When Boo was about 4 or 5, my friend Stacy gave him the movie "The Snowman." To be honest, I had never heard of it before. I was raised, of course, on all of the classics that are shown on TV every year: "Frosty the Snowman", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "A Charlie Brown Christmas". etc., but this was a new one for me.
When Stacy gave him the movie, she told me she thought it would be a good movie for us. OK, whatever that means :)
It really is the most amazing movie, especially for kids who are easily overstimulated. The only talking is a sentence or two in the opening scene. After that, it is very soothing music, beautiful animation, and NO annoying songs for a kid to fixate on!
Boo was hooked the first time he saw it. FYI - there is a scene in the beginning when the boy is changing clothes so we get a one-second glimpse at his butt (always good for a chuckle), and when they get to the North Pole the snowmen have mugs of beer that are Oktoberfest-worthy.
When he was young, we would watch it almost every day during the holiday season. I would even put it in sometimes during the rest of the year if he was very agitated. It had an almost hypnotic effect. And frankly, it was pretty relaxing for me, too!
Still, it is 26 minutes long - the perfect length for getting a few chores done but you aren't held hostage for an hour and a half!
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