I’ve decided it is my responsiblity as a good parent to see to the cultural education of my children. To that end, I checked out some DVD’s of The Muppet Show from the library.
They loved it!
I’m also trying to expose them to some of the stories and characters they’ll see at Walt Disney World this fall. Recently, we’ve watched The Three Caballeros (it was dreadful), Bill Nye the Science Guy (over their heads, but Thing Two likes the theme song), and last night we watched Swiss Family Robinson. They followed the story fairly well. I’d forgotten the details and was shocked at the helplessness of the women in the story. In particular, the girl disguised as a boy – when she was dressed as a boy, she ran and jumped and climbed just like the boys. As soon as she was revealed to be a girl, she needed to be helped over every rock and tree.
Next up, Herbie the Love Bug. Wonder what they’ll think of The Parent Trap?
