We are so excited that The Boxtrolls movie release is coming up so quickly! In fact, you can easily get excited not only about the upcoming movie but also about the contest I am about to share with you. Just in time for back to school, The Boxtrolls Patch Sweepstakes is offering an all expense paid trip to the L.A. premiere of The Boxtrolls (for four!). Here's how to enter: Make an awesome Boxtroll Snap a picture Share your photo on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the … [Read more...]
The Boxcar Children on DVD
My daughter had not been introduced to The Boxcar Children before this DVD. But now? She cannot wait to read the books and hopes for more DVDs. She is in love with The Boxcar Children. In fact, she watched this before bed and then begged me to watch it again the next morning. I couldn't be more happy. This is the very first full-length, animated feature adaptation of Gertrude Chandler Warner's best-selling classic! Do your kids love The Boxcar Children? About the Film Four orphaned and … [Read more...]
Top 10 Educational Shows on Netflix
We love Netflix. We have been faithful customers for about 8 years. Back then we didn't stream but received two DVDs at a time in the mail. (Remember those days?) Now we stream only. We dumped cable and haven't been sorry. One reason I love Netflix is the abundance of education entertainment available. My six year old can navigate and find the shows we let her watch and she loves educational entertainment. That makes this mommy quite happy! School is out for most kids, so educational … [Read more...]
RAGAMUFFIN: The Life of Rich Mullins
This summer I have been turning down many movie review requests for this blog. I am trying to free up time this summer with the family and honestly, we have a lot of DVDs here at our house. But when I heard of the RAGAMUFFIN movie based on the life of Christian musician Rich Mullins I just couldn't say no. I had to see this movie and add it to our family friendly, faith-based movie collection. I was not disappointed. It was so well done. Aren't we all ragamuffins when it comes to Christ and the … [Read more...]
Summer Road Trip Essentials
As many of you know, we've switched jobs. We were traveling North America with our kids for hubby's work and now this year he has accepted a job that is only in Washington state. So we are still traveling but only up and down the I-5 corridor. It is such a nice change. Honestly, road trips and long flights with two kids was getting a bit difficult. You'd think we were traveling professionals. But, this week we took a flight to San Diego and we realized that traveling with a two year old was … [Read more...]
Free Printable Rio 2 Activity Sheets
Get ready to shake your tail feathers! Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment takes you deep into the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest for the most fun you’ll have all summer, as RIO 2 debuts on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD July 15. Just in time for summer vacation, this “hilarious family adventure” (Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview) will samba its way into your home with exciting bonus features and extras everyone will enjoy. About Rio 2 The cast of the animated hit comedy Rio returns — along … [Read more...]
Mommy Time with Netflix: What are you Binge Watching?
In the evening, after everyone is asleep in their own bed and I've finished blogging, I sit on the couch. I take 45 minutes to an hour of "mommy time". I put on a television show (I haven't watched a movie for a long time!) on Netflix and just relax. I also like to snack late at night too. {Not good for me at all!} Can anyone say, Pizza Popcorn? Do you like relax with television shows? This year I have started watching (or finished watching) the following five television shows on … [Read more...]
