My boys had never seen Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! I had planned to watch it with them during our 25 days of Christmas activities but hadn't figured out when that would be. I decided to go ahead with it one afternoon when we had 4 other kids over. (It was a nice break for the kids and for me!) Koen and Tysen both LOVE this story! We own the VHS version from when I was teaching (a great way to teach the parts of a story), and, I'm not sure why, but we also own the CD with the story and songs. Since seeing this movie they've listened to the story at bedtime every night as they go to sleep!
After watching it the first time and after our friends left that day we talked about it a little bit. They relayed what the Grinch had done both before and after he changed. I asked them if Christmas was really all about presents, food, and Christmas trees. They answered no, and when I asked them why Christmas is so exciting and so important, Koen was excited to share that it's Jesus birthday! I only hope we can continue to keep Jesus' birthday celebration in the forefront throughout this and other holiday seasons!!!
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