10 Calming Low-Stimulation Movies and Series for Children

The first seven programs in BLUE MINISODES on Disney+ highlight the “role play” activities Bluey has with her sister, Bingo, and their father, Bandit, including pretending to be a broken robot, reading one of the father’s school reports when he was five, and hearing a wacky version of the Big Bad Wolf fairy tale. The first seven programs of BLUEY MINISODES are funny and enjoyable, with a strong morally uplifting portrayal of a happy, engaged family.

PIGLET'S BIG MOVIE is an absolutely adorable, highly moral and redemptive animated movie about Winnie the Pooh and his friends, who find out how important a role small little Piglet plays in their lives.

THE PEANUTS MOVIE is a wonderful animated movie based on the beloved comic strip created by Charles Schulz, wherein Charlie Brown falls for the new girl in town and tries to make a good first impression, despite his poor reputation. THE PEANUTS MOVIE is a lovable, funny, entertaining animated movie for all ages that teaches positive lessons of compassion, honesty, and selflessness, with only some slapstick and minor perilous scenes that might scary sensitive, very young children.

CHIP AND POTATO is an animated series following the adventures of a pug named Chip and her small mouse friend, Potato, who help friends and family while learning life lessons. It has a strong Christian message preaching family and forgiveness.

In PADDINGTON 2, Paddington the Bear is falsely accused of stealing, so the Brown family has to solve the mystery and fight to get him out of jail. PADDINGTON 2 is a funny, loveable, highly entertaining family movie with a strong moral worldview.

OCTONAUTS ABOVE AND BEYOND: Season Two is an animated series featuring 2 mini episodes per installment. It showcases a team of wildlife rescuers embarking on different adventures and helping creatures needing aid. eatures a strong moral worldview of working together and showing kindness. However, objectionable content includes rude behavior, selfishness, and attempts at aggression, although these storylines usually have a redemptive end.

PLANES is another animated movie set in the world of the Pixar movie CARS, where a crop-dusting plane named Dusty wants to compete in a highly competitive aerial race. PLANES is funny and exciting, with quirky characters, positive moral content and little to no objectionable content.

WINNIE THE POOH feels like you are jumping right into the classic Winnie the Pooh book series. With a classic story line of all the distinct characters helping each other out no matter what the cost, WINNIE THE POOH is morally commendable and beautifully produced.

MONSTERS AT WORK, a new animated comedy series on Disney Plus, follows the life of Tyler Tuskman, a recent college graduate, as he adjusts to life at Monsters, Inc., as Mike and Sully adjust to overseeing the company and its changes. MONSTERS AT WORK is a delightful program with lots of family fun and strong moral values supporting compassion, not judging people by first impressions, dealing with life as it comes, running a business, and a clear sense of doing the right thing, but it does have some light slapstick violence.

JONAH – A VEGGIETALES MOVIE tells the time-honored Bible story of Jonah and the Whale in a fun, silly, delightful, and entertaining story starring Bob the Tomato, Archibald Asparagus and the Pirates Who Do Nothing. Clearly plotted turning points, wonderful songs and terrific animation all build to tell this meaningful tale of mercy and compassion.