15 Great Halloween Movies for Kids

Every fall we try to fit in some fun Halloween activities before the big Trick-or-Treat Day. This year we decided on having a movie marathon leading up to the big night. Each night we had time we curled up on the couch to take in a Halloween themed movie with the kids.  Here is a list of some of the movies we watched.

1.Nightmare before Christmas-This Tim Burton movie is cute and not too scary. My 7 year old loved it but it did not keep the attention of my 5 year old. 

2.Adams Family- Both my kids loves this movie there are a few scenes we had to snuggle for.

3.Monsters Inc.- Definatly a family friendly movie. Disney makes this oe fun for all ages. 

4. Haunted Mansion- My children got a kick out of seeing the movie that is the basis for the ride at Disney. A little too scary for my 5 year old. 

5.Twitches- My daughter loved this one. 

6. Scared Shrekless- Really cute with humour adults can appreciate.

7. Goonies- My kids are brave and love a good scary film. This  movie is classic in our house but I would not recommend to those who's children get scared easily. 

8. Harry Potter #1- My kids are begging to see the rest. I am holding out as they get so violent. 

9. Casper- This one is very family friendly. 

10. Hocus Pocus- My daughter loved this but my son did not pay attention. 

11. Monster House- Although thi is a cartoon and really cute it actually scared my 5 year old. 

12. Charlie brown- My children are not huge fans of Charlie Brown but as it is a old tradition we spent and evening watching this one. 

13. Spooky Buddies- Dogs that talk and save the town, my children love all the Buddie Movies. 

14. Hotel Transylvania (we saw this at the show)- Really cute and worth the trip to the theater.

15. ET-  I forgot how much I loved this movie or how much humour there s in it. 

16. Ghostbusters- My kids found this to be too scary, although they persevered through it they told me they never wanted to see it again. 

Pumpkin Patch

The calm before the big storm.We had a beautiful fall day and headed after school to the Pumpkin Patch to play in the hay, make crafts, have a Hayride and pick out Pumpkins. We are expecting Hurricane Sandy to hit us early next week just in time for Halloween so it was great we got to be outside and in the warm weather for the day. 

Mario Kart Cake

Another Mario cake made for my co-workers son Nate. This year I went with a Mario Kart cake shaped as a figure 8 for his 8th birthday. I think Nate loved it I stepped out to buy dinner ad missed the big reveal as he arrived while I was gone and my husband handed over the cake. It really makes it worth while to make cakes when the recipient is so thrilled. I will have to start thinking of what type of Mario cake I will make for Nate next year.