School holidays require snacks, activities and the occasional family outing that everyone can agree on without holding a formal household meeting.
So here is one for the family calendar.
STITCH HEAD is heading to Australian cinemas this 8 October 2026, bringing spooky-season fun, family laughs and just enough Halloween energy without turning movie night into a nightmare for anyone who still checks under the bed.
To celebrate its arrival, Stay At Home Mum and Kismet Movies are giving five Australian families the chance to win a STITCH HEAD family prize pack.
Win a STITCH HEAD Family Prize Pack
Five winners will each receive two double passes, giving each winning family four tickets to see STITCH HEAD in cinemas.
Each family prize pack is valued at approximately $200, with all five prize packs valued at $1,000 in total.
How to enter
When the official giveaway post goes live on the Stay At Home Mum Facebook page, simply complete the following steps during the stated 24-hour competition period:
- Follow Stay At Home Mum on Facebook and Instagram.
- Comment on the official Facebook giveaway post with a favourite old Halloween photo, dress-up photo, Halloween memory or family movie-night memory.
- Include #StitchHeadMovie and #StayAtHomeMumAU in your comment.
You are also welcome to share the original giveaway post and let other Australian families know about the competition, although sharing is not required to enter.
Easy. No complicated trivia, no need to guess the exact number of jellybeans in a jar and absolutely no need to make the children pose nicely in matching outfits.
We just want to see or hear about the family moments that make Halloween, dress-ups and movie nights memorable.
If we would like to feature any of the submitted photos or stories in this article after the competition, we will contact the entrant and request permission first.
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What Is STITCH HEAD About?
High above the little town of Grubbers Nubbin sits Castle Grotteskew, where the maddest of mad professors brings monstrous creations to almost-life — and then promptly forgets all about them.
Fortunately, the professor’s very first creation, Stitch Head, is there to keep the castle running, care for its strange collection of monsters and teach them how not to be quite so monstrous. This is particularly important when the local townspeople are never too far away from forming an angry mob.
Stitch Head does all the work, but the professor barely notices him.
Then a ramshackle freak show arrives in town. Its owner, Fulbert Freakfinder, needs a new attraction and promises Stitch Head something he has always wanted: fame, fortune and love.
What could possibly go wrong?
Based on the internationally bestselling children’s book series by Guy Bass, STITCH HEAD is a funny, spooky and heartwarming animated adventure about friendship, kindness, belonging and accepting the wonderfully strange things that make us who we are.
It is spooky without being a full horror film, funny without forgetting to have a heart and timed perfectly for families looking for an October school-holiday or Halloween cinema outing.
Basically: monsters for the children, meaningful themes for the grown-ups and popcorn for everyone.
STITCH HEAD is only in cinemas from 8 October 2026
STITCH HEAD Movie Details
- Australian cinema release: 8 October 2026
- Rating: PG
- Genre: Family, adventure and animation
- Runtime: Approximately 91 minutes
- Director: Steve Hudson
- Based on: The Stitch Head children’s books written by Guy Bass and illustrated by Pete Williamson
- Voice cast: Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Tia Bannon, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Fern Brady, Jamali Maddix and Ryan Sampson
Watch the trailer and find a cinema showing STITCH HEAD.
Giveaway Details
- The competition is open to Australian residents only.
- Entry is only valid through the official Stay At Home Mum Facebook giveaway post during the stated 24-hour competition period.
- Five winners will each receive two double passes, equivalent to four cinema tickets per winner.
- Each family prize pack is valued at approximately $200.
- The total prize pool is valued at $1,000.
- Passes are subject to cinema availability and any conditions printed on the passes.
- Winners must satisfy all stated entry requirements.
- Winners will be contacted privately by Stay At Home Mum and asked to provide an email address by direct message.
- Please do not post your email address, home address or other personal information publicly.
- Passes cannot be exchanged for cash.
- This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook or Instagram.
- Any submitted photo or story will only be republished outside the original giveaway post with the entrant’s permission.
Keep an eye on the Stay At Home Mum Facebook page for the official giveaway post, dust off that legendary Halloween photo and start deciding who gets the extra cinema popcorn.
⭐STITCH HEAD⭐
Only in cinemas 8 October 2026
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