Here’s a link to Commonsense.org’s list of holiday films, ranked by age.
I haven’t seen all of them, but it looks like a pretty good list…
One Hockey Night
29 Nov 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+, Canadian books Tags: Christmas, hockey, moving to a new home, siblings, sports, winter
BLUE SPRUCE nominee 2012
written by David Ward
illustrated by Brian Deines
Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2010
30 pp.
Ages: 4 +
Interests: hockey, moving to a new home, siblings, Christmas, winter
Nine Days to Christmas
14 Nov 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: Christmas, Mexico, parties
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1960
text by Marie Hall Ets & Aurora Labastida
illustrated by Marie Hall Ets
44 pp.
Age: 4 +
Interests: Christmas customs in Mexico, pinatas
Baboushka and the Three Kings
09 Nov 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: Christmas, folktales, religion, Russia, winter
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1961
text by Ruth Robbins
illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov
Berkeley, CA: Parnassus, 1960
Age: 4 +
Interests: Russia, folk tales, Christmas
The Snowman
06 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: Christmas, Magic, night, seasons, snow, winter
Raymond Briggs
London: Puffin, 1978
30 pp
Age: 3 and up
Interests: Christmas, winter, snow, magic
By the same author/illustrator: Father Christmas, Fungus the Bogeyman, UG: Boy Genius of the Stone Age, and books for older audiences: When the Wind Blows, and Ethel and Ernest
Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
26 Feb 2011 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 4+, Old Movies Tags: American history, Christmas, family, Hallowe'en, history, siblings, song and dance, strong girls
Rated: Canada – PG (parental guidance?! probably because of Hallowe’en sequence) ; USA – Approved
Length: 113 min.
Age: 4 and up. (more for comprehension and attention span)
Scary Factor: Hallowe’en scene (see below)
Intense stuff: the Christmas Eve scene with the snowmen makes me cry, but I don’t think children will be such marshmallows over it!
Interests: history, family, musicals, song and dance, old movies
Next: Judy Garland: The Wizard of Oz
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