For a parent, child-education matters but what matters most is child development. And the development of kids does not only depend on schooling and books, playtime and educational-movies also play an important role.
Some of the educational cartoon movies give important life lessons. They are a pleasing source of learning for children that books can not teach. Educational movies can entertain as well as make learning a lot for kids.
Being a parent I want to do some work from home while I’d want my kids must watch some educational movies instead of worthless TV. Though they can watch these best educational movies for kids on TV.
Benefits of Watching Educational Movies
Most of the kids love watching movies for fun and entertainment. But indirectly they learn a lot from those movies. So why don’t we get some educational movies for them that give both entertainment and education?
To watch educational movies or cartoon movies for kids could help in many ways and most parents believe it does so.
- Enhance mental strength.
- Improve social development.
- Makes them learn things at an early age.
- Improve language and speaking skills.
- Creativity development.
- Improve creative imagination skills.
- Boding with nature.
- Enhance differential ability, such as in color, shapes, animals, birds, and other natural things.
21 Best Educational Movies for kids
There are thousands of children’s movies available on several platforms such as TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, or other sources. But which one is the best or which one child should watch for educational development?
So here we have added the top 21 best educational movies for kids that every child should watch at least once.
- Happy Feet
- Coco
- Dumbo
- Wonder Park
- WALL-E
- Monsters University
- The Land Before Time
- Rango
- The Lion King
- Moana
- Shrek
- The Good Dinosaur
- Inside Out
- The Incredibles
- Maya The Bee
- Finding Nemo
- Up
- Home Alone
- Bridge To Terabithia
- Zootopia
- Big Hero 6
Happy Feet
Movie Summary:
How he faces criticism for being different and how his different strength saves all the penguins. This movie tells about how we can use our strengths no matter how different we are.
Launching Year: 2006
Director: George Miller
Category: Kids, Animation, Adventure, Arts, Entertainment, and Culture, Romance, Comedy
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/36DGBx7
Coco
Movie Summary: A young Miguel has a dream of becoming a musician like his idol Ernesto de la Curz. But problem is that music is banned in his family. Miguel desperately wanted to become a musician.
Once he enters the stunning and colorful land of the dead. Where he meets his idol and discovered the story behind his family. The film “Coco” won many Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, and Best Animated Film at the BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Critic’s Choice Movie Awards, and Annie Awards.
Launching Year: 2017
Director: Adrian Molina, Lee Unkrich
Category: Kids, education, comedy.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kAKzM8
Dumbo
Movie Summary:
Everything in this child movie changes when Dumbo discovers that his large ears can allow him to fly. Overall it is an interesting kids educational movie with a lot of emotion and entertainment. It is a new animation movie for children.
Launching Year: 2019
Director: Tim Burton
Category: Kids, fantasy, emotion, fun.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Kf0ROf
Wonder Park
Movie Summary:
The trouble hits soon after discovering the park. This movie tells about how she and her friends save the park with devils while her mother was sick.
Launching Year: 2019
Director: Dylan Brown
Category: kids, animation, cartoons, adventure, emotional, entertainment, and fun.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3lC89tb
WALL-E
Movie Summary:
One day WALL-E meets a probe sent to scan our earth Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator named EVE. WALL-E shows her interesting collections including a living seedling. Then their story starts with an adventure across the galaxy and romance.
Launching Year: 2008
Director: Andrew Stanton
Category: Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Kids
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38ToqpZ
Monsters University
Movie Summary: Mike Wazowski is a kid monster taken admission in the monster university with a dream of becoming a Scarer. He meets Sulley a natural-born Scarer. They took part in MU’s elite Scare Program.
Mike was determined to prove that he can become a Scarer, So he breaks into the school’s lab where he enters the human world. Where he scares the adult human and becomes the star of the university.
Launching Year: 2013
Director: Dan Scanlon
Category: Action, Animation, Comedy, Kids.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3pLgugG
The Land Before Time
Movie Summary:
On the way, he meets many friends but also being reached by a killer dinosaur. Throughout all films, they go through many adventures while learning lessons about life and friendship along the way.
Launching Year: 1988
Director: Don Bluth
Category: Kids, animation, adventure.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kF7xBH
Rango
Movie Summary:
He seeks the water in the desert with a series of thrilling situations and outrageous encounters force him to become a real hero. During his journey, he founds many villains.
Launching Year: 2011
Director: Gore Verbinski
Category: Animation, Kids, Comedy, Action.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kz2Ol7
The Lion King
Movie Summary:
His father got killed but Simba escapes. Later Simba returns as an adult and takes back his kingdom with the help of his friends.
Launching Year: 2019
Director: Jon Favreau
Category: Adventure, Kids
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38K6GNQ
Moana
Movie Summary:
On her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demigod Maui, who guides her in encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds.
Launching Year: 2016
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
Category: Kids, Animation, Action.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IGWZEP
Shrek
Movie Summary:
He and his friend ‘Donkey’ is determined to save their home. During their mission, they fought with the dragon and also rescue the princesses.
Launching Year: 2001
Director: Vicky Jenson, Andrew Adamson
Category: Action, Adventure, Kids, Comedy.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38PC2Ti
The Good Dinosaur
Movie Summary:
During his journey back home Arlo meets a boy whose name is ‘Spot’. Together they found his family while having a lot of adventures.
Launching Year: 2015
Director: Peter Sohn
Category: Kids, Animation, Adventure Film.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/36LWW37
Inside Out
Movie Summary:
Riley’s emotions Joy and Sadness slowly slept and took place by bad emotions such as Anger, Fear, and Disgust. This movie tells about how she faced these situations and get rid of it.
Launching Year: 2015
Director: Pete Docter
Category: Kids, Action, Adventure.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ILN2pX
The Incredibles
Movie Summary:
Then the government banned super-power activities. And once Mr. Incredible got in trouble by some robots and then his family saves him with all the adventure.
Launching Year: 2004
Director: Brad Bird
Category: Kids, Animation, Action, Comedy, Adventure.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kHoCLg
Maya The Bee
Movie Summary:
most of the bees believe that insects should be feared, Maya and her friends show some brave adventures in the movie.
Launching Year: 2015
Director: Alexs Stadermann
Category: Animation, Kids
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38QmLBq
Finding Nemo
Movie Summary:
In the movie, Nemo swims close to the surface and caught by a diver. Marlin chases the boat and meets Dory, a blue tang who suffers from short-term memory loss. The movie is about the journey of how they reunite.
Launching Year: 2003
Director: Andrew Stanton
Category: Kids, Animation.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IIUySa
Up
Movie Summary:
Carl turns his home into an airship with help of many Helium balloons. Then he meets Russell a young boy and accident his home flew with balloons. They meet many adventures throughout the whole movie.
Launching Year: 2009
Director: Pete Docter
Category: Kids, Animation
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Kh7JdZ
Home Alone
Movie Summary:
But in an accident, Kevin, Peter and Kate’s youngest son ruins the family dinner and their flight tickets to Paris. Then Kevin sleep in an attic as a punishment. The movie is about some rumors and gives a lot of fun.
Launching Year: 1990
Director: Chris Columbus
Category: Comedy, kids.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2H7fz8E
Bridge to Terabithia
Movie Summary:
They create an imaginary world called Terabithia, a world of magical creatures. Once Terabithia world comes live. Jesse and Leslie become the king of Terabithia. The movie is about when the tragedy comes and they fight for the kingdom.
Launching Year: 2007
Director: Gabor Csupo
Category: Adventure, Drama, Kids, Fantasy.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/36Dm2ku
Zootopia
Movie Summary:
She meets Nick Wilde, a wily fox who makes her job even harder. Later Judy and Nick solve a case that has affected the whole city.
Launching Year: 2016
Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore
Category: Kids, adventure, action, children comedy film.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kK625q
Big Hero 6
Movie Summary:
‘Hiro’ lives in the city with his family and older brother, Tadashi. But Tadashi dies in an accident. Then Hiro finds Tadashi’s robot Baymax. The movie is about Hiro, Babymax, and his other superhero friends investigate his brother’s death.
Launching Year: 2014
Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Category: Kids, Education, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation.
Watch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/32NreRx
So these were the top 21 best educational movies for kids, after watching these movies your child can learn a lot of values of life with some fun and entertainment.
Do tell us in a comment which educational movie for children you liked most. Also contact us, If you want to add some special one.
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