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You have to wonder how moms with kids traveled before the invention of DVD players in cars. But they did, and everyone seemed to make it from Point A to Point B alive and kicking (great driving song by "Simple Minds" BTW).
But today many CafeMoms can't imagine heading off in the minivan or sedan without a portable DVD player to occupy the kids and give mom and dad some peace as they get where they're going.
Of course, that can lead to other problems. Siblings often disagree over what movie to watch. Sometimes it's the age gap, other times it's just a boy/girl preference thing. My daughter would never watch a soccer movie, but my son would love that!
CafeMoms shared some favorite flicks that appeal to both the older and younger child, boys and girls alike -- a few I never would have even thought of:
- Both my teen (17) and my preschooler (5) both enjoy Scooby Doo and the Madagascar movies.
- Any of the musicals new or old: Mama Mia, Hairspray, Chicago, Enchanted, Oklahoma, Music Man, Annie. These are some of our favorites because Mommy can sing along with the kiddo watches.
- My daughter loves Elmo in Grouchland, all the Disney Princess DVDs, and Happy Feet.
- I just bought The Retreivers for my kids in the car, and they all love it. They also like the Sandlot and Sandlot 2 (got scared the first couple of times they watched, but love it now). All three of those are $5 at Walmart right now. Check out the cheap sections with both kiddos and let them decide together with your help.
What movies do your children enjoy watching on long car rides? Do they fight over who gets to pick?
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Comments (3)
Toy Story 1 and 2...It has mass appeal! Polar Express (it's getting close to Christmas), Monsters Inc., Kung Fu Panda and Hoodwinked are some of our favorites!
They love a lot of movies. Some of their favorites are Cars, Toy story, Happy Feet and Wall-E. I try to elimate fighting by having them take turns picking out the movie.
Here is our long car ride rule (we make 10-12 hour trips to see family twice a year) The first movie is agreed on before we even get into the car. Ideally we pick something that they both want to watch but if they can't agree they have to take turns. If we watch Transformers, which my daughter will tolerate most days but would rather not watch, my son has to watch Tinkerbell without complaining the whole time!! But there are a ton of movies they can agree on and both love so usually it goes fairly well. But if they fight it goes off and the dvd player sits up front and Mommy gets to watch a movie, LOL!