30 Best Netflix Kids' Shows
When it comes to children's TV, there's something so handy about broadcasting something on Netflix. It's always on, the next episode is automatically ready, and you don't have to advertise things your kids will inevitably force you to buy after trapping the jingles in their heads. You just start and watch what you want.
But what to watch? Fortunately, there is a lot to choose from, and the best kids' shows on Netflix can compete with the quality of premium adult TV. For the little ones, you can find programs that teach them new words, help them identify their emotions or introduce them to the music of the Beatles or Motown. Movie buffs can find serial spinoffs from their favorites, like Trolls, Boss baby, Shaun the sheep, or Spirit: Cimarron stallion. Older children can find ongoing sagas with more complex scenarios and characterizations based on the YA series. And parents might even find redos of some of their old favorites, like My little Pony or She-Ra and the princesses of power. Take one, and you won't have to feel so bad with screen time.
Another reason why you don't have to feel bad? Netflix is now introducing more parental controls to its service. New features allow parents to protect other profiles with a PIN code to prevent children from using them, to filter content based on age classification, and to see what their children are watching. To find out how to set parental controls, visit the Netflix website.
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Last Kids on Earth
Based on the series of books, Last Kids on Earth follows a typical 13 year old suburb - living after the zombie apocalypse. With his college friends, he fights monsters and spends time in his treehouse. If you've already finished all of the available episodes and want more, there is good news: Season 2 will air on Netflix on April 17.
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Tony Hale, Rosamund Pike and Jordan Fisher provide voices for this series, about a chicken that still finds itself in evil (but still finds its way back). The series was created by Veep 's Hale and started out as a web series, so he has a quirky sense of humor.
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Spirit Riding Free
Oscar-nominated film Spirit: Cimarron stallion inspired a number of Netflix series; the most recent is Spirit Riding Free: Horse Riding Academy, following the characters when they leave their hometown and attend the Tony Palomino Bluffs riding school.
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Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated
If your family wants to pretend to be armchair detectives with mingling kids, there's a lot of Scooby Doo on Netflix. In addition to two seasons of Mystery Incorporated, there are also three seasons of What's up, Scooby Doo?, so you can get them into the Mystery Machine gang before Scoob is coming out this year.
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Masha and the BEAR
This Russian import is centered on a girl named Masha who befriends woodland creatures, including a (friendly) bear. The children relate to the playful Masha and the playfulness that she faces with her animal friends. If your kids love Masha, there's also Masha's spooky stories and Masha's Tales.
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Marisa LaScala
Parenting & Relationships Editor
Marisa LaScala covers everything related to parenting, from postpartum to empty nests, for GoodHousekeeping.com; she previously wrote about motherhood for parents and the working mother.
