Sometimes the old classics truly are the best! I have been seeing a lot of commercials recently for the new Shirley Temple “Little Darling DVD Collection”. I used to love all the Shirley Temple movies when I was a little girl and I got to wondering what Amara would think of them. Amara loves to perform and to sing and dance, they would have so much in common. But I was not about to spend $49.95 to see if Amara would like Shirley Temple so I went searching Netflix — too many choices. Then I Googled “top ten Shirley Temple movies” to try and find out which one I should rent first? There were still too many to choose from and to be honest, I couldn’t remember which movie was which just from the titles. So I Googled “Animal Crackers in My Soup”. I just knew it was a song that Amara would fall in love with. So my decision was made. I rented Curly Top!
When she came over I told her I had rented a movie that I thought she would really like. I must admit she looked just a bit skeptical of Grandma’s choice in movies. “Who’s Shirley Temple? And of course like all the old movies, it started much differently than movies do today — and it wasn’t in color. “Grandma, why isn’t it in color?” I had gotten the colorized version but the opening credits were all still done in black and white. Boy, did that take me back.
It was a wonderful movie and just as I expected when it got to the part where Shirley sang “Animal Crackers” Amara got up and danced and tried to sing along with a song she had never heard before. She’s been singing that song ever since but then so have I. It was so nice, just the 3 of us sitting on the sofa watching this old movie — certainly better than a Barbie movie, at least according to me and Grampy. I highly recommend it for any little girl but I must warn you she may want a pony after she sees it. When the movie was over I asked Amara if she would like me to rent another one and her eyes lit up as she nodded and said yes.
Next up “The Little Princess”.
Tags: Amara, movies, Shirley Temple
My daughter watches a “classic” with my grandkids every Sunday. Love Bug is another good one — and in color.
I just added that one and the original Parent Trap! When I was about 10 I wanted so bad to be Hayley Mills! This is going to be fun!!!!
What a sweet story and how wonderful that Amara has met Shirley Temple!
Sarah
Her Mommy met Barbara Eden when she was 6 weeks old, really met her. I should make sure Amara knows that story — but then would she know who Barbara Eden is?
I adore “The Little Princess.” I like both the Shirley Temple version and the newer one from 1995. I also recommend “Bright Eyes” where she sings “The Good Ship Lollipop.”
I can’t wait to introduce my granddaughters to Shirley Temple.
Thanks for the suggestion! I just added it to the Netflix que. She will love singing that song! Maybe I can get video?? I wish I had thought to show her these old classics earlier.
You guys will have so much fun with those old movies for years to come! What a great idea!
I can’t wait until you’re close enough to the kids so that you can watch movies with them! I can just picture you will all of them piled on the couch under your blankets eating popcorn!
oxoxoxo
Love, love, love Shirley Temple. How fun to share our loves with our loves and have them enjoy it too.
This Grandma thing just keeps getting better and better!
I recently learned that my 7-year-old granddaughter had never seen The Sound of Music, although she knew the songs. I got it for her and watched the first half with her. Then she had to go to bed because it was a school night. I think she has watched it several times since then, and we sing the songs all the time.
Thanks Susan! That is another great one I hadn’t thought of!