Full House and other Binge-Worthy Shows for Kids on Netflix
It all started when Jayden was home sick for two days and we searched through Netflix to find the perfect "comfort" show to entertain him while he rested in bed. We came across the first three seasons of Full House and started our adventure back in time.
Working from home while watching with one eye on the screen, I was totally
transformed back to the 80s with my big hair, my shoulder pads (totally
rocked the DJ Tanner look) and my mad crush on John Stamos. I can't even tell you how excited I was when we flipped through the episodes and saw Scott Baio was an old band mate of "Uncle Jesse"!
It didn't take long for both boys to get hooked and even start using some of the lines from the show! Jayden's new line is "have mercy" thanks to Uncle Jesse and Ty has been practicing "cut it out" like Joey does in several shows. Beyond the funny one-liners and Jesse's love of all things Elvis, there's an amazing story about a man and his kids trying to rebuild their lives after the death of his wife. By enlisting the help of her brother and his best friend, what happens is a celebration of family, in all forms. Not a traditional family but a loving one. They support each other and co-parent through the ups and downs of childhood. They laugh and cry together through the teen years and they learn about relationships as they each find a partner, who joins the family too.
There are life lessons to learn from and discuss with your own kids like when DJ was accused of drinking at a party and her Dad worries if he can trust her. Stephanie suffers post-traumatic stress after an earthquake and who could forget the fights over sharing a room, the annoying Kimmy Gibler and discussions about DJs first pimple! Just after the episode when Michelle lost her memory, after a horrible fall, I
even had to show the kids how Michelle grew up to be the
multi-millionaires-of-their-fashion-empire twins, Mary Kate and Ashley
Olsen.
Michelle Tanner? My how you grew up!
The boys are totally hooked like never before and I've caught both boys watching as soon as they wake up in the morning before school!
Jayden even screamed when he heard that Netflix Canada added more
episodes just this weekend! Our nephew is now watching Full House too and texted Jayden telling him that it's "just like Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" LOL...I think he meant that it was retro!
Disclosure:
Yay! I am part of the Netflix stream team for year 2 (#StreamTeam) and have
received product and a subscription to Netflix in exchange for writing
monthly posts. Already a huge Netflix fan, this is a pretty sweet deal!
Awesome! It was my sister's favourite show, and I used to make fun of her! Started watching with my boys tonight--I think they'll really like it and it does have a lot of good lessons! Yay Netflix!
Awesome! It was my sister's favourite show, and I used to make fun of her! Started watching with my boys tonight--I think they'll really like it and it does have a lot of good lessons! Yay Netflix!
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