I just finished hosting a sneak preview for the new Curious George movie with almost half of Darius' kindergarten class. In fact, Neville is still vacuuming up the leftover popcorn that has somehow managed to make it from the living room to the entire rest of the house.
12 kids + 12 juice boxes + 12 bags of popcorn + 12 bananas = 1 very tired mother
The kids had a fab time and actually sat still and watched the movie for 40 minutes (the movie is just under an hour long) so I was a very happy host. I figured the kids would be so distracted and hyped up to see each other outside of school that it would be an act of God to get them to sit still.
ohthankyouLordJesusChristforthismiracle.
I, of course, didn't actually watch the movie. I was too busy refilling popcorn, replacing juice boxes, and reminding kids that if they wanted to keep their food they had to keep their little bodies off my couch.
One little boy in Darius class ate FIVE servings of popcorn. I was a little concerned that his parents must not feed him until he stood up at the end of the movie and there was a least 2 bags worth on the floor all around him.
All in all, the kids had a great time and Neville did most of the cleaning up, so I'd say that the movie was a success and totally worth it. If the movie can keep twelve 5-year olds engaged for nearly the whole length, then it probably deserves an Academy Award.
A Very Monkey Christmas premiers on PBS this Wednesday (check your local listings). If you have school-aged kids like me (and no Tivo because well, we don't), you can win one of two DVDs of A Very Monkey Christmas by commenting on this post before Thursday, November 26th. Tell me the most memorable gift your ever received because frankly I'm sick of the lame "Ohh I want it" comments. Winners will be chosen at random.
Disclosure: The very nice folks over at 360 Public Relations LLC sent me a review copy of Curious George A Very Monkey Christmas as well as the two additional DVDs and a few extra activities. The opinions above are mine and mine alone.
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Congrats to Mena and Cheryl W for winning the DVD of Curious George! Look for an email from whosthebossblog (at) gmail (dot) com.
