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Summertime Videos to Watch?
Can anybody recommend any videos or dvds that are "family-friendly?" for
the summertime.....they are starting to get super restless!!!!! I have 3 children and their ages range from 3-10. Thanks Erica |
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On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:36:46 -0400, ericastutz wrote:
Can anybody recommend any videos or dvds that are "family-friendly?" for the summertime.....they are starting to get super restless!!!!! I have 3 children and their ages range from 3-10. We just watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with my 3 and 5 year olds. They both loved it, as did my wife and I. :-) - Rich -- Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam. http://www.mulveyfamily.com/kids |
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"ericastutz" wrote in message lkaboutparenting.com... Can anybody recommend any videos or dvds that are "family-friendly?" for the summertime.....they are starting to get super restless!!!!! I have 3 children and their ages range from 3-10. In my town, they have movies outside at night in the town park on occaison. I recommend seeing if you have something like that. The other thing I like is netflix. I have it. I get three DVD at a time. You get get plans with more DVDs. You can get new DVDs almost everyday. You watch them and return them the day after you get them. When you select kid friendly movies netflix recmmends other kid-friendly movies. You can also involve the kids in the selection of the movies. Doing this will: 1) get your kids to get the mail regularly, 2) keep your kids busy watching a new DVD every day, 3) engage your kids in making real choices, 4) force your kids to show some responsibility by return the DVDs on a timely fashion. For three DVDs it costs about $20/month. If you watch the DVDs and return them the day after you get them, the turn-around is about 4 days for each DVD (get the DVD today, return it tomorrow, they get DVD next day and mail DVD the same day, you get DVD next day), which means about 5 new DVDs per week (with weekends). That comes out to a little more than $1 per DVD. And if the kids particularly like a DVD, you can buy it for your library. (If you can return the DVDs the same day you get them, say, you walk it back to the post-office or send your kids, the turnaround is about one DVD every 3 days.) You can also get plans with more DVDs. ANd you can change plans, so maybe you have more DVDs in the summer, and less in the winter or even none during the school year. Jeff Thanks Erica |
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Summertime Videos to Watch?
ericastutz wrote: Can anybody recommend any videos or dvds that are "family-friendly?" for the summertime.....they are starting to get super restless!!!!! I have 3 children and their ages range from 3-10. Thanks Erica Charlotte's Web, Robots, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story Series, Matilda, Mouse Hunt, Finding Nemo, Harriet the Spy, Spirit Stallion of the Cimmaron (although parts of this are not suitable for younger kids, IMO), Elmo in Grouchland, CinderElmo (both Elmo movies are really good), Benji series, Casper. That's just off the top of my head. -L. |
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"L." wrote in message ups.com... ericastutz wrote: Can anybody recommend any videos or dvds that are "family-friendly?" for the summertime.....they are starting to get super restless!!!!! I have 3 children and their ages range from 3-10. Thanks Erica Charlotte's Web, Robots, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story Series, Matilda, Mouse Hunt, Finding Nemo, Harriet the Spy, Spirit Stallion of the Cimmaron (although parts of this are not suitable for younger kids, IMO), Elmo in Grouchland, CinderElmo (both Elmo movies are really good), Benji series, Casper. That's just off the top of my head. You can get a read along version of Toy Story and Monster's Inc. Not sure what they are about. Ants, A Bug's Life, Bambi, Apollo 13, Stuart Little, Home Alone series, The Walton's and Little House on the Praire, Cheaper by the 12, The Polar Express, Beethoven, Ninja Turrles, Mighty Ducks, Madagascar, Lion King, Free Willey, The Hobbit are others. Cartoons like Bugs Bunny are also available. And don't forget singalone tapes for the younger crowd. When you go into a friend's or relative's house, ask to see their video collection. Also, look at the video collection at your local library. And, if you join Blockbuster, they send movies out (just like I described for Netflix), but you also get one rental and a bricks and mortor store (which is the lanquage they use for a real building rather than over the internet). Jeff -L. |
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Summertime Videos to Watch?
Movies that my almost 4-year-old are really in to right now are the
VeggieTales movies. He asks to watch them over and over, and really learns everyday values from watching them. They are religious, but not terribly so that non-religious people would necessarily find them offensive. My son actually applies things he sees on the videos to everyday life, for example, one of the episodes was about "angry eyebrows", and he reminds me when I get upset not to hold on to my anger....basically that I need to get over things because there's nothing I can do at a certain point. There are TONS and TONS of episodes, both in digital animation and traditional cartoon format. Many churches in our area have a lending library of these movies for free, as well as libraries, video stores, and they are sold at Walmart as well. I even got a few at yardsales over the summer. There is also a whole range of toys and books to go along with these movies, just like with any other "popular" series, but I prefer these because they promote values and morals rather than violence or other not-so-nice stuff. We also do a lot of Disney movies. My sons favorites at the moment are Lilo and Stitch (there are at least 3 movies in this series), the Toy Story series, Garfield, Bugs Life, Pooh (at least 3 movies in this series as well), Shrek (2 movies), and MANY others......we have quite an extensive kids movie library, mainly because we like watching them as well, so I am sure even your 10-year-old will enjoy them. Hope this helps Susan |
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Rich, Jeff, L. and Susan. Susan - I have heard about Veggietales and will check it out. My mother heard an advertisement for something that TiVo now has called KidZone that is supposed to filter and recommend. Has anybody heard about this? Erica S. |
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ericastutz wrote:
My mother heard an advertisement for something that TiVo now has called KidZone that is supposed to filter and recommend. Has anybody heard about this? Tivo is a digital video recorder. You have to buy the Tivo itself and also subscribe to the monthly service (or pay for a lifetime membership). Tivo records the shows you tell it to record, and also recommendations, and keeps them in a playlist for you to view when you want. KidZone just password protects the parents' playlist and creates a special kids' playlist where only approved shows are displayed. Tivo will decide what's allowed if you specify the child's age, or you can override its recommendations. On their website they have programming guides from some organizations like Common Sense Media or Parents' Choice Foundation and you can set your Tivo up to record those recommendations if you like. Tivo is a convenient way to have children's programming on tap when you feel like watching it, rather than whenever it's being broadcast. Some cable companies provide DVR services without having to buy additional equipment or pay additional service fees. There are also other DVRs you can buy. Whether or not such a service is worth it to you depends on your situation and preferences. Best wishes, Ericka |
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