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Taking the Kids to see Coco #PixarCoco

Chris — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:38:56 +0000

What would I do without Pixar? As the movie mad parent of a six and a four year-old, every new film we watch together is an adventure. I am constantly worried that the film will be too childish for me or too boring for the kids – and if not too boring, then too frightening,

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Discovering Star Wars with a Three Year Old

Chris — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:07:00 +0000

Being a manic film buff, I really hope that my kids grow up loving movies. After discovering classics like A Streetcar Named Desire, Dr. Strangelove, and Seven Samurai in high school, I have spent my subsequent years plowing through lists of the best movies ever made, intent on watching them all. Though the kids are

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Getting Your Child Ready for the Movies

Yashy — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:33:53 +0000

The hubs and I had a long discussion about when pre-school aged Little Monkey was REALLY ready to go to the movies. As you may know, he’s a movie snob who does not tolerate even the slightest distraction, and so he obviously wanted to be respectful of those around him when he took his child to

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Frozen, Anna and Elsa Join Everyone’s Family

Chris — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 12:10:32 +0000

Note: This is the twelfth and final entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”,“Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan”, “The Princess and the Frog”, “Tangled” , and “Brave” By now, every

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Brave Merida Needs no Help from the Prince

Chris — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:47:56 +0000

Note: This is the eleventh entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”,“Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan”, “The Princess and the Frog” and “Tangled” Mention of the Disney Pixar film

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Rapunzel gets Tangled up in Adventure

Chris — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:56:19 +0000

Note: This is the tenth entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”,“Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan”, and “The Princess and the Frog” The Little Monkey has quite the

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The Princess and the Frog, a Great Adventure in the Bayou

Chris — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:49:00 +0000

Note: This is the ninth entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, and “Mulan” A couple months ago, we asked the Little Monkey what

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Mulan Teaches about Bravery

Chris — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:34:43 +0000

Note: This is the eighth entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Aladdin”, and “Pocahontas” A few weeks ago, The Little Monkey surprised me

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Pocahontas – Disney’s Real Princess

Chris — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:13:48 +0000

Note: This is the seventh entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and “Aladdin”. Walt Disney Pictures has a long history of toning

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Aladdin, Honestly Entertaining

Chris — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:52:48 +0000

Note: This is the sixth entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, and “Beauty and the Beast”. I had not known Yashy for very long before

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