The Suburban Dad

How young is too young to watch stage version of Lion King?

When my brothers and I were kids, I remember us all going to concerts and to the annual shows of the circus and IceCapades. My earliest memory was probably around 4 years old attending a concert.  My mom swears she took us to shows as young as 2.

Lion King, the stage version, is coming to Vancouver in March.  My wife wants to watch it.  The show played an extended engagement in Toronto and she never watched it.  She also didn't watch Phantom of the Opera or Miss Saigon during their respective multi-year engagements in Toronto.  But I digress.

Our son will be close to two years old when the Lion King plays here in Vancouver.    Is that too young to take him? 

I've seen the show and it's filled will amazing sets and puppetry.  Of course, there is the amazing music and songs.  My son loves music and dancing.  I think it can hold his attention (this is me wishful thinking a little bit)

Bu I'm sure most people will say he's too young.  Children his age have very short attention spans.  And besides, Scar might just scare him.  

Has anyone taken their little toddler to a show like Lion King?

Musical Steps

My son would love this.

 

Following Your Dreams

A friend asked me recently what I wish to teach my kid(s).  I've also been thinking about that question ever since we found out we were pregnant.

I was able to boil it down to three things:

1. To be god-fearing

2. To be brave to follow their dreams

3. To be kind and generous to others

If our kids can do these three things, I think they'll do just fine.

My wife and I have been recently inspired by a good friend of ours who is certainly on the road to following her dreams.  We hope our kid(s) follow in her footsteps by pursuing their own dreams.  Here's a look at our good friend,  Renee Geronimo performing at the Media Club: