Nightmare before Christmas, what age

[Motherofmonsters]

What age do you think is appropriate for nightmare before Christmas?

DS is 3 and loves skeletons, funny bones etc so I think he would like it but I only have fond memories of it as a kid and can't really remember it fully.

Am I totally bad parent to show.him it or is it okay for young ones

Thank you

My gut instinct is that it might be more suitable for children who are a bit older but kids vary so much with what they find scary. For example, we took dd to see Ratatouille when she was about 4 or 5 and had to leave the cinema because she couldn't cope with the tension. On the other hand, I once had a child in my Reception class who absolutely loved Coraline which I find really creepy as an adult.

Only you know your dc. It might be worth rewatching it yourself once they're in bed to see if you think they would be OK with it.

My kids are obsessed with it. Ones 2 and ones 6. 6 year old has loved it for years

@1066vegan coralline is horrendous, DS watched it at my mums when he was around 4 and he STILL talks about how much it freaked him out

Very much child specific I'd say. - prob depends partly how they get on with that type of animation. My DD loved it from about 3 or 4. Maybe try a little bit and see how they get on?

Ah lovely so it could be okay, I was half expecting to be told off.

Ill try it and see how he gets on with it

My DD watched it at Christmas a couple of months before she turned 5 and loved it. I was surprised because she usually does find things quite scary.

I think my dc watched it at about 5, and they are not good with scary things. I think you'd be ok - you can always turn it off if it doesn't go down well. The songs are good.

My 4 year old absolutely loves it, she wants to be Sally for Halloween.
More sensitive 6 year old hates it!

She’s not scared of it though, just doesn’t like it.

My 4 (and then) 5 year old watched it last year as we were going to Disney in October and I felt it would enhance their experience if they knew who the main Disney Halloween characters were. They loved it, and they loved the music...BUT my eldest (DD) still does say she occasionally thinks about Jack Skellington and how she finds him scary. She is more sensitive though. Meanwhile, my much less-sensitive son has no issues. Judge it by your child’s personality I think.

My little one is 7 this year and has been watching this movie since she was maybe 2.5 years old, she absolutely loves it. I’m a massive Tim Burton fan hence the reason she seen it at quiet a young age but she’s quite like me and loves anything that’s a little on the odd side 😂 if he loves

Sorry posted too soon, what I was saying is if he loves skeletons etc then there is no harm letting him watch the film.

My ds first watched it when he was about 3, and he loved it.

Firm favourite in our house from toddler age.
Have you watched Coco?

Mine have watched it every Halloween since they were around 3 I’d say. Great film.

We started around 5 I think. Older for DS2 as he was very sensitive and easily scared up until about 8.

Well I put it on, lasted until jack found Christmas town and he then started asking for Blippi.