Posted on August 11, 2008 by cotton yuson

fairy tales and bedtime stories are important part of childhood and growing up. these stories have great impact on the value system that a child develops while he grows up. it is a simple yet fun way of instilling values and teaching the young about bad things and good things, what should be done and what should not.

as a little girl, i have always been amazed by the magic and strange things that happens in a fairy tales. as we can notice now, not all fairy tales have fairy character, but there is always some magic, something weird and wonderful happenings that will activate the imagination of kids. there are many fairy tales that has been told and retold through generations. now that im a mom, i am choosy and picky with the ones i want for my son. some books now have colorful yet violent illustrations and i dont want such for the young eyes and imagination of my son.

some fairy tales stories that i think is appropriate for our toddlers are:
three little pigs
little red riding hood
hansel and gretel
the emperor’s new clothes
puss in boots

these stories are short enough so as not to bore our little boys. there are also fun scenes and scary ones and by asking them to participate, we would be helping them imagine and understand these stories more.