I think our world would be very boring if we all looked alike, talked alike and did things alike.Įven though diversity might be hard for your youngest family members to truly understand, you can still make it a point of telling them how everyone is different and that is perfectly OK and acceptable. Some people have big ears, some have big noses, and some people have physical deformities. We all come in different shapes, sizes, colors, backgrounds and many of us are a bit “different” in a way too. Just as animals come in all different shapes, sizes and things that make them a bit “different”, so do people. He has a trunk, four legs, a small tail and he loves to eat peanuts just like them. Big ears or not, Dumbo is still an elephant just like the rest of them. The circus elephants put poor little Dumbo down and make him feel like an outcast just because he’s a bit different. Dumbo being small with big ears (really big ears!) makes him a lot different then the other elephants in the circus. I know that seems like a rather odd thing to relate to the movie Dumbo, but when you think about it, a lot of the movie’s theme is about diversity. I think a hot topic to discuss would be diversity. You could certainly come up with some interesting questions to either segue into the movie Dumbo, or something to discuss after the movie. We ask similar questions after we’ve watched a movie together. ![]() Even thought they are older now they still enjoy providing us feedback on their thoughts about the thing we do. We feel it’s a great way to open up the lines of communication and create a dialogue with our children. Whenever my family does something fun together my husband and I always make it a point of asking our kids what was their favorite part of what we did or saw? We also ask what their least favorite things was. They will remember things like Daddy acting like an elephant or the delicious Circus Peanut Popcorn mom made. Ten or twenty years from now your children might not remember specifically all the movies they watched during Family Movie Night, but I guarantee they will remember the good times. The whole idea of Family Movie Night is to have fun and create memories with your family. If you can find some movie related games and activities to play before watching the movie that would be a lot of fun too.įamily Movie Nights give you the opportunity to put on your “thinking caps” and get as creative as possible. I was thinking more along the lines of a movie related meal or snack. I’m not suggesting that you go out and decorate your home in honor of the movie you are watching (although that would be fun). It’s fun to give your Family Movie Night a “theme”. It’s just as relevant and enjoyable today as it was back then. WOW! I never realized Dumbo has been around that long. Can you believe that Dumbo is going to be celebrating it’s 70th anniversary this year. On September 20, 2011, Disney will be releasing one of my all time favorites to DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download – Dumbo. Then again, pretty much ever film Disney has released is a classic. One of our personal type of of a family movie are any of the Disney classics. Plus I would rather keep our family movies rated G – PG, at least for a little while longer. Since our son is not yet 12 I won’t do that. Now that she’s 14 she wants us to show PG-13 movies. Our daughter on the other hand has her own ideas on what kinds of movies she wants to watch. He just goes with the flow and it OK with what everyone else decides on. ![]() As the children get older they have developed their own preferences as to what kinds of movies they want to watch. Sigh…įamily Movie Night has presented it’s own challenges. How in the world did that happen? It seems like only yesterday I was dropping her off for her first day of Pre-K. ![]() My daughter is a Freshman in high school now. With my children growing up so quickly I feel like I need to have as many cherished memories as I can with them before they spread their wings and take flight. It’s something that I feel strongly about. I have written about Family Movie Night plenty of times on my site.
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