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Fandango Today Premieres Movieclips Mini Movies
FANDANGO TODAY PREMIERES NEW VIDEO SERIES, “MOVIECLIPS MINI MOVIES: FEATURING BRIAN THE MINION,” IN COLLABORATION WITH ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES Last month at the Mom 2.0 Summit I had a chance to speak to the nice folks over at Fandango and I am happy to report that dandelion moms is now part of the Fandango Family! What that means is that each month we will be sharing with you about new movie releases, scoop on the behind-the-scenes of movie making and best of all – provided with Fandango gift cards to hand out to our lovely dandelion moms – that’s pretty cool huh?! And I am excited to…
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The Samsung SUHD TV Offers an Impressive Viewing Experience
We have been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. Last weekend I had a chance to check out the new Samsung SUHD TV at our local Best Buy and what an experience! Now through 6/13, you can see an exclusive sneak peek of Jurassic World in Samsung Entertainment Experience Shops inside Best Buy. I loved seeing Chris Pratt up on the Samsung TV and I can’t wait to see that on the big screen this month! It is so cool how the Samsung SUHD provides us with a whole viewing experience – from 4 HDMI inputs…
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9 Disney Park Recipes Everyone Will Love!
Mickey Biscuits: Let’s start with something really easy but fun! These simple biscuits would be great with butter and jam don’t you think?!Lots of fun ideas can be found on Disney Diner Loaded Baked Potato Soup from Disneyland Comes from the Disney Food Blog. I didn’t even know this site existed but I am a new fan! This potato soup looks yummy! Monte Crisco Sandwich: Check out Babbles list of yummy Disneyland recipes here. Blue Bayou Gumbo The Jazz Kitchen is my favorite restaurant in Downtown Disney. We usually head over to Disneyland to celebrate my birthday and this always the place we have…
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Bonding Over Old-School Classics
Image found on awn My younger brother and I couldn’t wait for Saturday cartoons and our morning would usually start around 6:30 am, him in his Superhero Underoo’s (remember those?), our cereal bowls filled with Fruity Pebbles or Lucky Charms (our favorites) and we would watch cartoons until about noon. It is great sharing these old school cartoons and movies with my daughter. I think part of the appeal for parents to share toys, TV shows and movies they grew up with is to show our kids that we were kids once too! And I think it lets us go down memory lane to a time of childhood wonder. There’s something pretty awesome…
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Have Courage and Be Kind ~ Cinderella
Have courage and be kind. Such wise words from Cinderella’s mother! As moms we are constantly bombarded with a million and one things to do every day, week and year. It almost feels like we are on a long windy road sometimes and we don’t really see an end in sight. And many of the things we are doing every day are for our family. The kids need our attention 24/7 and if we want to keep our marriage healthy – our husbands need some of that attention! I’ve heard that marriages are work – and need to be given attention to. It is so important to spend time each day just talking…
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Musings :: Beware the Stage Mom
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” ~ Angela Schwindt Last week I was reminded of how important it is to instill confidence in our children. I mean the kind of confidence that allows them to navigate in the world from a place of kindness but also a place from which no one can disrupt their sense of self. Building up my daughter’s self-esteem has been at the forefront of my parenting. “Healthy self-esteem is like a child’s armor against the challenges of the world. Kids who know their strengths and weaknesses and feel good about themselves…
