The Buzzzzz About the Bee Movie
March 16, 2008
On March 11th, Paramount Home Entertainment released the animated hit from the mind of Jerry Seinfeld BEE MOVIE on DVD! Written, produced, and starring world-famous, hilarious comedian Jerry Seinfeld, BEE MOVIE comes to DVD in A Very Jerry 2-Disc Edition and features a hive-full of buzzzzzzzworthy extra features that will keep the kids (and adults) busy for hours! There are beehind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary by Jerry Seinfeld, “TV Juniors” segments, and whole lot more! With $274 million in worldwide box office and nominations from the Golden Globes®, Annie, and Critics Choice Awards for Best Animated Feature Film, this highly-anticipated DVD is sure to be one of the year’s best! Get our your trusty jar o’ honey, shine up your antennae, and get ready to buzz around the room as BEE MOVIE: A VERY JERRY 2-DISC EDITION now on DVD.
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzzzzzzzzzz…………
The Bee Movie DVD presentation includes a hive-full of bonus material that will keep viewers as busy as…well, you know…with hours of beehind-the-scenes features and fun-filled activities. The two-disc special edition DVD offers fans even more – with alternate endings, lost scenes, commentary by Jerry Seinfeld and the filmmakers, the “TV Juniors” segments that aired on NBeeC, Jerry Seinfeld’s in-costume flight over the Cannes Film Festival, an inside look at the cast, a music video, a DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox, a look at the technology behind the film, the early live-action trailers and much, much more. The DVD will also be available as a single disc.
DreamWorks Animation’s BEE MOVIE Special Edition 2-Disc DVD
For Jerry Seinfeld fans, the Bee Movie two-disc Special Edition DVD presentation brings home More Jerry and More Barry:
More Jerry (Disc 1)
* Jerry & Filmmaker Commentary
* TV Juniors—Hilarious “behind the scenes” segments with Jerry Seinfeld that aired on NBeeC.
* Live Action Trailers—Early trailers for Bee Movie that only Jerry Seinfeld and his friends—including Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg—could have come up with.
* Alternate Endings—Find out how the film could have ended with special commentary.
* Jerry’s Flight Over Cannes—Jerry’s famous entrance to the world-renowned festival created international buzz.
* Inside The Hive: The Cast of Bee Movie—A close-up look at the all-star cast of voice talent.
* Lost Scenes with Commentary
More Barry (Disc 2)
* “We Got The Bee” Music Video
* DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox
* Tech of Bee Movie
* Meet Barry B. Benson
* DreamWorks Animation Kids:
o The Buzz About Bees
o The Ow! Meter
o That’s Un-BEE-lievable!
o Pollination Practice
o Be A Bee
The Bee Movie single-disc DVD is available in either widescreen or full screen and delivers hours of comedy and fun for viewers of all ages:
* Inside The Hive: The Cast of Bee Movie
* Tech of Bee Movie
* Meet Barry B. Benson
* “We Got The Bee” Music Video
* DreamWorks Animation Jukebox
* DreamWorks Animation Kids:
o The Buzz On Bees
o The Ow! Meter
o That’s Un-BEE-lievable!
o Pollination Practice
o Bee A Bee
Exclusive DVD-ROM Features:
* Set Top Game:
o Be A Bee
* DVD-ROM
o Activision Bee Movie Game Demo
o Printables
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Need a weekend Game Plan? Get The Game Plan on DVD
January 29, 2008
The Game Plan, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was released from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD Tuesday, January 22 and is well worth the DVD price to purchase this one. My kids and I enjoyed a great family weekend last weekend as we sat inside (avoiding the cold) and had a pizza and movie night. My kids range in age from 6 to 14 and this was a film that was enjoyable to all of them. Do you know how rare that is? Put this one on your must buy list!
Johnson (The Scorpion King) lends his trademark charm and formidable charisma to the role of Joe Kingman, a pro football superstar who unexpectedly finds himself caring for a precocious young girl played by Madison Pettis (“Cory in the House”). With Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”) as Joe’s workaholic agent and Rosalyn Sanchez (“Without a Trace”) as the little girl’s football averse dance teacher. High-living Boston Rebels quarterback Joe Kingman (Johnson) finds his world turned upside-down when seven-year-old Peyton Kelly (Pettis) shows up at his door and announces she is his child from a brief early marriage and needs a place to stay while her mother is away on business. For the next month, Joe is suddenly saddled with unfamiliar parental responsibilities like ballet class and homework, while also getting to know his daughter. As he tries to lead his team to a championship season, Joe navigates the rocky shoals between macho man and girly-girl cultures with hilarious and heartwarming results, building to an outcome he never saw coming.
BONUS FEATURES
• DRAFTING THE GAME PLAN
This behind-the-scenes featurette provides hilarious movie-making insights from director Andy Fickman as well as a look at what goes into the making of a successful action sequence. It focuses on the fine art of choreographing a realistic scene, the challenges that the actors and athletes endure and the unexpected injuries that The Rock sustained. Special attention is paid to the scene in which Joe Kingman falls victim to a career-ending hit—a scene that actually left one stuntman nearly unconscious. Plus, eight-year-old Madison Pettis, armed with her own DV camera, documents her personal experiences on the ballet set.
• ESPN’s SportsCenter DVD/Blu-ray™ Exclusive: The King in Search of a Ring
Stuart Scott of ESPN hosts a look at fictional star quarterback Joe Kingman, a man who doesn’t know the meaning of the word “share.” The Rock stays in character for interviews that fill in the blanks in Joe’s back story. The cast and crew contribute their thoughts and deleted scenes serve as “archival footage” in an entertaining “biography” of the athlete.
• ESPN’s SportsCenter: The Rock Learns To Play QB
ESPN’s Sean Salisbury interviews The Rock on how he learned to play quarterback for the movie.
• BLOOPERS WITH MARV ALBERT
Exclusive missed lines, blunders, bloopers, gags and more all set to the familiar narration of sportscaster Marv Albert.
• DELETED SCENES
An extended version of the uproarious ballet scene and much more, including optional intros by director
Andy Fickman.
• PEYTON’S MAKEOVER MADNESS
In a set-top feature, help Peyton “redecorate” Joe Kingman’s apartment with fun virtual arts and crafts.
Plus, exclusively on Blu-ray™:
• CHALK TALK
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and director Andy Fickman enliven their unique film commentary by drawing “sports booth” style graphics on the screen to highlight their filmmaking experience.
This truly is a fabulous family movie that you will enjoy! Besides, if the story doesn’t sell you just remember two words: The Rock. Enough said.
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Cranium Bloom games for the preschool set!
January 28, 2008
Thanks to MomCentral, I had the opportunity to review two Cranium Bloom games for ages 3 and up: Let’s Play Count & Cook Game and Let’s Go to the Zoo Seek & Find Puzzle.
My kids are younger than these games are geared towards, but I think that Cranium makes so wonderfully educational toys and wanted to let you know about these great products.
First up we have “Let’s Play Count & Cook Game.” The object of the game is to collect all the ingredients in the recipe. You use a simple board, a dice and a cook– that is your game piece. In this game everyone works together and therefore it creates a game that is very non-competitive. Seeing as this game is geared towards the preschool set, I love that. Having preschooler start a throw down over a game is not my idea of fun!
In this game, the players count their way around the board as they gather food for the recipes in your cookbook. Add your secret ingredients — then pull the tab for something funny to do! It is a great way to introduce young children to the concept of recipes and cooking. (My idea of putting the fun in cooking at a young age sounds wonderful!) Great for counting skills, working together, pretend play, matching items and working on the ever elusive taking turns concept.
The game is set for children age 3 and up. It is geared mainly for preschoolers.
The other game is “Let’s Go to the Zoo Seek & Find Puzzle.” This game works on skills such as Spatial thinking, Counting, Color and letter matching, Fine motor skills and Working together.
Peacocks and polar bears, lemurs and lions. Share in the magic of a day at the zoo with this activity-packed puzzle set.
Piece together the picture. Find the flamingo. Circle something yellow, then hop, hop, hop like a kangaroo.
With sturdy, kid-sized pieces, an erasable pen, and fun activity cards, you’re all set for a new adventure every time you play.
What’s in the box?
Let’s Go to the Zoo Seek & Find Puzzle includes 24 puzzle pieces, 30 cards, and erasable pen.
These are great games for the preschool set. Are you interested in having one? Just leave me a comment and you can win one. Be sure to let me know which game you are interested in receiving and I will contact the winners. There will be one winner per game. Cranium is well known for their educational toys, so this is a great deal.
Good luck!
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Personalized Fruit Roll-Ups? Rule the school with these. (WIN!)
Over at Mommy Needs Coffee, I mentioned my chance to order a box of personalized Fruit Roll Ups. How cool is that? Every year I get to stand in the Valentine’s section of a store while my daughter stares at every Valentine card box they have to offer to find just the perfect one. (They never have the perfect one, by the way.) And then we get to find the one that Susie doesn’t have or to avoid that one that Buffy had last year. Or stay away from anything that could someone be misconstrued as from a BOY. NO! Not from a boy!
This year, we are so going to be the hit of the class with these personalized Fruit Roll-Ups.
We logged onto the My Fruit Roll Ups site and started our design. Now, that was fun. There were several design images for Valentine’s day to choose from. While this was a monumental decision for my daughter, it was not as huge as picking out the perfect card (of which none of them were appealing). This was harder because she wanted all of the designs.
We started by choosing the perfect picture for her. Then we added a personalized message. Now, she will have edible cards to give away for Valentine’s Day for her class.
How cool is that?
Do you want to do that, too? Three of my readers will win the chance to win a box of 30 personalized Fruit Roll-Ups. Here is the catch. You have to comment here or on Mommy Needs Coffee and leave me the sweetest Valentine’s messages you’ve sent or received. It can be a non-typical sweet message but one that meant a lot to you. THREE of you will win a chance to order your own box. (Let’s show up the Muffin Mafia!)
BUT there is a FAST time limit. You have to order by February 3rd to get these sent to you in time for Valentine’s Day. If you don’t win but want to order, please go here. If you order before February 2nd, you get a $10 discount. Note: I receive nothing from telling you about this or from giving away three free boxes.
On your mark. Get set. Get rolling!
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Mr. Bean’s Holiday– You too can win one!
December 13, 2007
Rowan Atkinson returns to the iconic role that made him an international star in ‘Mr. Bean’s Holiday.’ In his latest misadventure, Mr. Bean–the nearly wordless misfit who seems to be followed by a trail of pratfalls and hijinks–goes on holiday to the French Riviera and becomes ensnared in a European adventure of cinematic proportions. Tired of the dreary, wet London weather, Bean packs up his suitcase and camcorder to head to Cannes for some sun on the beach. Ah…vacation. But his trip doesn’t go as smoothly as he had hoped when the bumbling Bean falls face first into a series of mishaps and fortunate coincidences, far-fetched enough to make his own avant-garde film. Wrongly thought to be both kidnapper and acclaimed filmmaker, he has some serious explaining to do after wreaking havoc across the French countryside and arriving at his vacation spot with a Romanian filmmaker’s precocious son and an aspiring actress in tow. Will Bean be arrested by the gendarmes or end up winning the Palme d’Or? It’s all caught on camera as Atkinson again applies his awkward athleticism to a comedy of errors in “Mr. Bean’s Holiday.”
I will admit to the fact that I did laugh out loud at many of the promotional commercials for Mr. Bean’s Holiday. The kids and I sat down to watch it immediately upon receiving it. In fact, we popped popcorn and made a little party of it. The kids laughed through out the entire movie. I enjoyed it myself. Now, I am not saying I did not have more than one “HUH?” moment, but it is a great Mr. Bean movie.
The story is easy to follow and the situations Mr. Bean finds himself in are hilarious.
Do you want to entertain your family, friends and kids this holiday season? Well, you have come to the right place! I have give aways! Yes, you, too, can own Mr. Bean’s Holiday on DVD! This movie is great for kids and adults alike. The only criteria is that you want to laugh!
How do you win? Just leave me a comment. It is as simple as that. I will randomly draw names next week and the movie will be mailed out next week in time for the holidays. It can be one less thing you have to race to the mall for, fight for and hope to find it.
So, leave me a comment if you are interested and a few lucky winners will walk away with their own copy of Mr. Bean’s Holiday for the holidays!
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The Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends–Want one?
The Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends came out on DVD November, 27, 2007. I have been following this series from the very first one and have watched as each of my children has come to know and love this great, great series of movies. (Truth is, I love them, too!)
The Land Before Time, the beloved billion-dollar franchise that families have long trusted, is back with an all-new exciting adventure featuring the voice talents of two of today’s most recognized and respected stars, Academy Award® winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Golden Globe® winner Sandra Oh.The fun begins when Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Petrie and Ducky are excited to meet two goofy and lovable yellow-bellied Beipiaosauruses, Loofah and Doofah, who have lost their way while traveling to the distant Berry Valley. Loofah and Doofah seem to be too clumsy to find the way back, so Littlefoot and the others decide to help their new friends while sharing important life lessons called Wisdoms along the way. By the time they reach Berry Valley, Littlefoot realizes that even though the Yellow Bellies don’t follow his Wisdoms very well, their silly techniques work just fine.
The Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends is filled with fun, laughs, new friends, all new original songs, and is packed with entertaining bonus features for kids. An enchanting tale about the magic of friendship and diversity, this is an adventure to watch again and again.
The DVD includes several cute bonus features:
· Yellow Bellies on the Loose! Collect enough berries so the Yellow Bellies will stay in a group. The Yellow Bellies are out of control. They just can’t seem to follow Littlefoot’s ‘wisdom’ to stay in a group. The only things that seem to gain their attention are their love of berries.
· Yellow Belly Challenge: Help the Yellow Bellies find their way home in this fun interactive game! Loofah, Doofah and Foobie are eager to know what the right wisdom is for each of their dilemmas to help guide them home. Help steer the Yellow Bellies in the right direction all the way back to Berry Valley .
· “The Hidden Canyon ” – An exclusive episode from the hit “Land Before Time” TV series
· Sing-a-longs including the “Yellow Belly Bounce,” “How Do You Know”
· Printable Coloring Pages
Do you want to own your own to give to your child? Guess what! I have a few copies to give away. Yes, I do! Brighten up the day of a child (or yourself if you loves these movies like I do) and win a free copy of Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends.
Just leave me a comment and let me know if you want to win your very own copy of this DVD. I will randomly draw names and a few of my lucky readers will win their very own copy. Make a child very happy with their own gift of Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends! All winners will be notified early next week and the DVD will be mailed out early in the week.
Good Luck!
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Spark Talking Microscope
December 12, 2007
From the moment the Spark Talking Microscope entered our house, it was a hit with my daughter. I will admit when this became available through the Parent Bloggers Network, I was not sure if she would like it or not, but my worries were unfounded. She loves it! She will put a specimen (insects that she would never go near if they were not on a slide) under the microscope, learn all she can about it, then she races to me to tell me all about her new discovery. She not only learns more about the world around her, she is having fun doing it!
Fun and educational? Who knew! She did. I would definitely recommend this to your budding scientist. Or even just a curious child. (Is there any other kind?)
Do not let the “talking” aspect of this product deter you. It is actually a fabulous feature! The microscope narrates incredible facts about what she is looking at. Truth be told, I have learned a thing or two myself. (Don’t tell my daughter. She thinks I already know everything. Time will cure her of that one.)
So, here you are at the gift giving time of year. Do I recommend this for your child? ABSOLUTELY! I guarantee it will be a hit. Ours has been played with every day since it showed up. Go on. Get your own!
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HP Photo Books and HP Photosmart Printer
December 6, 2007
I admit it. I am a photo junkie. However, when it comes to pictures, both of my boys have a photo album of their early years and my daughter has a photo file on the computer. I am great at taking the pictures. Horrible at printing them out. Until now. Enter HP and their HP Photo Books and their HP Photosmart A626 compact photo printer. I am in love!
HP is committed to helping Moms quickly and easily record their family memories through digital photos. If you are interested, we will send you the Photo Book software and sample product. These new photo books are an easy and fun way for moms to create customized, professional-quality photo books at home. Everything moms need to make an affordable and unique photo book with any inkjet printer is included – a 12 sheet book, software, and photo paper. To create a photo book, mom simply loads the software, selects a design, chooses her photos, adds optional text, and prints.
Now I can print as many photos as I want and immediately slip those buggers into cloth-bound HP Photo Books. (MY daughter has a photo album now. That gives me great mommy points, doesn’t it?) Not to mention the fact that I don’t have to wrestle with the plastic sleeves of most photo albums. Easy. I love easy! I even got a bit creative and used the scrapbook feature on the printer and made some of the pictures even more personal. (I am not a scrapbooking, but with this I can pretend to be!)
Even before I printed out my pictures, I used the function that edits out red eyes on the touchscreen. (Either I have a knack for getting red eyes in pictures or my kids are possessed!) I found the red-eye removal function to be far superior than any I have used before.
The HP Photosmart A626 compact photo printer is what I would dream of if I were to dream up the perfect printer for myself. It really is so tiny and compact but with so many features. Now the clutter on my desk doesn’t have to compete with a huge printer. It is small enough to hide behind my monitor. Big plus for a cluttered desk.I just pull it out when I need it. Perfect! I can do things from basic photo printing (from a memory card or USB cable connection) to editing my photos all on this itty bitty printer. (Good things DO come in small packages!)
It gets better. I am giving away two of these HP Photo Books to two of you. Just email or leave a comment. It is that easy! I will contact the winners by email. You know you want them!
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Day Runner Family Matters Calendar System
December 3, 2007
Any time I am asked to try out any product that will help me to become better organized, I jumped at it. You should see the number of calendars, planners, containers, etc that I have. I have yet to find one that works for me and my family. You see, I can keep track of my appointments and activities online or with a PDA, but when it comes keeping the entire family of five all on the same page and everyone aware of upcoming events, therein lies the challenge. And let us not forget, I am one of the worst when it comes to organization. Yes, I actually do need someone to take me by the hand and show me the way.When Parent Bloggers asked me to test out the Family Matters product line by Day Runner, I knew that this might actually be the product that would benefit not only me, but my family. Day Runner has come out with a color-coded organizational line, that includes:
- an undated erasable wall planner
- a wire bound monthly/weekly appointment book
- erasable door reminders
- activity folders, and
- storage cases
I tried out each of the products with my kids. They could choose the color that would forever be The Color Of Their Life and what they wanted to keep in their storage cases. Beyond that, Mom was off and running to get this family’s life under organization control!
The thing I liked best about using the Family Matters system, is that the information was all in one obvious, clear, easy to access place. I hung the erasable wall planner with all of our monthly plans in a central location that the entire family could glance at and see what was happening on a certain day. No more “I didn’t know that I had to be home because you had an appointment and I needed to babysit!” We could see everyone’s schedule on a daily/weekly basis. It was also great for me to be able to plan ahead. An entire week ahead? Yeah, that was a no-can-do before Day Runner gave me an in your face reminder each week!
A really big hit with my daughter was the erasable door reminders. These are terrific! We hung one on each of the kids’ doors as well as one on the refrigerator. (Suction cups, baby.) The dry erase boards have a spot to hold a pen, which really comes in handy when you remember something for the store, to remind the kids of activities, post chore “requests” and on many days just a note to tell my kids I am proud of them. I would be remiss if I did not at least admit I think they are cute as well as convenient. Fun and functional? Who knew?!
I am very much looking forward to jumping into the wire bound appointment book. I have looked through it and already filled out the appointments I know I will have coming up, addresses I will need–including a spot for web addresses!- and have this bad boy ready to come come January. The size was perfect for me for my desk. Anything smaller would get lost. Anything larger would be in my way. This is the perfect size (traditional wire bound notebook that the office stores sell). Get this (because remember, I assigned my children color codes for life?), it was color-coded to coordinate with the rest of the set! Now my kids really do have to have this color for at least a year. (But I am going with a life time.)
The storage cases and folders are color coordinated to go with the set as well. They were easy to use, functional and not ugly, so I had no problem using them in places that would be visible to visitors. (I have had more people comment on how “clever I am to color code the kids’ paperwork. I totally take credit for the ingeniousness of it!) 
I have to admit, seeing as I am the most disorganized person to walk upright, I found the Family Matters line really useful for my family. Let’s face it, with a pre-teen, a teenager and a six year old, I need all the help I can get. This system has been wonderful. If you’re interested, check out the other reviews on Parent Bloggers to hear what everyone else thought.
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Pixar Shorts on DVD and Blu-ray!
November 20, 2007
One of my favorite features of Pixar movies is the shorts they have at the beginning. Even if the movie is a bomb (though they never are), I thoroughly enjoy the shorts. What better way to get my fix than an entire DVD of Pixar Shorts? NONE!
Now, they have it on DVD!
For the first time ever, 13 Pixar Animation Studios short films that transformed animation are available together when The Pixar Short Films Collection Vol. 1 comes to DVD and high definition only on Disney Blu-ray was released November 6th. This is a must have! At least for anyone who loves Pixar as I do. And I definitely do.
Viewers go behind the scenes in never before seen bonus material with top creative minds including John Lasseter, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Pixar, and much more! Viewers of all ages, from serious animation buffs to people who just love to laugh, will delight as familiar faces from Pixar classics like Cars, Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles join a host of unique and wonderful characters in these groundbreaking short films coming to DVD and high definition Disney Blu-ray from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
I have watched this over and over. And you will, too. Pixar animation is brilliant. Something for everyone of all ages. My kids continually ask to watch this and for once, I jump at the chance to see a DVD again and again. (Seriously? I just never tire of these.)
Pick one up today and enjoy it. It is well worth it. You have my word. And if you don’t like it, email me. I will take more! (Do DVD’s wear out? I don’t think so, but this would give me my very own.) Though, I don’t hold out hope that you will be disappointed. You won’t be.
So go. Get it. Right now. Let me know what you think!
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I want a daring daughter! The Daring Young Book for Girls
November 19, 2007
“For every girl with an independent spirit and a nose for trouble, here is the no-boys-allowed guide to adventure.”– From The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz.
They had me “nose for trouble” and kept me with “adventure.”
I am so happy to be one of the many bloggers asked to participate in the Mother Talk blog tour for The Daring Book for Girls. The founders of Mothertalk, Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz, have written one absolutely fantastic book with Daring. I was thrilled when I heard that Andi and Miriam were writing The Daring Book for Girls that I knew I had to be a part of it.
I will be honest here. I get a lot of books delivered with requests to review them. Many. Many many. Sometimes I am delighted by the content. Sometimes, well, let’s just say I struggle to find something nice to say that goes deeper than “I didn’t hate the cover!” With this book, I am happy to report that not only is the cover great– all shiny and pretty– but everything in between the covers is spot on and fantastic. This is a book that all mother’s of daughters should not only read, but tell their friends, sisters and that woman in the park that you occasionally bump into at the swings.
At first I feared that this would be a book on how to take your darling daughter and turn her into a “girly-girl” or worse, a “mean girl” which is something I refuse to help facilitate. Growing up, I was a tomboy. If I didn’t have skinned knees or stitches somewhere on my body, it meant I had been grounded or sick and had not been able to be outside.
With trepidation, I opened this book and dove into it.
This book is brilliant. Practical. Informative. Traditional. Fun. Jam packed not only with fun games, but with information on practical information such as How to Change a Tire (not that my 6-year old needs that yet, but valuable information), Rules for Four Square, Caring for Your Softball Glove (*happy sigh*) AND Climbing? Where was this book years ago? (Thank you, Andi and Miriam for getting it to us now.) It does also include other sections on topics that are considered more “girl” topics such as slumber party games, friendship bracelets and hand-clap games. I loved reading this book! Traditions meet modern day girls. It will be completely scuffed up from continual use very soon. Yes, it is that good! I love sharing this book with my daughter and showing her the things that I did as a young girl and passing that torch. (And I didn’t even have to use a computer to do these things!)
The activities and information are timeless yet they are in no way outdated. A current book that takes the classic activities of the past and shows you how relevant they still are today. I can’t think of a more perfect book for any girl in your life.
For more reviews that will simply prove how right on I am with praising this book, go visit the round-up reviews in progress at Mother Talk reviewers, visit the roundup in progress.
To get your own copy, click here.
For a most excellent interview with Andi and Miriam, go here and watch their entertaining interview on the Today Show.
Bravo to these women for bringing back simple play. It is something we need desperately in this world today.
Now, if you will excuse me, I am off to go make a Cootie Catcher.
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My kitchen smells better than yours! Dawn Simple Pleasures makes sure of it.
November 11, 2007
Ever have one of those “Where is that smell coming from?” days in your kitchen and it is not a good thing? Now I have one of those days every day but it is a very, very good thing. My kitchen right now smells like Water Lily and Jasmine. Yours probably smells like old dishwater unless you, too have been using Dawn Simple Pleasures. I love this stuff. Not only does it work with the quality of Dawn, but my kitchen smells clean all of the time because it has an air freshener built into the bottom of the bottle. If I want a little extra, I just shake the bottle. Not sure if that is what they intended, but I do it anyway.
It comes in 3 scents, Water Lily & Jasmine, Apple & Pear, and, Lemon & Tangerine.
But it isn’t just about how good it smells. It works really well! As soon as this bottle is empty, I will totally go out and try another fresh scent. I love this.
I am thinking of putting them in the kids’ bathroom, too. It can’t hurt.
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Ratatouille DVD–Family fun must have!
Last weekend, the kids and I popped popcorn and curled up to watch the DVD Ratatouille. It was released this past Tuesday, November 6th, so now you, too, can enjoy this family friendly and fun DVD!
From the award-winning team that thrilled audiences with Cars and The Incredibles comes the best-reviewed film of the year! Disney•Pixar’s Ratatouille is an incredible adventure with something for everyone. It is the perfect recipe of comedy, heartfelt storytelling, and breathtaking animation.
Experience Paris from the unique perspective of a rat named Remy, who dares to dream the impossible dream of becoming a gourmet chef in a five-star French restaurant. Undeterred by the obvious problem of trying to make it in the world’s most rodent-phobic profession, not to mention his family’s urgings to be satisfied with the usual trash-heap lifestyle, Remy’s fantasies are filled with flambés and sautés. When circumstances literally drop Remy into the Parisian restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau (Brad Garrett), Remy finds the one thing he needs, a friend to believe in him: the restaurant’s shy, outcast garbage boy named Linguini (Lou Romano). Remy and Linguini form the most improbable partnership that will turn Paris upside down, leading them both on an incredible journey of comical twists, emotional turns and the most unlikely of triumphs, which they could never have imagined without each other.
Delicious DVD Bonus Features Include:
- Deleted Scenes – With introductions by Ratatouille’s acclaimed screenwriter/director Brad Bird.
- “Your Friend the Rat” – Remy and Emile star in an all-new animated short film.
- Fine Food and Film: A Conversation with Brad Bird and Thomas Keller – Cuisine and cinema come together in this behind the scenes look at how master chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller brought his real life expertise to the table.
- Lifted – In Pixar’s latest short, Oscar® nominated for Best Animated Short Film, a teen alien learns that failure is an option.
For those of us wanting to just have a great family night movie, this is a sure hit for all.
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Febreeze. Only cuter and travel sized!
I have 3 kids– two of them in the “teen boy phase”– a girl who plays like there is not tomorrow and a Doberman. Can I just tell you how much I love Febreeze? My van really loves Febreeze! I was sent a sample of Febreeze To Go. I love the idea. Want to know a secret? I actually carried around a full size bottle of Febreeze in my van before this. (Boys? Doberman? Need it!) So now, I pop it in my hand dandy glove box and always have a small size with me. For those times when the kids spilled those french fries, but forgot to tell you and now your car really needs a fast cleansing smell. You can also keep it in your gym bag because we all know there is gym funk in your clothes after a work-out.
BUT, I can also travel with it. I can fly and not be thrown off on a airplane of have to throw my beautiful travel size away. It’s regular Febreeze in a TSA compliant 2.8 travel size. It’s great to be able to travel with in case you have something horrific smelling in your hotel room that has infected your clothes, like say bad cheese.
It retails for around $2.00 a bottle, and, is available where you get the regular sized Febreze.
Try it out! If you have kids, you owe it to yourself.
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Grey’s Anatomy–Season Three. Was there shark jumping?
October 15, 2007
The third season of the hit show Grey’s Anatomy is out on DVD. Well, it has been out for a while, but my review got lost in the never ending abyss of drafts and lost socks.
Grey’s Anatomy’s 2007 Golden Globe nominees Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey) and Patrick Dempsey (Derek Shepherd), as well as 2007 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Sandra Oh (Cristina Yang), 2007 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress and SAG winner, Isaiah Washington (Preston Burke), Katherine Heigl (Izzie Stevens), 2007 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor, T.R. Knight (George O’Malley), SAG Award recipient, Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey), James Pickens Jr. (Chief Webber), Kate Walsh (Addison Sheperd), Sara Ramirez (Callie Torres), and Eric Dane (Mark Sloan), work overtime to keep the romance, drama and, of course, the patients, alive at Seattle Grace Hospital.
This is the season that had many loyal and adoring fans screaming at their televisions. What were the writer’s thinking? They were thinking that they know exactly how to take a Season Three series, shake it up and make you want to come back for more the next season. Brilliant.
Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Third Season – Seriously Extended includes all 25 one-hour episodes on seven-disc DVD plus hours of exclusive bonus features including four extended episodes exclusive to the DVD and “Making Rounds with Patrick Dempsey”, in which viewers join Dempsey on the race track. Cast and crew members share their favorite scenes in “Good Medicine” and “Prescription for Success” introduces how a new character is created and integrated into the show.
Catch up on season 3 now so you can wonder why everyone was in such an uproar over the ending. Why even I, a loyal watcher who watches shows sometimes just out of loyalty declared “Prove you have not jumped the shark, Shonda.” If you have already jumped into Season 4, still watch this. Even though I was not thrilled with the way the season “happened”, the writing was superb and the acting phenomenal. This is a must have for any Grey’s Anatomy fan. Trust me. Watch it for the first time and like it. Watch it again and again to find the incredible ways these writers took you in and made you stay even when they made you mad!
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