Best Spring 2010 Movies in Theaters for Easter

Easter is a day for crafts and activities, but at the end of the day, the adults are often tired and need a distraction to quiet down the kids. The easiest way to get a group of kids to quiet down for a couple hours is to take them to the hottest movie for kids that you can find in the theaters. Kids often know exactly which movies they want to see if you ask them yourself, but if you would rather your Easter trip to the movies be an after-craft surprise, here's a guide to make sure you take those sugar-rushed kiddos to an Easter movie they really want to see.

"How to Train your Dragon" will be very popular with the younger kids, and will be coming out on March 26., well before Easter. If some kids have already seen "How to Train Your Dragon", they may want to go to it again, so you may be covered.

"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is a very popular book series that your kid has most likely read or at least heard about from his friends. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is a very safe movie that you can be sure will entertain kids of all ages, and younger kids may already be familiar with the characters from the book.

"The Last Song" starring Miley Cyrus is probably a good bet if you have some pre-teen or teenaged girls who love Miley Cyrus movies. It might be a little sappy for young kids, so you may want to find something else for young kids and boys if they don't want to see a Miley Cyrus movie.

If you can find it in theaters near you, the Disney nature film "Oceans" should entertain kids who are science-inclined. It's not exactly Easter-themed, but since Easter is more of a craft day for kids, it seems to be pretty dry in the movie department as far as new release for kids go.

"Alice in Wonderland" is also a good fantastical movie that older kids can go to, as long as they don't get creeped out. "Alice in Wonderland" is much too creepy for younger children who get nightmares at scary movies.

When choosing Easter movies for your kids, make sure you think of their age range and consider whether they might be bothered upset by some of the images in the film. Not all films are good for all ages, so if if you have older kids with you who want to see scary movies, you may want to let them go in a group if you think they can be trusted by themselves in a movie theater.