Review By KRISTIN WALD Food, fun, games, and culture fill the three episodes on Mama Doni’s latest DVD, “Jewish Holiday Party.” While it will seem overly simple to families who have always been steeped in traditional holiday celebrations, it’s the perfect introduction for families that want to introduce, jumpstart or reignite their own traditions surrounding […]
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Mama Doni’s Jewish Holiday Party (2013)
November 9th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Movies
Tags: Early Elementary·Hanukkah·Holiday Movies·Holidays·Jewish Culture·Judaism·Mama Doni·Music·Older Elementary·Passover·Preschoolers·Shabbat
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
November 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JENNIFER KALI A holiday television classic. Peppermint Patty invites herself and a few friends to Charlie Brown’s house for Thanksgiving. Old Chuck is in a pickle because all he knows how to cook is toast and cold cereal. He employs Snoopy and Woodstock to set a Thanksgiving table in the back yard, and the three get […]
Tags: 1970s Childrens Movies·Animated Movies·Charlie Brown·Family Movies·Holiday Movies·Jennifer Kali·Thanksgiving
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
December 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY The 1966 Dr. Seuss classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is a holiday tradition for my family. Kiddo, being 4, didn’t remember the movie from last year, so it was fun to watch her experience it as if for the first time this morning as snow fell outside. What piqued my interest […]
Tags: 1960s Movies·Christmas Movies·Dr. Seuss·Holiday Movies·Meat-eating