Last weekend I had the pleasure to watch Disney’s Mars Needs Moms with my children and their cousins. In the movie, nine-year-old Milo discovers just how important his mom is to him when she is kidnapped by Martians who plan to rob her of her maternal attributes in order to nurture their own young. In his quest to save his mom, Milo realizes just how much he loves and needs his mom.
This movie uses motion-capture animation which added visual interest, and this technique was especially effective in depicting the planet Mars. The special effects added to the story and made it interesting and exciting to watch. I also love the fact that the DVD has the sound track in English, French, and Spanish. As always with Disney movies, the translations are well done.
What I loved most about this movie was its emphasis on the unconditional love a mother has for her children. In spite of the fact that moms may pester their kids to do their chores and require them to eat their vegetables, they have a love for their children that knows no limits in time or space.
If you’d like a Mars Needs Moms activity sheet click here.
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My children do not like cleaning their rooms.
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My son could live without making his bed!
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Doing dishes is the chore that my daughter could live without. She even said she would save money to buy a dishwasher. LOL I wish we had room for it because I secretly want one too.
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Only one? Well, they hate it when I ask them to mop the kitchen floor.
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my son could live without ANY chores, he hates having to do anything! probably hates cleaning his room the most, if not putting away his laundry
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My kids would prefer to not pick up the doggie poop!
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My son will help me clean the majority of my house except one area, his room. This is a chore that he could truly live without.
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One chore my daughter could live without, considering she is 5, is picking up after her mess! I am sure this is a common complaint for most 5 year old!!!
one chore my boys could live without is of course cleaning their rooms.. take me all day to get it done…
My kids LOVE to clear the garage with their dad, they look forward to clean it. They hate to do the dishes. Whatever I need help they don’t like it
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My son could live without taking the dog out and cleaning up after her.
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My son HATES doing the cat liter. He asked me why he had to do it an not me” I told him that why I had kids
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my boys could do without any chores like cleaning room. They could do without cleaning up after the cats .
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My daughter could live without having to do the dishes.
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My 4 year old Daugher could due with a little lest Nuttila she loves this stuff she puts it on everything. Her fave sandwich is toasted bread no crust and nuttilla with marshmallows and sprinkles of coco on top.
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My son would love to not have to do the dishes each evening. He’s 17.
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My kids can go without doing any chores I think they dislike all so I can’t say that there is just one that they don’t like lol they would rather play
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I could live without cleaning the litter box, its so smelly
My kids don’t mind doing chores, just wont do them unless forced. I would have to say, cleaning up after the dog is the one they wont doo,
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My son and daughter hate cleaning their bathroom….but they are the ones who use it!! My son is getting better at his aim though!
A chore my daughter could live without is cleaning out the cats litterboxes
my son wouldnt pick up his room even if he was paid to do so,, he deffinetly could live with out the mess in his room needing to be picked up!! yet he loves to do the dishes and cut grass??
my sons grown up and on his own now but he could have deffinantly have gone without cleaning his room!!!
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My daughter would love to not have to feed the cats and dogs. She always huffs and stomps her foot when we tell her to get on with it. We always have to check since we never know exactly how much she’ll give them, depending on her mood.
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My children hate to do the dishes, especially after dinner. My daughter goes to the bathroom to try to hide.
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My son said that he could do without cleaning the bathroom. He hates to clean toilets according to him they are disgusting because everyone uses them and they are full of germs….
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My daughter hates cleaning the cat littler boxes, she could definately do without that chore. But it’s her cat, her responsibility!
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My son doesn’t have any chorey chores, but he does help with things voluntarily. He honestly likes to vacuum and help with dishes and clean up after himself. I know its wierd, but I’m cool with that.
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Making her bed. I guess it really doesn’t matter since she will mess it up again sooner or later.
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One chore my kids could live without is cleaning their room
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