the real bogeyman, she is forced to change her mind about the paranormal.

Stream Gargoyles on Disney+

This spooky series on Disney+ features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day, focusing on a clan led by Goliath. In the year 994, the clan lives in a castle in Scotland. In present day David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York. When the castle is attacked, the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.

Deepa lives at her multi-generational family’s bed and breakfast called Mango Manor, while Anoop has a special feature – he is colour-changing baby elephant!

The pair call themselves the “concierges of fun” making it their mission to make sure Mango Manor guests have a happy stay.

With a Bollywood musical number in every episode, Deepa is the creator of music, mischief and merriment while working with the high-spirited Anoop helps her solve problems with creative solutions. They get up to plenty of shenanigans in the process!

Deepa & Anoop is also Mattel’s first-ever animated series based entirely on an original story and original characters.

The debut season has eleven 30-minute episodes, as well as two 22-minute specials.

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With a strong focus on India and Indian heritage, Deepa & Anoop includes 18 original song and dance performances.

The cast is voiced by actors of Indian descent with Deepa voiced by Pavan Bharaj, Naani-ji played by Veena Sood of The Twilight Zone and Ana Sani from The Magic School Bus voicing Mama.

It’s a long summer holiday here in Ireland (8+ weeks…) and, let’s face it, rainy days are more the norm than not usually. So finding things to do to amuse the kids can be a bit of a chore after the first week of down time.

So one solution is to pop some popcorn, grab a drink, and settle down on the sofa for a movie with the kids.

We’ve checked out what family movies are available on Netflix, and there are some classic family films on the list as well as newer ones to enjoy together.

Our favourite St Bernard dog is back and The Newtons are in for another adventure when their dog, Beethoven, falls in love with fellow canine Missy and makes a family of his own. But instead of being one big happy family, Missy’s owner, Regina, wants to sell off the puppies to make a huge profit. Springing into action, the Newton kids rescue the little dogs before Regina can make her deal but she is determined to get them back.

Rating: U

When Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s teen sister, discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her. Using her own super-sleuth skills, she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord.

Rating: 12+

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A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids’ wildest requests with a few ground rules on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure.

Rating: PG

A dog comes to the rescue and helps heal a broken family when a boy and his sister stumble into serious danger.

Rating: PG

Pachamama is an award-winning animated film that tells the tale of a 10-year-old boy who dreams of coming his village’s shaman.

When a sacred statue is taken from his Andean village, the boy along with his best friend and her smart-talking llama go on a mission to get it back.

Rating: PG

Another remake of Disney classic The Jungle Book. In this real life version, human child Mowgli is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, but the fearsome tiger Shere Khan doesn’t take a liking to him. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.

Rating: 12+

In Gnome Alone, a teenage girl moves into a new house in a new town and discovers her house is under attack by underground beasts. After making the discovery, she finds that she and the house gnomes are the only ones who can offer protection to the town.

Rating: PG

The Little Prince is an animated version of the classic children’s book. The Aviator introduces a girl to a world where she rediscovers her childhood and learns that it’s human connections that matter most, and that it is only with heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Rating: PG

Another film adaptation of a Dr Seuss book, The Lorax, tells the story of twelve-year-old Ted who lives in a place virtually devoid of nature; no flowers or trees grow in the town of Thneedville.

Ted would very much like to win the heart of Audrey, the girl of his dreams, but to do this, he must find that which she most desires: a Truffula tree. To get it, Ted delves into the story of the Lorax, once the gruff guardian of the forest, and the Once-ler, who let greed overtake his respect for nature.

Rating: U

The beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms – is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbor Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.

Rating: U

In Ballerina, best friends Félicie and Victor hatch a plan to escape from their rural orphanage in 19th-century France. Félicie dreams of becoming a ballerina, while Victor wants to use his brainpower to invent things.

After busting out, Félicie makes her way to the Paris Opera where she joins a class of highly trained dancers who are auditioning for the lead in a production of “The Nutcracker.”

Rating: PG

My Neighbor Totoro tells the story of two girls, Satsuki and Mei, who have moved with their father to a new house in the countryside, while their mother recovers from illness in a nearby hospital.

They discover they share their home with some unusual creatures and even stranger neighbours including a rather large forest guardian that the girls call Totoro. When trouble occurs, their new friends will help them rediscover hope.

Rating: U

The film adaptation of Matilda by Roald Dahl tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father and mother. Worse, Agatha Trunchbull, the evil principal at Matilda’s school, is a terrifyingly strict bully. However, when Matilda realizes she has the power of telekinesis, she begins to defend her friends from Trunchbull’s wrath and fight back against her unkind parents.

Rating: PG

Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of kung fu around… which doesn’t exactly come in handy while working every day in his family’s noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he joins the world of kung fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five—Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey—under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu.

But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it’s up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a kung fu master into reality? Po puts his heart — and his girth —into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

Rating: PG

In The Bee Movie, fresh out of college, Barry the Bee finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human, breaking a cardinal rule of his species.

Barry learns that humans have been stealing and eating honey for centuries, and he realizes that his true calling is to obtain justice for his kind by suing humanity for theft.

Rating: U

In a modern adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG, a little orphan meets up with a kind giant who’s supposed to eat her but instead protects her from some truly horrible giants who terrorize them both.

Rating: PG

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks’ mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.

Rating: PG

The soaring adventure of a 13-year-old girl and her estranged father who learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them to fly! Starring Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin and Dana Delaney.

Rating: U

When Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.

Rating: U

PADDINGTON tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined – until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says “Please look after this bear. Thank you,” and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.

Rating: PG

Amazon Prime has added two favourites of ours, Shrek and Shrek 2, along with Tooth Fairy 2 this season.

Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy-tale characters. There are blind mice in his food, a big, bad wolf in his bed, three little homeless pigs and more, all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad.

Recommended age 7+

Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into another hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With the help of his faithful steed Donkey, Shrek takes on a potion-brewing Fairy Godmother, the pompous Prince Charming, and the famed ogre-killer, Puss In Boots, a ferocious feline foe who’s really just a pussycat at heart!

Recommended age 6+

When dreamer Larry Guthrie (Larry the Cable Guy) loses his first love to the town hot shot, he decides to win her back by volunteering with the local children at her after-school program. But when Larry accidentally tells the kids the tooth fairy is make-believe, he is soon transformed into a tutu clad fairy with a sentence of collecting teeth.

Rating: PG

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Star Wars features this season on Disney+ with the arrival of Obi-Wan Kenobi and LEGO All Stars Star Wars; other picks include Goodbye Christopher Robin and Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride.

The big premiere this season is Obi-Wan Kenobi with Ewan McGregor returning as Obi-Wan, having played the role in Star Wars Episodes One, Two and Three: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. The new series kicks off 10 years after the dramatic events of Revenge of the Sith when Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) became Vader after being left for dead by Obi-Wan, who was once his Jedi Master.

Chip and Dale are living amongst cartoons and humans in modern-day Los Angeles, but their lives are quite different now. It has been decades since their successful television series was canceled, and Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalgia convention circuit, desperate to relive his glory days. When a former castmate mysteriously disappears, Chip and Dale must repair their broken friendship and take on their Rescue Rangers detective personas once again to save their friend’s life.

Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) and Victoria’s (Emily Watson) families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he’s in a forest practicing his lines for the wedding, a tree branch becomes a hand that drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily, who was murdered after eloping with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern (played by Richard E. Grant).

Common Sense Media suggests 10+.

The animated series Alice’s Wonderland Bakery is back for a second season centered on Alice, the great-granddaughter of the original heroine and a budding young baker at the enchanted Wonderland Bakery, where her magical treats help bring a new generation of friends and families together.

Season 5 of Puppy Dog Pals comes out. Puppy brothers Bingo and Rolly like to be around Bob, their owner, and help him do various activities. While he is away, they travel across the neighbourhood and complete exciting missions.

After leaving London for the English countryside, writer A.A. Milne starts to spin fanciful yarns about his son’s growing collection of stuffed animals. These stories form the basis for “Winnie-the-Pooh” and “The House at Pooh Corner,” published respectively in 1926 and 1928. Milne and his family soon become swept up in the instant success of the books, while the enchanting tales bring hope and comfort to the rest of postwar England.

LEGO versions of characters from across the “Star Wars” universe, including Lando, Han, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, R2-D2, BB-8, Roger the battle droid, Graballa the Hutt and Gen. Leia Organa, are involved in some familiar scenarios and new adventures.

Netflix has lots of favourite children’s shows appearing from Octonauts to Blippi to Pókemon; movies include The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib and an animated version of Marmaduke. And there’s a real blast from the past appearing too!

In Season 2, the Octonauts expand their exploration beyond the sea — and onto land! With new rides and new friends, they’ll protect any habitats and animals at risk.

Fun and friendly Blippi takes preschoolers along on interactive and educational field trips, keeping them constantly curious about their world.

Messy and mischievous Marmaduke has a big heart but can’t stay out of trouble! Does he have what it takes to shine in the swanky dog show world?

Framed for a corporate crime, an adult Ted Templeton turns back into the Boss Baby to live undercover with his brother, Tim, posing as one of his kids.

Welcome back to Equestria, where pony magic is everywhere. With friends Zipp, Sunny, Izzy, Pipp and Hitch leading the way, adventure is sure to follow!

Ash and Pikachu return to Alola Island with Goh where they introduce him to Z-Moves in the third installment of Pokemon Master Journeys.

Sea animal friends Bruda, Bobbi, Wayu and Puri go on mini adventures in the ocean, where relatable, everyday moments come with a splash of magic!

On a trip to the beautiful Taj Mahal, Bheem gets distracted trying to return a little girl’s lost teddy bear before someone steals it!

Nature documentary following the adventures of animal babies from penguins to pangolins as they learn to navigate life in the wild.

Finally for a real blast from the past! Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo and Donatello are back as they battle the bad guys on the mean streets of New York.

Her Royal Highness, who has been a vocal advocate of mental health services and initiatives, will read children’s picture book, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson. to mark Children’s Mental Health Week.

Children’s Mental Health Week runs from February 7-14th and the Duchess chose the book because it chimed with this year’s theme of “growing together”.

Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing – he is afraid of the dark. “Dark is nasty” he says and so he won’t go hunting with his parents.

Mrs Barn Owl sends him down from his nest-hole to ask about the dark and he meets a little boy waiting for the fireworks to begin, an old lady, a scout out camping, a girl who tells him about Father Christmas, a man with a telescope and a black cat who takes him exploring. He realizes that through these encounters that dark is super after all.

Filled with gentle humour and comfort, Jill Tomlinson’s animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades. This edition of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is beautifully illustrated by Paul Howard.

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Bedtime Stories with HRH Duchess of Cambridge on CBeebies is sure to be a hit, and she is the latest in a long line of famous faces taking the hot seat.

Parents and kids have previously enjoyed stories read by Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, Idina Menzel, David Schwimmer, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Redmayne, Orlando Bloom, Ryan Reynolds, Felicity Jones, Chris Evans, Regé-Jean Page and astronaut Tim Peake who read from space!

“Bedtime Stories” is on the CBeebies channel at 6:50pm every Monday to Friday, and will also be available through BBC iPlayer.

HRH Duchess of Cambridge’s episode will air on Sunday 13th February at 6.50pm.

Reese Witherspoon, Academy Award winner, mum and businesswoman will read a children’s picture book for Bedtime Stories on the BBC children’s channel CBeebies

The star of Morning Show will be reading Extraordinary by Penny Harrison.

Reese won an Oscar, Bafta and Golden Globe for her performance as June Carter Cash in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line.

Extraordinary is written by Penny Harrison and illustrated by Katie Wilson. It is described as “A gentle tale about reaching for the stars and being extraordinary . . . but remembering the ordinary too. Extraordinary celebrates the best moments in life: the ones we share with friends and family. They may be simple, they may be ordinary, but they are moments we will cherish forever.”

Opening the story, Witherspoon reads:

“Sometimes, when we’re busy, it can be hard to find time to notice the world around us. The things we see every day can seem a bit… ordinary. But if you stop, and look closer, you’ll see that our world is extraordinary!”

As bedtime nears, Reese encourages kids to look tomorrow at something that might at first glance appear ordinary as they might also discover something magical.

If your child enjoyed the book it’s available on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com. (NB if you buy through our links we get a small commission)

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A big book fan herself, Reese set up a production company called Hello Sunshine (recently sold for a reported $900M to a media comopany) that creates women-focused stories for the screen using women-authored books.

She also launched Reese’s Book Club where she selects a book each month for her 2M+ Instagram followers to read.

Witherspoon is the latest in a long line of famous faces to take the CBeebies hot seat. Past famous actor readers include David Schwimmer, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Redmayne, Orlando Bloom, Ryan Reynolds, Felicity Jones, Tom Hardy, Idina Menzel, Chris Evans and Regé-Jean Page.

“Bedtime Stories” is on the CBeebies channel at 6:50 pm every Monday to Friday, and will also be available through BBC iPlayer.

Reese Witherspoon’s episode will air on Friday 28th January at 6.50pm.

The 30 minute short, produced for Netflix by Academy Award® winning studio, Aardman, has a cast of super star actors doing the voices including Gillian Anderson, Richard E Grant, Bronte Carmichael and Adeel Akhtar.

It will be streaming on Netflix from 24 November, perfect timing for getting into the Christmas mood!

When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of burglar mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up discovering who she really is.

The rules of the sneak are simple and thus.
Follow them close you can steal a crust.
Or a crumpet rind, or a pinch of pie,
or the grease from the tip of a soggy french fry!

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The stellar cast of characters includes:

• Robin, voiced by Bronte Carmichael, is adopted by a family of mice when her egg falls from the nest, and raised as one of their own. Not quite a bird and not quite a mouse, but full of determination. Robin sets out on an adventure to prove herself and just maybe, get a sandwich.
• Adeel Akhtar voices Dad Mouse, a caring but cautious soul who is single-handedly raising a family of five children (one of them happens to be an adopted bird).
• Magpie, an obsessive collector of shiny ‘stuff’ is voiced by Richard E Grant. Magpie takes Robin under his ‘wing’, on a journey of self-discovery. Underneath his many ruffled feathers he really is a good egg.
• Gillian Anderson voices Cat, the villain of our story who just so happens to know a place where everything is welcome, her tummy!

The short film is created and directed by Dan Ojari (Slow Derek) and Mikey Please (BAFTA® winner for The Eagleman Stag).

Aardman Animation, makers of Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit based in Bristol, UK, is an independent and multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio.

As well as Robin Robin, current animated productions include another brand new 2021 holiday special Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, CGI series Lloyd of the Flies, a new stop motion series for pre-schoolers The Very Small Creatures and a Chicken Run movie sequel.