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Great shows for kids to stream this mid-term on RTÉ Player

The days are getting darker, and ghouls, goblins and ghosts have taken over the streets. But, this mid-term break, one thing you don't need to fear is boredom - thanks to RTÉ Kids.

Head over to RTÉ Player where you can scream, apologies we mean stream, great shows for kids Under 7 and Under 12 this mid-term. We have something for everyone with hours and hours of content.

Here, we have some of the latest shows for older kids and smallies too.

Seeing as it the spooky season let's start with a new season of The Unreal. The Kelly family are back, and it looks like it's going to be another holiday from hell. In the first series, the unfortunate family discovered they were actually fictional characters who had escaped from a 1980s TV sitcom called The Kellys.

This time out they're trying to live a normal life. But when they visit a spooky, run-down hotel to attend an 80s TV convention, they get more than they bargained for. Give these people a break!

Tune in to RTÉ One Sundays at 5.10pm and stream all episodes now on RTÉ Player.

Showkids is a new series starring Flynn Gray - soon to be on the big screen in Star Wars! The family comedy is set around a very special after-school drama class for talented kids, run by the brilliant but super-intimidating Miss Jessop.

The stellar cast also includes Philippa Dunne, Killian Sundermann and Amy De Bhrún as Miss Bethany Jessop. Not to mention Fr Ted legend Ardal O'Hanlon. Plus, there are lots more familiar and new faces coming to your screens.

Showkids is streaming now on RTÉ Player!

For Children Under 7

It's time to go back to visit friends, old and new, on Puffin Rock as RTÉjr brings you the third season of the beautiful show for pre-schoolers narrated by Chris O'Dowd.

Have fun with Oona and Baba and all the gang, as they make new friends and get to know each other better, experiencing the ups and downs of growing up and exploring the nature that surrounds them.

We also have some fun activity sheets for young nature-lovers to learn all about habitats - click here!

Puffin Rock and Puffin Rock as Gaeilge are streaming now on RTÉ Player

The RTÉjr animation BeddyByes is all about helping parents and caregivers win the bedtime battle.

Narrated by Dawn French, the show sees best friends MeMo and BaBa travel across the remarkable Planet BeddyByes, meeting new and familiar faces on their mindful and soothing journey to sleep.

Every night, young viewers embark on magical journeys encountering fantastical, adorable characters uniquely designed to captivate and calm young minds.

There's science behind sleep, so grown-ups can read more about bedtime tip with Dr Jacuqline Harding on the RTÉ Kids website.

BeddyByes and BeddyByes as Gaeilge are streaming now on RTÉ Player.

Maddie + Triggs follows the adventures of a curious little girl and her doggy best friend who find music and adventure in everyday sounds. It's also full of terrific tunes - like the one above about brushing your teeth.

Maddie is a seven-year-old girl who just so happens to have a vision impairment; and although she cannot see the world around her so well, she is a really brilliant listener. And she is also a great singer, so there's always a song in every show. Triggs is Maddie's fun-loving best friend, an adorable labradoodle who loves music, mischief and doggy biscuits.

Maddie + Triggs is streaming now on RTÉ Player.

To keep up to date with all our new shows visit RTÉ Kids.

And did yopu know we have two ad-free YouTube channels with no comments to give children a safer space to enjoy clips, compilations and more?

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