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Family Films on Netflix and Amazon this June

June 5, 2018 by Chris Leave a Comment

Shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime for Kids

Our boys are six but think they’re sixteen.  They are obsessed with Minecraft and Harry Potter. Both are amazing but include mature themes like death and zombies.  I’m sure plenty of parents like us use Harry Potter as a measuring stick judging what’s appropriate for their kids. We’ve taken a pause at film four of the Potter series.  It’s gotten a bit too dark and the stakes too dramatic.

Netflix

I wish I could recommend Netflix’s Original series tackling history The Who Was Show, but it’s a tough hang for kids and adults alike.

Baking_show_for_kidsThe Great British Baking Show – Netflix has a show called Nailed It in the kid section. We turned it on and it kicked-off with crude language and things I didn’t want to explain during a cooking show.  We love the Great British Baking Show, it’s civil, educational and we all love it.

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure – There is a huge catalog of 80s and 90s films I grew up with.  For every new film we pick some older ones and most of the time the kids are into it.  Pee-Wee was one.

Cool Runnings – I was surprised how much the kids loved this. I feel privileged to grow up watching John Candy films and hope my kids too.

Paddington – I genuinely love this movie and the sequel should be nominated for best picture 2018.

Miracle – Add this to a Cool Runnings double feature.

The Iron Giant – We own this one and it’s one of the top 4-5 animated movies in the last 25 years.

Ghostbusters – One my kids said there is a curse word that is the name of a person in this. Not sure how he figured that out as I had the close capturing on and coughed over it.  Other than that and a few scary scenes this is a must.

Chasing Monsters – Monsters, in this case, are giant fish.  This show is a part adventure, a part travel, and the rest –  education.  Nothing offensive except maybe a story of a legendary fish who may have eaten a pet.

Amazon

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.  I can’t wait until I can watch Raiders of the Lost Ark with my kids but want to avoid melty face scene for another year or two.  I enjoyed Young Indiana Jones and it’s a nice warm-up for the real deal.  For the older kids, all of the Indy films are available on Amazon

Hugo – Super entertaining film.

Odd Squad – Best kids show on TV period.  It’s not animated and the kid actors are incredible.

Zathura – We recently watched the original Jumanji and this is a fun watch with some dramatic moments and brotherly love

Nova –  No matter what your children are into, Nova has covered it. We recently watched the ones on Petra  and Machu Picchu and it was enthralling despite being geared for adults.

 

 

 

 

 

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15 Hidden Netflix Links all Parents Need to Bookmark

October 10, 2017 by Chris 2 Comments

Netflix Hidden Kid CategoriesNetflix Hidden Kid Categories: It was recently discovered, maybe not discovered, but at least publicized that Netflix has some 70,000+ subcategories with a code for each.

If you are like us and have spent countless hours using Netflix only to discover finding titles gets increasingly difficult this is exactly what you’ve been looking for to save time, find the right show and keep the kids happy.

Best of all they all get continually updated as titles come and go. Curious George manages to squeeze into 12 of the 15 categories.

Note:  The links won’t work if you’re logged in under kids.  It’s best is to start an adult “kids” user account so not to mess up your own recommendations.

Kids TV
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/27346

Kids Music
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/52843

Family Features
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/51056

Shows based on Children’s book.
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/10056

Disney
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/67673

Educational
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/10659

Movies for 0 to 2
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/6796

Movies 2 to 4
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/6218

Movies 5 to 7
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/5455

Movies for ages 8 to 10
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/561

Movies for ages 11 to 12
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/6962

Animal Tales
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/5507

Classic Musicals
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/32392

Disney Musicals
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/59433

Science & Nature TV  (Some adult subject matter)
http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/52780

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Springtime Kid Shows Worth Streaming

April 27, 2017 by Chris Leave a Comment

Rainy April days are going to happen. What’s good online? There is an overwhelming amount of options(Check out our guide to Netflix categories). Kids will always push the boundaries with what’s appropriate. It’s your jobs to make sure they don’t push it too early. Violent cartoons are pretty easy to filter, but how do you know if a show is too snarky?

Snarky characters have invaded many of the best produces animated shows. Pokemon and The Deep captivate our kids but when it’s over and they call each other ‘loser’ or ‘captain obvious’ we need to rethink what they can see.

The number of talented writers hasn’t increased as quickly as the computer programs that can illustrate them. We’re looking at you Netflix. It is for that reason we can only recommend two Netflix original shows- Puss ‘n Boots and Puffin Rock.

Here’s our Springtime Snark Free Viewing guide.

Netflix

Kubo and the Two Strings is  wonderfully written and animated film. Made by the same production company that created Boxtrolls and Coraline. It was lost in theaters but is every bit as good as the next movie on the list that came out around the same time.

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Zootopia is fun with exceptionally well-written characters. Having a range of characters is normal, but nailing the emotions is incredible.

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Puss ‘n Boots is the one or two Netflix original animated shows we have on the list. The others like Dawn of the Croods, Home, Dragons Race to the Edge, suffer from lazy writing and are produced too fast. Netflix needs to push content so quality suffers. There are a few we haven’t watched like Justin Time we can’t comment on yet.

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Julie’s Greenroom is a Netflix Original but it’s not animated. It features the lovely Julie Andrews and a crew of puppets brought to life by the Jim Henson Company. It’s perfect for PreSchool aged kids. It’s warm and nostalgic feel is the cure for the snark fest that is almost everywhere.

Smurfs and the Magic Flute – Somehow the kids watched this twice.  This movie is pre-Saturday morning Smurfs. It is almost meditative. The smurfs don’t even show up until halfway through the movie.

Octonauts has been a favorite for years. Watch a little and learn a lot about the ocean.

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Little Einsteins feature Classical  Music and for that, it garners our praise. Classical music needs a place in every home.

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Rescue Bots has a little bit of snark but relegated to just one or two of their smaller characters and not the leads.  It fills the void for those days when the kids want to watch the actual Transformers.

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Amazon Prime

Tumble Leaf is a beautiful slow-moving poem.  It’s stop motion and I don’t think it would work in any other format. Amazon shares a full episode below.

Wild Kratts has been the boys favorite for years. They cite info they’ve learned from the show daily. They watch on PBS but it’s nice to know it’s available 24/7 via amazon.  The Kratts previous show Zoboomafoo is also online.
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Creative Galaxy
is a bit like Little Einsteins but solving problems with art. Also like Little Einsteins, Creative Galaxy is geared more for the little ones.

Odd Squad is amazing. Here in Vermont, it airs on PBS during bedtime prep so we never see it live, but fortunately, it’s on Amazon Prime. The Odd squad solves seriously odd questions using math.  It’s actually funny and along with Puss ‘n Boots worth watching even if you’re old.

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Karen Rodgers is a mother of twin boys, wife, and speech language pathologist for the Champlain Valley School District in Vermont and New England Speech & Feeding. She knows her way around a weight room and here on the GoodFitFam blog Karen and her husband Chris will share their wisdom, experience and contagious passion for kids, fun and fitness.

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