There is nothing I love more than snuggling up on the sofa and watching a Christmas film. It’s going to be even more fun this year now that my son will sit through a whole film. I thought I’d write a list of the best Christmas movies for kids and where you can stream them. There’s so much choice available now with Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime all trying to cash in on the Christmas movie market, so we really are spoilt for choice.

I’ve also included a fun mystery movie night game you can play each night with your kids in the run up to Christmas. It’s something I’ve done for the last few years and it’s a great way to really get into the Christmas spirit. It’s become one of our Christmas traditions.

Read on to see my best Christmas movies for kids and a low down on how to play the mystery movie night game.

Best Christmas Movies for Kids

I’ve broken down the kids Christmas movies by what streaming platform they are on. So if you don’t have one of the platforms you can just skip that section. Unless you want to sign up to something new for December.

Netflix

1. 48 Christmas Wishes
2. Alien Xmas
3. Angela’s Christmas
4. Arthur Christmas
5. Christmas with the Kranks
6. Jingle Jangle A Christmas Journey
7. Klaus
8. Nativity 1 & 2
9. Santa Claws
10. Santa’s Apprentice
11. The Christmas Chronicles
12. The Christmas Chronicles 2 (Release date: 25th November)
13. The Grinch (Animated Version)
14. The Princess Switch
15. The Princess Switch: Switched Again

Disney+

1. A Christmas Carol
2. Frozen 1 & 2
3. Home Alone 1, 2 & 3
4. Ice Age 1, 2 & 3
5. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
6. Mickey’s Christmas Carol
7. One Magic Christmas
8. Santa Paws 1 & 2
9. The Muppet Christmas Carol
10. The Nightmare Before Christmas
11. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
12. The Santa Clause 1 & 2
13. ‘Twas The Night

Amazon Prime Video

Films marked in bold can be rented via Amazon Prime Video from £2.49

1. Deck the Halls
2. Elf
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
4. Jack Frost (Only available to buy not rent)
5. Jingle all the Way
6. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
7. Nativity 1, 2 & 3
8. The Gruffalo’s Child
9. The Polar Express

To make movie night even more fun and magical all you need is a supply of treats, envelopes and some Christmas gift wrap. Work out how many movie nights you can fit in with the kids before Christmas. We normally do one every Friday and Saturday evening throughout December.

How to Play

Get your kids to write down a list of the Christmas movies that they want to watch. If they are too young then you can write a list of films you think they will love. Make sure it’s films you already have access to. Check the list above to make sure they are films you can stream easily.

Write the name of each film onto a piece of card and pop it in an envelope. You can keep it plain or decorate it with ribbon and a bow to make it more festive.

You are going to want one treat for every film you have put into an envelope. So if you’ve written 8 films you will need 8 treats. Some of my personal favourite treats include Doritos crisps, Lindt Salted Caramel chocolates and Heroes. They don’t have to be large sharing treats but that does make it more fun. Wrap each treat up in Christmas gift wrapping.

Every night in the run up to Christmas your kids get to pick one envelope and one wrapped treat for the evening. Whatever is inside is the film you will watch and the snack you will enjoy with it.

It’s such a fun game and cuts out any arguments over what film to watch and everyone is happy when treats are involved.

What will you be watching?

Over the last few weeks my son has become obsessed with the animated version of The Grinch. I’d never seen it before until this year and it’s slightly different to the Jim Carrey version but it’s such a lovely film for the kids.

The Muppets Christmas Carol is exclusively my Christmas Eve film. I’ve watched it every Christmas Eve for the past 6 years and would definitely like to keep up this tradition.

I’d love to know what your favourite Christmas film is. Let me know in the comments.

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