Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds

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My nearly 4 year old can watch a movie at home no problem but gets antsy at the theater. Some favorites- Moana, frozen, Aladdin, beauty and the beast, toy story series, monsters inc series, cars series, planes, ice age. We’ve taken him to see the grinch and Toy story 4 in theaters. We have also shown some of the Star Wars movies

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Anonymous wrote:what is the good minimum age for kid to go movie theater? And, does 3-4 year old sit through the whole movie at home or at theater?

Far too young - movie theatres are LOUD and dark. I'd go at age 6 for a kids movie at the theater.

we took our young 3 yo to see Secret Life of Pet 2 and Toy Story 4 in the theater, at the 10:30/11 am screening. He got a little restless in Toy Story, but manageable....and there were a ton of kids 6 and under so the theater in general was restless. I think it was fun overall.

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Anonymous wrote:what is the good minimum age for kid to go movie theater? And, does 3-4 year old sit through the whole movie at home or at theater?

Far too young - movie theatres are LOUD and dark. I'd go at age 6 for a kids movie at the theater.

Well, my 3.5yo just sat through The Lion King over the weekend. No issues. She loved it! It works for some kids; others need to be older.
Some theaters in the area have screenings that are geared towards younger kids. Alamo does some shows with lower sound and dim lighting and markets them as all ages shows.

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Anonymous wrote:My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo

dp I think Ponyo is too complicated for a three year old. Op, would you consider just thinking of movies your kids would like? Both is kinda of challenging. Personally, I would do the old Disney movies and other classics like 101 Dalmations, Lady and the Tramp, Snow White, Cinderella, Cars ( the first one) Coco, Moana, Frozen of course.

I love Miyazaki and I agree. Ponyo is good but very strange, what was someone smoking when they wrote it? Kiki's delivery service is also very good for that age.

PP who suggested Ponyo. I think as with everything, it just depends on the kid. My kid was pretty sensitive about movies and wouldn't have been/wasn't okay with many of the movies suggested, but enjoyed Ponyo (albeit closer to age 4 than age 3).

My kids who were older were slightly confused by the plot. I was nervous about the peril they put the son through! If anyone watches youtubers the Nostalgia critic has a funny take on this movie ( he curses just to warn you but, it is funny)

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Toy Story
Charlotte’s Web
Sing
Stuart Little

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PP from 9:04...here are some of our favorites:

Moana
Beauty and the Beast (I skip the part with the wolves)
Frozen
The Lion King (animated)
Toy Story and Toy Story 2
The Princess and the Frog
Cars
Curious George
Star Wars (the original - A New Hope)
The Little Mermaid


She's seen bits of older Disney movies, too...Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, and Peter Pan...probably 20 minutes or so of each.

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Anonymous wrote:We avoid screens so we write a storybook over the course of the month. Kids love talking about what they want to happen in the next “chapter” all during the week. We do lots of drawing/painting and reading outside of this activity, but they get really excited about this weekly tradition.

What a helpful and non judgemental comment PP! I hope this helps you to feel good about yourself all day

I thought this was the op because of the bolded, which sounded like the enjoy weekly movies. Pp are you op?

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Anonymous wrote:what is the good minimum age for kid to go movie theater? And, does 3-4 year old sit through the whole movie at home or at theater?

Far too young - movie theatres are LOUD and dark. I'd go at age 6 for a kids movie at the theater.

Well, my 3.5yo just sat through The Lion King over the weekend. No issues. She loved it! It works for some kids; others need to be older.
Some theaters in the area have screenings that are geared towards younger kids. Alamo does some shows with lower sound and dim lighting and markets them as all ages shows.

I took my DD to her first movie for her 5th birthday (Toy Story 4). She loved it, mainly all the previews for other movies she now wants to see (Frozen 2, Trolls 2, something with unicorns). She did get antsy at the end, but made it through just in time. If it'd been any longer or with less familiar characters she would not have made it through.

So yeah, I think 4 or 5 is a good gauge. Movies are so expensive I'm not dying to take her back until Frozen 2 comes out .

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Anonymous wrote:what is the good minimum age for kid to go movie theater? And, does 3-4 year old sit through the whole movie at home or at theater?

Mine did fine sitting through Paddington 2 in the theater at the age of 3.5. He had sat through entire movies at home before that. Not sure I would have tried it much before then, but a lot depends on the kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Moana
Brave
Cars

Both way too much for 3/4 y/o.

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3 is pretty little. I'd do Maya the Bee, Daniel Tiger Family Trip, Cars, Wall-E (though my 4 y/o had a tough time with some moments), Mary Poppins, and Frozen if your kid isn't too sensitive.

I'd stay away from Moana - very scary lava monster
Little Mermaid - really horribly misogynistic movie even though I loved it as a kid. I def internalized those messages.
Star Wars - shocked someone suggested this. It's all fighting.

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Anonymous wrote:We avoid screens so we write a storybook over the course of the month. Kids love talking about what they want to happen in the next “chapter” all during the week. We do lots of drawing/painting and reading outside of this activity, but they get really excited about this weekly tradition.

What a helpful and non judgemental comment PP! I hope this helps you to feel good about yourself all day

NP, but while this is arguably a misplaced comment, it's not judgmental at all, unless you're insecure about your own family's screen time. Yes, yes, simply making it in a post about movies could be characterized as judgmental, in a stretch, but it could also simply be someone sharing a similar activity that works for them (maybe they think it's easier to find books that appeal to parents/kids and can be doled out over time, as the OP desires).

It's interesting to me that people who ask for NON screen activities are often inundated with "What are you so uptight about?! A little TV never hurt anyone. I watched 53 hours a day and simultaneously attended Harvard, Princeton and Yale. You're making it forbidden fruit!!!" And those comments are never called "judgmental."

Oh shut up it was incredibly judgemental. If someone asks for chicken recipes and you respond "we avoid meat so we focus on recipes that are farm fresh vegetables and whole grains and every night our children compliment our lentil cooking' then yes you are being a jerk to a person who wants to know how to cook a freakin chicken by making it sound like their choice of chicken is bad to begin with.

I do not believe that anyone who asked for 'activities outside this afternoon' would get suggestions to watch a movie instead I think you're just making that up.

I imagine posters who ask about non screen activities and preface it with an essay on why screens suck do get those kind of comments.

I didn't really think about being judgmental until I read your reply and I can see where you are coming form. It's passive judgment.