Movie Title: City of Ember. Based on a book by Jeanne Duprau. Rated PG. A great family movie! Both kids and adults will like it. Movie's plot is well defined. The story line keeps you interested the whole time. Setting: Once there was a city underground where people lived. Lights fixtures from the ceiling above gave them their light. Everything was fine until the city's generator started failing. Story line begins with two teenagers, one girl and one boy, who are given their first assignments working for the city. While working at their new jobs they find out that not only is the city's food source running low but that the electricity for the city is failing more each day. The girl finds a metal box with a map. Together with her friend and her little sister they find an escape exist to the outside world. Billy Murray is quite entertaining as the selfish mayor.
Tomorrow is the first Science Experiment Day.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Book Review- 2d to 4th grade
"The Thanksgiving Mystery," by Joan Lowery Nixon. Depending on how well your child reads, this book is for the second to the fourth grade. It's a fast paced book with a mystery attached. A white sheet keeps going up and down an apartment stairway. Two children and their eccentric neighbor check it out. Could it be a ghost? The eccentric neighbor who tells jokes is a fun character.
Just a note: This week will be the first of my monthly science experiment day.
Just a note: This week will be the first of my monthly science experiment day.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Parenting Tip- about RSVPing
Parents if you plan to have your child (6 to 9) RSVP to a party either watch them make the phone call to the PARENT of the birthday child or at least check up with them that they indeed talked to the PARENT. If you have your child relay the message through a child the parent of the birthday child might never get it. I have seen this happen. And remember even if you can't make it to a party (Birthday, Christmas, Graduation) you should RSVP if the invitation asked you to. This is not only polite but the person hosting the party needs to know how much food to get, party favors to buy, and/or how many tickets to get for movies/bowling/puppet show...
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Parenting Tip- Eyelasses for Kids
I asked this question to a licensed an optometrist.
Question- What kind of lens is best for children under 16 yrs and why?
Answer- Polycarbonate is always recommended for all types of children's frames under the age of 16 because kids tend to be rough at play even when they are not taking part in an organized sport. It is a high impact material that provides safety and protection for the children.
Polycarbonate lenses are thinner and lighter than traditional plastic eyeglass lenses. They also offer 100 percent ultra-violet (UV) protection and are up to 10 times more impact-resistant than regular plastic lenses.
Question- What kind of lens is best for children under 16 yrs and why?
Answer- Polycarbonate is always recommended for all types of children's frames under the age of 16 because kids tend to be rough at play even when they are not taking part in an organized sport. It is a high impact material that provides safety and protection for the children.
Polycarbonate lenses are thinner and lighter than traditional plastic eyeglass lenses. They also offer 100 percent ultra-violet (UV) protection and are up to 10 times more impact-resistant than regular plastic lenses.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Book Review
Picture books with some words:
"Animalia" is a fabulous book by Grameme Base. Starting with the letter A and finishing with Z, the book gives funny statements using words that begin with the alphabet letter for that page. I found the pictures throughout the book to be both hilarious and imaginative.
"Animalia" is a fabulous book by Grameme Base. Starting with the letter A and finishing with Z, the book gives funny statements using words that begin with the alphabet letter for that page. I found the pictures throughout the book to be both hilarious and imaginative.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Movie Review for Middle Age Kids
Movie Title: Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion. Comedy. Un-Rated. I really like the cubby sweet Costello and his comic routines with Abbott. This is for middle school age children and older! It is a prim example of slapstick. There is a lot of physical contact, throwing, pushing, etc. I wish there were less. If you do not approve of slapstick, skip this movie. If you have a child who might copy this behavior, skip this movie.
The story starts off with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as wrestling promoters. They borrowed $5,000 from the syndicate, AKA loan sharks, to have a wrestler come from Algeria to America. But the wrestle now wants to go back to his homeland. Bud and Lou follow the wrestler to Algeria hoping to bring him back. While there the buddies bump into some shady characters. Out of luck, money, and in a foreign land, they try losing the suspicious men by following some soldiers into a building. Bud and Lou sign their name to some papers thinking it is for accommodations in the building. In actuality they just joined up for a five year stint in the Foreign Legion. Some funny dialog follows. My favorite scene: At a slave auction Costello keeps waving to a Sheik who he thinks is waving at him. In reality by moving his hand Costello is raising the bid.
The story starts off with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as wrestling promoters. They borrowed $5,000 from the syndicate, AKA loan sharks, to have a wrestler come from Algeria to America. But the wrestle now wants to go back to his homeland. Bud and Lou follow the wrestler to Algeria hoping to bring him back. While there the buddies bump into some shady characters. Out of luck, money, and in a foreign land, they try losing the suspicious men by following some soldiers into a building. Bud and Lou sign their name to some papers thinking it is for accommodations in the building. In actuality they just joined up for a five year stint in the Foreign Legion. Some funny dialog follows. My favorite scene: At a slave auction Costello keeps waving to a Sheik who he thinks is waving at him. In reality by moving his hand Costello is raising the bid.
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Controversy with letting Kids watch old Slapstick Movies. A Discussion about Abbott and Costello.
I love old movies. Especially 1930's to 1950's slapstick. But some parents find it inappropriate for their children due to the physical humor like face slapping, shoving things in people's faces, tripping others, and eye poking. I do not like an excess of it myself. I talked to two teachers about old slapstick movies. We all agreed the Three Stooges go too far with their physical humor because they have more than the average inappropriate physical humor. One of the two teachers thought Abbott and Costello went too far as well, the other did not agree. This is my take: I like Abbott and Costello, but I think their face slapping and poking is wrong. Therefore before I let a child watch their movies I tell the child my view. As of yet I have not had a child I have known see their movies and start face slapping. But if I thought they would do such behavior I would not let them see these types of movies. You know your child. If you think your child would start copying inappropriate behavior do not let them watch movies like these. Watch a movie first. If you approve of it, then let your child see it.
As far as Abbott and Costello I know when watching one with a child I will not have to worry about nudity, adult themes, serious violence with blood dripping everywhere, cussing and so much more. I actually brought this up to the teacher who did not approve of Abbott and Costello. I stated why is it she would let her kids watch "ET", which in my mind has a couple of very inappropriate words (one of which one little boy started using to the horror of his nanny who was my friend), but she was concerned about Abbott and Costello movies which have no crude jokes or offensive words? She said she saw my point but was still sticking to her no Abbott and Costello movies rule due to face slapping and other physical contact. I saw her point, but I still think Abbott and Costello movies are less offensive than PG and PG13 movies now. So folks each to their own family rules. I suggest you watch an Abbott and Costello movie without your children first and make up your own mind. But do note some Abbott and Costello movies have more physical contact than others.
As far as Abbott and Costello I know when watching one with a child I will not have to worry about nudity, adult themes, serious violence with blood dripping everywhere, cussing and so much more. I actually brought this up to the teacher who did not approve of Abbott and Costello. I stated why is it she would let her kids watch "ET", which in my mind has a couple of very inappropriate words (one of which one little boy started using to the horror of his nanny who was my friend), but she was concerned about Abbott and Costello movies which have no crude jokes or offensive words? She said she saw my point but was still sticking to her no Abbott and Costello movies rule due to face slapping and other physical contact. I saw her point, but I still think Abbott and Costello movies are less offensive than PG and PG13 movies now. So folks each to their own family rules. I suggest you watch an Abbott and Costello movie without your children first and make up your own mind. But do note some Abbott and Costello movies have more physical contact than others.
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