By Katy Killilea Here’s a case where the sum is much greater than its parts! Seeing WALL-E followed by a snack at the new McCafé in Seekonk was a simple yet deeply satisfying way to spend a recent bad ozone day. First, about WALL-E. If you liked Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Al Gore’s An Inconvenient [...]
By Jaci Arnone Recently, a neighborhood mom tipped me off to a great alternative activity that’s just perfect for escaping the dog days of summer that lie ahead. Several cinemas in the area offer free summer movies for kids and their families (see listings below). During the recent heat-wave, I jumped at the chance to [...]
We are movie buffs in our house and most Pixar movies top our list for fun, family-friendly films. This summer’s kids movies are full of action, adventure, sequels, and animation, and except for Pixar’s upcoming Wall-e, most new releases are rated PG or PG-13. Whether or not these films are appropriate for your child is [...]
Common Sense Media: Non-profit, non-partisan website. Includes critical reviews, lists potentially objectionable content, and age appropriateness. I also like that they recommend older movies and classics, too, not only what’s playing now. Also has reviews of other media like TV, music, websites, and books. The only thing that’s odd are the “on,” “off,” and “pause” [...]
FirstWorks is back this season with creative arts programming for kids and adults. They kicked off the 2008 season with Handmade Puppet Dreams — a zany puppet film festival in two parts curated by Heather Henson, daughter of Muppets creator Jim Henson. These puppet films have been created by independent artists specifically for the camera. [...]
We all know it is not good for them, but ah…the pleasures of being able to hypnotize children into silence with television! This morning, both of us parents having overslept, I came upon my children sitting goggle-eyed before the screen, watching ladies on a chat show discuss a brassiere that, as one boy summarized it, [...]
It comes with the territory of having more than one child in the house that there will be times they will not agree on something. My husband and I have learned ways to resolve these conflicts—on many occasions we exercise our right to make most house laws and use our veto power when we see [...]
Although we spend a lot of time in our house doing craft projects, building with Legos, reading books, putting on puppet shows, and playing soccer, I confess we have not banned Disney from entering our home…yet. My son D has been a fan of Disney’s Lion King since he first saw the movie when he [...]
I welcome Adam Darowksi as a new contributer to Kidoinfo. When not hanging out with his three-year old daughter and six-month old son, Adam Darowski works for BatchBlue Software and blogs at Darowski.com. A couple of months ago, we brought my daughter (who had just turned three years old) to her very first movie. She [...]
This classic story about Christmas, toys, magic, adventure, and candy is great for both boys and girls of many ages. Children can experience it in several ways – read the story, hear the music, see a live performance, turn it into a craft project, or as we do at our house – dress the part. [...]
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