Taking kids to the movies sounds like fun. Now we have some suggestions for you.
Choose the right movie and date.
Make sure that you’ve chosen a suitable movie for your children’s ages and that the running time isn’t too long. Avoid opening days, especially with younger children, as too many people can mean long lines and more noise.
Buy the tickets ahead of time and bring your own snacks.
Save yourself time at the ticket box and snack bars. You can buy your tickets online. And bringing snacks from home saves money as well as time. You can bring a box of popcorn (爆米花) to share. Also, bringing small drinks can help to avoid toilet trips.
Let the kids know the rules.
It’s time to talk about a few rules. Make sure your children know the usual cinema rules about being quiet, staying in their seats and not disturbing (打扰) other people. Ask them to tell you some rules before you go inside the cinema—that’ll make sure they can remember them.
Save the attention span (持续时间) for the movie.
Trying to keep your kids sitting for two hours can be difficult. Make it easy on them by skipping (跳过) the endless previews (预告片) and ads at the start of a movie. Ask about when the movie will start and don’t get into the theatre until then.