A Little TV Time Won't Hurt, Not When Kids Can Learn a Thing or Two From It. Here are the 10 Best English Movies for Kids (2019)

Movies are a great way to balance up your children’s education; they are very easy ways to learn without stress. While your kids are having fun watching these playful and funny movies, they are also learning a lot. The sounds, songs and the colours keep them glued to the screen of whatever device they are watching from. As children watch, they are able to link and connect the scenes they are watching with the real world. Movies are a great way for children to learn the subtle life lessons taught in movies.

Different movies reflect different cultures. The fastest way to have your kids learn about the respective cultures in the world is through movies and the truth is that they will never forget these cultures because pictures stick and remain in their memories.

Movies have a way of retelling the stories of different countries in a more inviting way. History can be difficult to learn and remember, because there are so many names and years to memorize but with movies, it becomes more interesting. When a name can be linked to a face, it is easier to remember the person and all the person did.

Kids learn good behaviour, right way of doing things, a good character and how to relate with others from movie. Cultivate the habit of watching movies with them, when an important lesson is being showed, ask to see if the lesson was gotten. Reiterate it so they always remember.

Mary Poppins return is mixed with comedy, thrill and adventure. The movie has been chosen by the National Board of Review and American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2018. It is a movie recommended for families to watch together and experience moments of fun and laughter. The movie tells the story of a father who lived in his childhood home with his family and sister. Their father took a loan from his employer, the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank, but the bank's new chairman who is dubious and shady, sends people from the bank to warn him that if he fails to pay up, his house will be taken from him.

Fortunately, he and his sister remember their dad had left them shares in the bank that should cover the loan, so they began a search the house for the share certificate, they found it but part of it was missing. A kite found during the search mysteriously brings Mary Poppins down from the sky with the kite in her hands. As the day of their eviction approaches, the family finds a missing piece of the share and quickly head to the bank to save their home. For a preview, catch the official trailer on Youtube.

This movie produced by Walt Disney Animation studios is a movie that will capture your kids attention from the beginning of the movie till the end. Moana is as interesting as the name sounds. So captivating and attention-grabbing that it received two Academy Award nominations at the Academy Awards; for Best Animated Feature and for Best Original Song which is titled: "How Far I'll Go", a song that will get your kids dancing. Moana tells the story of a young beautiful teenager with a strong-will, who was chosen by the ocean to rescue her people.

She was the daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village and on the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess Te Fiti but the island began experiencing a blight, causing coconuts to rot and the fish catch to dwindle and this was because a legendary demigod took the heart of Te Fiti. Moana set sail in search of a legendary demigod, who had taken the heart of Te Fiti. In order for her island to be saved, the demigod had to return the heart of Te Fiti to its place so the blight could stop, and her island and its people could be happy once again. To watch or download the full movie, visit Youtube.

Lion King remains an all time favourite movie for kids. The movie tells the story of a young lion; Simba who is to succeed his father, but his uncle murdered Simba’s dad and but tricked and manipulated Simba into thinking he was responsible, so Simba flees the pride. Eventually, Simba matures with the aid of his new found friends, learnt his true identity and his responsibilities, then he decided to head back to the pride, to challenge his uncle Scar and take back what is rightfully his. This movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation which depicts what friendship, rivalry and family is about will help your children learn some tenets of friendship and family. Watch the trailer here and pick up a copy of the movie on Amazon. You will also find it at your local movie library.

Frozen is a movie like no other. Elsa, the Princess of Arendelle had powers that allowed her to create and control ice and snow which she often used to play with her younger sister, Anna. But, Elsa and Anna had to be kept apart when Elsa accidentally injured Anna with her magic and this made her feel so insecure. Along the line, their parents had an accident and Elsa had to be crowned. She was terrified that the kingdom's citizens might find out about her powers and fear her but her coronation went smoothly. Until, Elsa had to deal with Anna, and her supposed love for the scheming Duke of Weselton, Hans.

This made Elsa accidentally unleash her powers before the court and bringing about an unending winter in Arendelle. Elsa had to flee to the North Mountain, where she built a palace of ice to keep herself away from the rest of the world. But Anna went in search for her sister but unfortunately Elsa accidentally cast a spell on her, causing Anna’s heart to begin freezing gradually. Frozen is full of excitement, thrill and so many true-life lessons that your children can learn from. The major lesson is the fact that love can save a life. An edited version is available on Youtube but you can pick up a copy to watch the full version.

Finding Nemo is a tale of a father’s love and his search of his son whom he had so lovingly protected from the barracuda attack. But his son Nemo, on the other hand who is eager to explore life around the ocean sneaks away from the reef during one of his classes and is captured by a scuba diver, who puts him on a boat and he ends up in an aquarium. The father; Marlin goes in search for his son and experiences a lot of hiccups along the way, from near death experiences to facing the short term memory of his travel partner, Dory. With the aid of his friends; the tank gang and their many attempts at escape, Neemo finally escapes and when he reaches the ocean, he meets Dory who reunites Nemo with Marlin. Watch snippets of this amazing movie on Youtube.

The movie Incredible is indeed an incredible movie. It’s a movie that will expand the minds of your kids and expose them to a world different from what they are used to. Incredible showcases a family of superheroes that had been in hiding because the general public had turned against them due to a damage caused by their crime-fighting, so Mr. Incredible (Bob) and Elastigirl—and their children Violet, Dash, and baby Jack-Jack relocate to live in Metroville. Although, he loves his family, hates the new lifestyle and his white-collar job, eventually he loses his job but he was lucky to receive a message from a woman called Mirage, who gave him a mission to destroy a savage tripod-like robot.

After much thought, he accepts the job because of the change, the action and the higher pay he accepts it but keeps hides it from his family. During the mission, something goes wrong and his family steps in to save him. Watch a trailer here.

The Jungle Book is a movie with lots of beautiful scenes that children would love. It tells the story of Mowgli a "man cub" that was brought to the wolf Raksha as an infant by the Black Panther Bagheera. Mowgli survives in the jungle with the help of Bagheera, who trains Mowgli to learn the ways of the jungle wolves. He was taught to learn the ways of the pack rather than using his human skills to survive in the jungle. The movie teaches major life lessons on survival and how to combat the challenges life throws at you, despite all odds and come out stronger and victorious. Watch glimpses from the movie here before getting a copy.

Little Mermaid is a beautiful story of a Princess who wanted more out of life. She wasn’t contented being just a mermaid; she wanted to be a human. She and her best friend ignore the warnings of King Trition, Princess Ariel's’ dad and travelled to the ocean surface to watch the birthday celebration of Prince Eric on a ship, that night as she sees the Prince on board the ship, Ariel falls in love with Eric. In the bid to get his attention and be his forever, she goes to visit Ursula the sea witch who offered to make her human in exchange for her voice. This movie is filled with laughter, intrigue and beautiful songs that your kids will keep singing even after the movie is over. Check out a snippet from the Little Mermaid movie here.

Why would someone want to steal the moon? Despicable is a movie that will reveal the reason why anyone would want to steal the moon. It tells the story of supervillains who are in a competition against themselves by trying to outsmart themselves at stealing outstanding items on the earth. It begins when an unknown villain steals the Great Pyramid of Giza and Gru another supervillain resolves shrink and steal the Moon just to show he can do better than his mysterious rival.

As the story proceeds, Gru got involved with three orphan girls, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, whom he adopted as part of his plan to fulfil the evil banks boss before he could be given a loan to steal and shrink the moon, but he formed a bond with the girls. While he went on the mission to steal and shrink the moon, the girls were kidnapped. Here's a trailer for the movie.

Beauty and the Beast is a story that shows the rewards of selfishness, the rewards of sacrifice and love. The prince and his staff had a spell cast on them by a beautiful enchantress who disguised herself as an old beggar woman who came begging for shelter but the selfish prince turned her down, as a result she turned him into a beast and his servants into household objects. The spell would only be broken if the prince eventually learns what it means to be compassionate, tender and kind.

It’s a unique storyline and a movie that will captivate your kids as they watch the household objects speak to one another. Everything changed when Belle, goes in search of her missing dad. There are two versions of this beautiful movie that will teach your children about the need to be kind, loving and caring, one released back in 1991 that will be suitable for younger children. Watch the trailer for the new one that released in 2017 on Youtube.

School can be too much to take sometimes; from waking up early to meet up the morning assembly and then heading back after school, only to eat and have another session of home lessons with a lesson teacher. Before a child gets to rest, the day is almost gone; and this continues for the best part of the week. Help your children rejuvenate and cool off by taking them out to see a movie they love and have been dying to see. A Saturday will be most fitting to take them out; it could be a great time for the family to even bond together. Create opportunities for your children to relax and have fun, so they can begin the week on a high note.

A movie sleepover is also a great idea for your kids. You can plan this with the parents of your kid(s) best friend and have them have movie sleepovers interchangeably during the weekends. Together with the kids, select the movies that they would watch slot it in and let you will be glad to see how excited they are. Don’t forget to make a special order for popcorns and ice cream too. Within minutes, you will hear their laughter drifting along with the cool evening breeze.