I have a weird relationship with Halloween. I love costumes, Halloween decorations, and I have a very strong sweet tooth. But I get nightmares incredibly easy. Just ask my parents who had to calm me down after I got a nightmare from watching a commercial for a Goosebumps TV episode. While I love to get into the Halloween spirit and bring that fun spirit into our house, I also don’t want to bring on the nightmares for myself or my kids. This is why I’ve put together a list of Halloween podcasts and podcast episodes for you to listen to as a family.
Links:
- Little Stories for Tiny People Podcast
- Little Stories for Tiny People Little Rabbit’s Halloween Episode
- Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest Podcast
- Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest The Goose Girl Episode
- Friendly Podcast Guide Tumble Episode
- Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
- Tumble Podcast We Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts Episode
- UnSpookable Podcast
- UnSpookable Podcast The Boogeyman Episode
Little Stories for Tiny People
This first Halloween podcast recommendation is an episode from the kid podcast, Little Stories for Tiny People. It’s a podcast full of gentle, sweet. stories that are a great introduction to kid podcasts for your youngest listeners. The episode that will be great for this Halloween season is called Little Rabbit’s Halloween. This non scary story centers on Little Rabbit whose friends can’t figure out what his costume is.
This episode is sweet and not scary at all. It will be a great way to bring the candy and costumes side of the Halloween spirit into this season. The episode is about 15 minutes long and great for kids ages 2 to 5 or 6.
Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest
The next Halloween podcast is called Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest. It’s a fairy tale podcast for kids ages 7 and older that is made in partnership with Adam Gidwitz.
Each episode features a classic fairy tale full of curious creatures and mischievous foes. These tales are retold to a group of inquisitive kids who anticipate plot twists, crack jokes, and share their own perspectives on these very grim tales. One of my favorite parts of this podcast is that each episode is rated as grim, not too scary, grimmer, kind of scary, or grimmest.
It’s scary, so you know what you’re getting into and can plan accordingly. Each episode is about 25 minutes long. You can listen to all of the Grim Grimmer Grimmest episodes on Pinna, which is an on demand audio streaming service specifically made for kids. If you don’t have that, you can listen to about 50 of the episodes on the podcast app of your choice.
One episode that is available on all podcast apps is called The Goose Girl. It’s about a princess and her cousin who set off on a journey to a faraway kingdom, but something unexpected happens along the way. This episode is categorized as Grimmer, kind of scary. You can decide if it’s a good fit for your family or not.
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Tumble Science Podcast
This next recommendation is an episode from the kid science podcast, Tumble.
Tumble is a podcast about science that is aimed at helping kids ages 6 to 12 learn about the amazing world around them. I can promise you that the whole family will be super interested in these episodes. The hosts talk to real scientists to learn about all kinds of fascinating things that happen in our world.
I actually did an entire episode about Tumble, so if you want to learn even more about this fabulous podcast, you can listen to that episode. I’ll put a link to it in the show notes. The Tumble Halloween episode that will help make this spooky season fun is called, We Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts. The hosts talk to a scientist who isn’t looking to find out if ghosts are real or not. Not because it can’t be proven, but instead to find out why people seem so convinced that ghosts are real. The episode has special Halloween music and gets you in the Halloween spirit without being scary in under 15 minutes.
UnSpookable
The last Halloween podcast for today is called Unspookable. It’s a podcast for kids around 8 years old and older who are curious about scary stories, urban legends, monsters, and more.
Some of the subjects include witches, aliens, and the Bermuda Triangle. The spooky stories are told alongside historical and scientific facts, so the scariness isn’t too high. One of the funnest parts of the show is that you get to hear from kids sharing their thoughts on the subject that the episode is all about. Each episode is about 20 to 30 minutes long.
A great episode to listen to for this Halloween season is called The Boogeyman. This episode dives into all things related to The Boogeyman and why we seem to always be scared to look under our bed. at night.
Share These Halloween Podcasts
I love kid podcasts so finding Halloween themed kid podcasts was so much fun for me. I hope you found one that is going to add some fun spookiness to your Halloween season. Also, just a reminder, if you’re wanting to launch a podcast but don’t know where to start, fill out the form in the show notes so we can hop on a free consult call and I can answer all of your podcast questions.
