Year-end holidays with kids follow a very familiar pattern. For the first day or two, everyone enjoys the freedom. By day three, someone is climbing the sofa, someone else is raiding the fridge, and a tiny voice asks, “What do we watch now?” on repeat.
The good part this time: there is new kids shows released recently between 24 and 26 December 2025 that actually helps. Four fresh titles have slipped into the kids catalogue — Chhota Bheem – Season 6 and 7, Chote Tara Ka Bada Gadar, My Bhoot Friends, and Appu – The Yogic Elephant. Together, they cover comfort, adventure, spooky-fun and calm, which is pretty much the full emotional range of a holiday home.
Once you open the Kids section, you’ll spot these shows sitting neatly alongside other favourites, ready to be added to your December watchlist. From there you can mix them with longer kids movies, daily kids TV shows, and bite-sized kids web series, depending on how much energy your living room has on any given day. If the mood is “only animation, please, pairing them with more animation movies keeps the vibe consistent, and older siblings can always drift towards the Hindi movies shelf when they want something beyond cartoons. For quick, easy options, keeping FREE5 and the main web series hub bookmarked is never a bad idea.
New Kids Shows on ZEE5: The Four-Title Holiday Cluster
Here’s the basic line-up of new kids shows released recently on ZEE5 over 24–26 December:
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Chhota Bheem – Season 6 and 7 – fresh sets of episodes with Bheem and friends defending Dholakpur and solving everyday crises.
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Chote Tara Ka Bada Gadar – a brand-new Hindi animated adventure series about Tara, a ten-year-old boy from Himmatpur who discovers magical powers and faces dark forces linked to old legends, released on 24 December 2025 with 13 episodes.
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My Bhoot Friends – a spooky-fun show where a 7-year-old boy, tired of being alone, converts an old washing machine into a “friend finder” and ends up with three odd but loyal ghostly friends.
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Appu – The Yogic Elephant – an animated series about Appu, a young elephant with yogic powers who teams up with Neena and her dog Tiger to solve problems and go on gentle adventures.
Each title hits a different note, which makes planning easier: you can plug Bheem in when grandparents visit, keep Tara for “big adventure time,” save My Bhoot Friends for evenings, and let Appu handle the calm-down shift.
Chhota Bheem – Season 6 And 7: The Safe Bet That Always Works
If you have younger kids at home, Chhota Bheem – Season 6 and 7 will probably be the first pick from the new kids Shows. Bheem is still the same brave, strong, laddoo-loving nine-year-old who saves Dholakpur from trouble and wins everyone’s trust.
What these seasons add is more variety: more strange visitors, more festival episodes, more small moral dilemmas wrapped in silly jokes. Because each story wraps up neatly in about eleven minutes, you can use them in several ways:
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one or two episodes as a reward after homework,
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a mini-marathon when cousins are over,
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or a “background watch” while everyone helps with holiday prep.
For kids who already know Bheem and his gang, there’s no onboarding. They just jump in, recognise the voices and settle down — which is exactly what you want when the house feels loud and you have ten other things to do.
Chote Tara Ka Bada Gadar: A New Hero For Holiday Binge Sessions
Among the new kids web series on ZEE5, Chote Tara Ka Bada Gadar is the freshest face and the one most likely to turn into “that show” your child talks about in January. Set in Himmatpur, it throws Tara into a world where folktales, mythical creatures and underground secrets collide with normal village life.
The official listing tags it as Animation / Kids / Adventure, with Hindi and English audio and 13 episodes, released on 24 December 2025. That’s long enough to feel like a proper season, but short enough that you can realistically finish it over the holidays if you watch an episode or two a day.
What makes Tara interesting is how ordinary he feels at the start: he’s not perfect, he is impulsive and stubborn, but he cares deeply about his people. The magical side — powers, villains, hidden realms — builds around that personality, rather than the other way around. For slightly older kids who have moved beyond simple slapstick and want a “bigger” story, this is where to start.
My Bhoot Friends: A Little Scare, A Lot Of Heart
If your child is in that phase where they love “bhoot stories” but still want you nearby, My Bhoot Friends is a smart way to scratch that itch. The premise is charmingly odd: a lonely seven-year-old, desperate for company, rigs up an old washing machine to search for new friends… and accidentally connects with three unusual, ghost-like kids.
From there the show becomes less about fear and more about belonging. The ghosts look different, behave differently, and definitely cause trouble, but they show the boy what real friendship looks like: support, loyalty, and the sense that you’re never completely alone, even on your hardest day. For parents, it’s a gentle way to open up conversations about loneliness, kindness and what it means to include someone who doesn’t “fit in” at school.
This is the title from the new kids shows released recently on ZEE5 that works best in the evening. It’s exciting enough to feel special, but the tone stays light, so nightmares are unlikely. You can always watch the first episode together and ask, “Would you be brave enough to step into that washing machine?” — the answers are usually priceless.
Appu – The Yogic Elephant: When You Want Screen Time To Calm, Not Hype
Every holiday day has that one moment when everyone clearly needs to slow down. Appu – The Yogic Elephant was pretty much built for that slot. The series follows Appu, a young elephant who lives in a peaceful jungle and gradually discovers yogic powers that help him protect his friends and home. Joined by Neena and her dog Tiger, he solves problems, learns from his elders and leans on courage rather than aggression.
The episodes are adventure-driven but gentle. Conflicts are real, yet never overwhelming, and resolutions often carry a soft lesson: breathe, think, choose wisely. Among the new kids shows on ZEE5, this is the closest to meditation in cartoon form. It’s ideal for:
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quiet mornings when you don’t want chaos yet,
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post-fight cool-down after siblings argue,
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or that final “one last show” before lights-out.
If you usually worry that screen time winds children up, Appu might change your mind a little.
How To Use The New Kids Shows To Structure Your Holidays
Instead of letting everyone randomly pick something every time, you can treat this new kids shows on ZEE5 as a simple toolkit and build a loose daily pattern:
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Morning: Start with Appu – The Yogic Elephant to keep the energy soft while breakfast is happening.
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Afternoon: Rotate Chhota Bheem – Season 6 and 7 for comfort viewing when relatives drop in and kids need something friendly in the background.
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Early evening: Switch to Chote Tara Ka Bada Gadar for a more focused family watch — one or two episodes where everyone sits together.
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Night: Use My Bhoot Friends once in a while as a “special treat” episode when kids want something a little spooky, then balance it with a short Appu or Bheem episode if you want to bring the mood back down.
The goal isn’t to watch everything in one go. It’s to let these four shows quietly hold the shape of the day so you’re not stuck in that endless loop of “No, not this. Next. Next. Next.”
Bio of Author: Gayatri Tiwari is an experienced digital strategist and entertainment writer, bringing 20+ years of content expertise to one of India’s largest OTT platforms. She blends industry insight with a passion for cinema to deliver engaging, trustworthy perspectives on movies, TV shows and web series.
