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  • Our Favorite Halloween Movies for Kids!

    My kids love Halloween (especially our middlest child) and I love holidays! However, we are not a family who loves gore or super scary movies (my kids are also not super sensitive). I have a fun list of “Halloween-y” movies that fit our family just right that I love to pull out each fall. Some…

  • Book to Movie for the WHOLE FAMILY!

    One of my favorite things to do with my kids is read a book with them and then watch the movie! Sometimes, we even switch it up and watch the movie and then read the book. It is so fun to enjoy a story in different formats and see the creative differences between the two.…

  • Our Family’s Favorite Christmas Movies!

    I love all things Christmas and especially all the Christmas movies. Today I wanted to do a post sharing what Christmas movies we watch and where we watch them (as of 2023). Disney+ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Narnia is one of my favorite movies to watch after Halloween but before we officially…

  • Movies Adaptations Better than the Book!

    Movie adaptations can get a bad rap, for good reason, when compared to the original book they were adapted from. There are some I can think of (like The Tale of Despereaux, Eragon, or Ella Enchanted) that are just hard to watch. But there are others that our family has enjoyed as much as or…