Plugged In

Our family loves good literature and good movies.  There are so many beautiful stories available to us, but at times it feels like finding a needle in a haystack.  We have come across some of the best of the best and want to share these treasures with your family.  We hope you enjoy our list of quality movies as much as we have.

Below is a list of our favorite family movies.  These are movies the whole family can enjoy.  Most of these should be available at your local library.  We do not watch a lot of TV, but when we do I am pretty particular with what we fill our minds with.  It is not always easy to find the high quality wholesome movies I am referring to.  I wanted to begin compiling a list to share with you.  Any movie listed below will be a movie I have screened.  My values may differ from yours, so please be sure to check out the full review when available at Plugged In by Focus on the Family.  It is almost impossible to find a perfect movie, but many of these come close.   I hope you find this helpful.

Movie night isn't just about the movie though.  It is about the quality time you are spending together as a family.   With that said, movies are not the end all be all of family time, they are one of the many fun things we can do together with our children.  Movies are a from of passive entertainment or consumerism, and there is a time and a place for simply vegging out with a great movie.  As long as this is balanced with various forms of active entertainment, it can hold a healthy position in our lives.  Active entertainment can be thought of as something that we do that produces something.  Examples of active entertainment may include reading amazing literature, family games, sports, art, cooking, hiking, swimming, and many more.

One of our favorite ways to watch a movie is to first read the book.  Many of our movie nights were prompted by our favorite books (this information is included in our list below).  Some of our favorite books turned movies include: Little House on the Prairie, Anne of Green Gables, and Because of Winn Dixie.  Anne of Green Gables by Sullivan Entertainment is unmatched!  

Prepare a few snacks, get on your jammies and snuggle in tight on the couch together.  Need some fun movie night snack ideas?  Try our homemade Maple Vanilla Hot Cocoa with a batch of Nut Butter and Honey Popcorn (a favorite).