Best Easter Movies for Kids and Families

Easter is a colorful, magic holiday for kids and families. Celebrate this holiday with entertaining cartoons celebrating spring, love, and the religious spirit behind Easter.

Yogi the Easter Bear - This "smarter than the average bear" has to use all those wits to save Easter when the Easter bunny is kidnapped.

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown - What would a holiday be without a Peanuts special? The gang is back in this 1974 classic as they celebrate spring and Easter together.

The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town is another classic from the late 70s featuring Fred Astaire as the narrator. The children of Kidsville and Sunny the Bunny try to treat the unfriendly Town people to home-made jellybeans and hand-painted Easter eggs.

Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) tells the story of how Peter Cottontail tries to become the Chief Easter Bunny but his lack of responsibility may ruin it for him. A kid favorite, the movie warns against being too sure of yourself and slacking off on your durites. Great songs will keep the kids singing.

VeggieTales - An Easter Carol is a more modern family Easter movie that has already achieved classic status among VeggieTales fans. Throwing a Dickens twist on Easter (instead of Christmas for once), Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber have to find the greedy Ebenezer Nezzer as they learn about the real meaning behind Easter - Christ's death and resurrection. Featuring the voice of Christian recording star Rebecca Saint James as the music-box angel Hope.

The Easter Story Keepers is another kids movie going deeper into Easter than just eggs and bunnies. Ben the Baker is the story keeper for a group of brave Christians who flee the Roman Emperor Nero to hide in the catacombs. Ben the Baker tells his stories of Christ's final days and the resurrection. Featuring the voice of child star Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

The Great Easter Egg Hunt - Whiskers the bunny and other Toyland friends have to find the magic egg that grants wishes.

Easter with Max and Ruby gives pre-school kids another episode with the adorable white rabbits and their toy robots.

The Fat Albert Easter Special (1982) teaches your kids about Easter spirit as Fat Albert and the rest of the Cosby kids help an older neighbor.

Peter and the Magic Egg follows Peter as he tries to save the family farm from becoming part of "tin town." But he'll need help from a giant, magic egg. Also includes the pseudo-classic .

The Littlest Angel's Easter is another Littlest Angel adventure as she makes friendship with a small town boy trying to learn big city ways.