Anne Frank - The Whole Story + Jewish Holocaust Museum = Teens Off The Couch
on Nov 20, 2009 in The Diary of Anne Frank Jewish Heritage Museum holocaust Freedom Writers teens off the couch Hilary Swank family friendly films global classroom kids off the couch While Stephanie Meyer and Dan Brown's latest tomes might be on your teen's holiday reading list, Anne Frank can give these best-sellers a run for their money. In Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl, the young author's description of being thirteen ca...

E.T. The Extra -Terrestrial + Planetarium Visit = Kids Off The Couch
on Nov 12, 2009 in planetarium for children weekly sky map ET major meteor event family friendly films global classroom kids off the couch Lured by a bowl of popcorn laced with Reese's Pieces, our kids were glued to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial long after the last kernel was gone. The story of a young boy and his incredible friendship with an alien left behind on Earth won our kids' heart...

Charlotte's Web + Getting to Know Spiders = Kids Off The Couch
on Nov 5, 2009 in mom blog spider exhibit family friendly films global classroom charlottes web kids off the couch In taking down this year's Halloween decorations, we found a few real spider webs underneath the pretend ones. Their sticky homes could give spiders a bad rap, unless you're familiar with Charlotte's Web, a story that gives arachnids a whole new spin...

Election Day 2009: Mount Rushmore + North By Northwest = Kids Off The Couch
on Nov 3, 2009 in Mount Rushmore Election Day 2009 mom blog family friendly films North By Northwest kids off the couch Election Day 2009: Mount Rushmore + North by Northwest = Kids Off The Couch 50th Anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's Classic Thriller...

Where The Wild Things Are + Viewing and Making Monster Art = Kids Off The Couch
on Oct 22, 2009 in where the wild things are spike jonez Maurice Sendak family friendly films charles burchfield kids off the couch Spike Jonze's adaptation of Maurice Sendak's childhood tale about Max, a boy who misbehaves and is sent to bed without dinner, is the type of marketing monster that is impossible to ignore. Where The Wild Things Are (in theaters) has sparked a widesp...

"It Will Always Be About More Than Basketball" - Happy Birthday Coach Wooden!
on Oct 14, 2009 in parenting resource family friendly films kids sports john wooden more than a game kids off the couch "Success comes from knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."Today, the legendary UCLA Men's Basketball Coach John Wooden celebrates his 99th Birthday. A truly great sportsman who carried his team to a record-set...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs + Apple Picking = Kids Off The Couch
on Oct 7, 2009 in pick your own fruit curry apple soup apple picking family friendly films walt disney snow white and the seven dwarfs kids off the couch When we watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, our kids caution "Don't eat the apple" but alas, Snow White bites it every time. Our Popcorn Adventure this week combines two classics - Walt Disney's first full-length animated film, which earned him an...

Drumline + Homecoming Weekend Football Game = Kids Off The Couch
on Sep 30, 2009 in homecoming weekend football marching band family friendly films drumline band geek friday night lights kids off the couch It's easy to think of high school as being all about the Varsity athletes, but after watching Drumline, starring Nick Cannon as a hot shot band All Star, we couldn't help but wonder if maybe we should have handed our kids a tuba instead of a football...

Rent "Big" + Visit a County Fair = Kids Off The Couch
on Sep 23, 2009 in Elizabeth Perkins Tom Hanks mom blog Big Robert Loggia parenting family friendly films County Fair family fun kids off the couch It's a fact of life that when kids are young, they yearn to be big... but that adults would gladly trade their responsibilities for the idyll of childhood. The sweet comedy at the heart of Big gets right to the core of this truism, and Tom Hanks capt...

Fall Reading Curriculum from Kids Off The Couch
on Sep 17, 2009 in The Catcher In The Rye Mother Daughter Book Club reading curriculum ALA back to school mom blog parenting Harry Potter kids off the couch What is better than discussing books you love with your loved ones? We love this time of year -- engrossed in English classes, the kids are reading classic...