I love the Santa Clause series, I grew up with these. I watch them all the time during the Christmas season. In the beginning Scott Calvin doesn't really resonate the whole "Christmas spirit" persona he still tries for his young son, Charlie. But when he accidentally frightens Santa off of the roof on Christmas Eve, Scott's world is turned upside down. After waving goodbye (which shows that Santa was fine and did not take a "fatal fall") the old Santa disappears. Which leaves Scott and Charlie to finish his duties for the night and make the long trip back to the North Pole. What ensues over the next year or so will have you doubled over with laughter and tears. What with meeting Bernard, the strict head elf; hearing all of the witty comments about Neil's sweaters; and much much more you will be laughing so hard you will cry. There are also some very tearful moments in the movie that I won't give away like someone else did (Common Sense Media *cough cough*) your younger children will most likely question you with things such as "why did Santa fall off the roof?" or "why are they arresting Santa?!" Keep calm while giving them an honest straightforward answer, such as: "That is not really Santa. Just someone pretending to be. They wouldn't really arrest Santa! You have to remember that this is just a movie and Santa didn't really fall off of the roof. Santa will still bring you presents." I also understand that while this will work for your, say, 8 to 11 year olds; the younger ones will generally follow your answer with a long string of "But why?" (trust me I know, I have a 3 year old cousin. Haha) Overall, this film gives a beautiful viewpoint of Santa's life from a perspective that families will love. Who knows? Your kids may even want to grow up and live at the North Pole like I did. :)