My Little Princes
Perhaps it's from watching Downton Abbey a few too many times, but when I type as of late, I have a British accent in my head, and tonight, I've even taken to assigning my sons titles. For Family Friday Movie Night, we watched the first 2 parts of The Petite Prince--the one where he saves the Chlorophyllians from the disappearing stars. What a fun adaptation for the 5-7 age set! There were flying spacecrafts, a sword-wielding prince, a talking fox, a shape-changing snake, and gargantuan plants. What more could a boy want? And I enjoyed the colors, lines and fairytale beauty of the animated landscape as well as the underlying worldview. This was the first time movie night was paused for more than bathroom or medicine or popcorn breaks. We paused to talk, to discuss, to engage the movie, and it was so much fun. For instance, the green juice that the Chlorophyllians sprayed on their plants that was more efficacious and efficient than any Mirac...