Cinema - 3.5 year old?

Alikay

We took our foster children to see Aladdin the year before last - one turned 4 the following day, the other was 4 yrs 10 months. Both sat and watched it all the way through, although the little one got a bit wriggly towards the end. Luckily the finale was very lively so she managed to last the whole show!

This year we've got another 4 year old, but she's a very different child, and as yet is unable to sit through a 10 minute episode of Charlie and Lola so I'm uncertain whether to invest over £100 in a family ticket...the 6 year old would love it though.

Spendless

I had a very boisterous, unable to sit still son. Can't remember what age I took him to the cinema but def would have been after he started f-time school. I also didn't want to fork out for panto being unsure if he'd stay still so for a few years I took him to an amateur dramatic panto instead where the tickets were around £5 a head. Pantos are very inter-active though so a fidgety child might be fine at one.

moomoomama27

I've been taking mine since they were very young. My son was a matter of weeks old, as I wanted to take his older sisters! I've never had any trouble with them causing a fuss, they have always enjoyed the experience, and if they were disruptive (which thankfully they weren't) one of us would take them out so as not to spoil the film for anyone else.

RadoJo

We go to screenings for babies under one, and my usually wriggly and hyperactive 7 month old is entranced by the lights, moving colours and opportunity to watch other people just doing their thing. We will move up to the kids club once he's old enough as I think it's important that he learns how to behave himself in situations where he will need to be quiet and still so hopefully he will continue to be able to manage to at least avoid annoying others (and me!).

flutterby_lil

sweaty_betty wrote: »

I'm just echoing what the others have said. We went to the baby screening once or twice (where it was full of babies crying etc) when my LO was 2-3 months old.

Then since he's turned 1, we we've (occasionally) taken him to the kids screenings at cineworld, vue etc. It's only £1, so we stay for as long as we can before he gets bored, then go. It doesn't hurt to much to leave a £1 screening ;-)

I know that all children are different, but mine can get really into something and be oblivious to surroundings, so can sit still for that length of time (especially while there's nothing else to distract him). I remember getting bored myself when I first went to the cinema though - and I was about 5 then.

Good luck!

Wow that is young.

My son was 4 in July and has been twice since than but both times he got very fidgety after an hour.

RoxieW

Mine have been going to the cinema since the age of 2 - we love going as a family. I'd leave panto till a bit older though as little ones miss the humour and I've found they can drag on abit - not the mention the cost. Why not try a Xmas release movie instead?

flutterby_lil

idea wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your replies. I'm going to maybe give it a go next weekend if the weather's not too nice. I forgot to say that DD did sit through the peppa pig show at the theatre, so there's hope!

Has anyone with children of this sort of age been to a pantomime ? Was that a successful outing? I'm thinking of it as a Christmas treat.

Thanks again

Idea x

We went to the peppy pig thing last October and boy what a waste of money. Even I didn't sit through that.

We went to the in Manchester with Louis Spence last year, Cinderella I think, with my 3 and half year old son, 3 year old niece and 6 year old nephew.....they LOVED it. So much more than cinema. The dancers, singing, audience participation was fantastic. Would definitely recommend spending a bit more and going to see a proper one like we did, not just a local church one etc.

We are going again in December.

System

My first trip to the cinema was before my bro was born and he is 4 years younger than me. Mom took me to see Lady and the Tramp and i bawled me head off at this scene. Mom had to take me home.

That film started my love of spaniels.:)

ukjoel

Interesting thread.

The point that I was expecting to be made that hasnt been is that when I would have gone to my first cinema film (and I am mid 30s now with some young kids) the TV in our house would have been either black and white or a very small colour unit maybe 19 inches was the standard back then for a lounge (maybe 21) and certainly no surround sound, 3d, hd, or even a remote control back then.

So going to the cinema was a big deal.

These days 42 inches is the most commonly purchased sceen size, but 50, 60 or larger inches are common in the main tv viewing room. Films are on blue ray or hd with surround sound and can be paused and restarted at will.

My kids are 2 - 5 and have never been to the cinema and with the exception of another toy story, or something really special I dont think I would take them as the pricing at cinemas now is far too expensive.

helen4891

hi

i took my 2 1/2 year old to cineworld on a sat morning as only 1 pound, or 90p if booked on line.

i really thought the same, but i was really surprise we brought him popcorn and he sat through the whole of lion king with out ne problems xx

try it on a cheap morning , and c how you get along