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Make the Most of Movie Night

We love movies at our house! And when I found this resource from Plugged In Online, I was impressed!  They offer downloadable questions and conversation-generating opportunities for the movie that you're watching.  Our little one isn't old enough for this yet, but I think we'll be using it in the future.  

Plugged In provides more info about "Movie Night" on their website, but here's an excerpt to give you an idea of what it's all about:

"A Movie Night is a golden opportunity for parents and children to have a meaningful, biblically based discussion about one of the better films coming out of Hollywood. It's also the term we use for the downloadable curricula we've created to help you accomplish that.

On this website, you'll find two categories of Movie Nights. Each targets a different age group. The first, "Movie Nights for Kids," includes a one-page tip sheet for parents (with an activity, plot summary, scripture verses and several discussion questions), as well as a puzzle page for children ages 6-10.

The second type, "Movie Nights for Teens," encourages parents and adolescents to explore deeper issues with the help of more challenging, mature-minded films. These Movie Nights are more dialogue-oriented and intended for older children (13 and up), but the goals remain the same: Have fun, enrich the parent/child relationship and help children learn to analyze media from a Christian perspective.

Families with 11- and 12-year-olds can use discretion as they transition from one format to the other, aided by teen-lite titles such as The Incredibles, Horton Hears a Who!, It's a Wonderful Life and Because of Winn-Dixie.

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