We have family night every so often around here. These family nights include a movie, playing a game, or riding bikes. We can’t forget the ice cream sundaes or really sugary junk food either! I can’t tell you how excited the girls get when they find out we’re having a family night! They know they are going to stay up past bedtime and eat junk food. Who wouldn’t get excited about that?
It’s hard to find family-friendly movies these days. Or ones we haven’t seen a bazillion times. *cough Frozen cough* We are protective with what the girls watch. Ratings for both TV and movies have become so lax these days. Seems like PG-13 has become the new Rated R. With all the foul language and sexual innuendo, it’s hard to trust even the ratings.
I was excited when Family Christian gave me to opportunity to review the new Mercy Rule DVD. Obviously, we immediately planned a family night! I made us some homemade cobbler topped with ice cream and we watched the movie together. Lights off, blankets and pillows galore, and it was a fun night.
Mercy Rule had a good story line with some suspense and even some baseball action. The whole movie was centered around baseball, which my family has no interest but that didn’t make us like the movie any less. I think the main point of the film was not to quit or give up. And also to know that no matter what the outcome of a situation, as long as you have love and family, you can get through anything together.
The film did have some references to smoking and drinking in it, which wasn’t expected, but we didn’t think it was too inappropriate. There were times when it was slow to getting to point. They used slow motion a LOT in the movie, so be ready for that. I’m sure it was for dramatic effect, but was a little confusing at times. Tim Hawkins (hilarious) is in the movie and he kept us laughing. It didn’t scream Jesus and spread the gospel like some would expect, but it is good clean family fun. Overall we really liked the movie.
I am so excited to give one of YOU the opportunity to have this movie for YOUR next family night! They are providing me with a copy to give away to one of you.
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We have a hard time doing family movie night with kids ranging from 15.5, 12, 9, 6, and 3 yo twins! there is nothing for all to be happy with. but when we do, we usually throw tons of blankets and pillows on the floor and have popcorn and animal crackers for those that dont like the popcorn.
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Our family nights usually involve games, popcorn, ice cream and maybe a movie! Our oldest loves it because we are all together (his daddy is gone four nights a week going to school) and because he gets to pick what we do!
We love our family nights as well! the kids are so excited to stay up and play games and eat popcorn and special treats. It isn’t easy to find good family movies. We are always excited to find a good wholesome movie we can all enjoy together and be encouraged by!
One of our favorite family night plans is to load up in the car and take a drive. Sometimes we hit the countryside and enjoy the scenery and animal-spotting. Other times, we drive around the nearby downtown areas, people-watching and oohing and aahing at the big buildings and houses. There is almost always a stop for ice cream, too!
Our family nights usually involve one of the kids’ sporting events or everyone piling into the living room for a movie. I love it when we have a movie night because they all seem to cuddle up with each other, which is a sight with 7 kids ranging in ages from 15-1! 🙂
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Our family night consists of a movie and everyone gets to choose their own flavor of popcorn and candy. (I have some picky ones) We also like to go to Lanes, Trains, and Automobiles. The kids love to bowl, play laser tag, and win tickets and prizes from playing the arcade games.