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10 Movies to watch with kids during school holidays

If you are a parent with school-going kid(s) you might need the following list of movies for the next two weeks to get yourself some rest while you cuddle your little ones under a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate and a bowl full of steamy popcorn.

The following ten movies can take the kids to the journey that widens their imagination and helps the parents revisit some incredible scenes from the movies we just can’t get enough of.

The Lion King

1. Lion King

  • Year: 1994
  • 2 characters: Simba – the cub, Scar – the bad lion.
  • What parents like: Just the nostalgic feeling of going back 20 years and enjoying the emotional moments.
  • What kids like: Revolving around the cheerful and feisty Simba, the story of a son discovering courage and wisdom of his father in him will let them relate to Simba.

 

Charlie and the chocolate factory

2. Charlie and the chocolate factory

  • Year: 2005
  • 2 Characters: Charlie, Willy Wonka (played by Johnny Depp)
  • What parents like: The Oompa Loompas are the Greek chorus of the movie. These red-faced oracles spout wisdom on everything from bratty children to overindulgent parents
  • What kids like: From the time Charlie wins a golden ticket to Wonka’s factory, it’s a wild and visionary ride. The story naurally makes you hate all the other contestants and just love charlie so it maybe they could learn to appreciate the small blessings and happiness that family brings in.

 

E.T

3. E.T

  • Year: 1982
  • 2 characters: E.T, Elliot.
  • What Parents Like: Few movies capture the innocence of childhood so well. A sense of wonder permeates E.T.’s point of view.
  • What Kids Like: Elliott and the neighborhood kids band together to save their otherworldly visitor and help him get home. Barrymore is adorable as Gertie, Elliot’s spunky kid sister.

 

Life of Pi

whale jump in Life of Pi

4. Life of Pi

  • Year: 2012
  • 2 Characters: Pi, Richard Parker
  • What Parents Like: Constantly flowing story, Pi’s struggle to survive.
  • What kids like: Being so close with a tiger. The scene where whale lits up the ocean. The incredible journey Richard Parker had with Pi.

 

How to train your dragon

5. How to train your Dragon

  • Year: 2010
  • 2 characters: Hiccup, Night Fury
  • What parents like: The whole idea of hunting draggons and then finding a cute bond between the hunter’s kid and the dragon.
  • What kids like: The bond between Hiccup and Night Fury.

 

Jumanji

 

6. Jumanji

  • Year: 1995
  • 2 characters: Allan Parish (played by Robbin Williams), Judy.
  • What parents like: Computer animated creatures brought to life by just a board game and the reunion of Judy and Allan.
  • What Kids like: The terrifying survival of Peter and Judy after getting into a new world by entering an old mansion.

 

Jurassic Park

 

7. Jurassic Park

  • Year: 1993
  • 2 characters: Allan and Ellie – the Paleontologists.
  • What parents like: Recalling themselves frightened as they watched this movie in their childhood.
  • What kids like: The idea of visiting a theme park turning into an adventure of life time involving the huge and loud dinosaurs.

 

The Mummy

 

8. The Mummy

  • Year: 1999
  • 2 characters: Imhotep, Rick
  • What parents like: The band that dig an ancient site to find the riches lands in the grave of the priest and then cursed priest rises from his grave to wreck vengeance on humanity.
  • What kids like: Being able to see an evil mummy coming out of its grave.

 

The Karate Kid

 

9. Karate Kid

  • Year: 2010
  • 2 characters: Mr Han (Jackie Chan), Dre Parker(Jaden Smith)
  • What parents like: the incredible Jackie Chan being Dre’s mentor and teaching him the serenity and maturity of kung fu.
  • What kids like: The romance between Dre and Mei plus Dre’s fighting tricks.

 

The Kite Runner

 

 

10. The Kite Runner

  • Year: 2007
  • 2 characters: Amir and Sohrab.
  • What parents like: An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, an unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, a servant to Amir and his father.
  • What kids like: Might only suit the high school goers. Kids like when Amir seeks redemption by returning to his war-torn native land to make peace with himself and reconcile his cowardice.

 

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