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Back to School with PBS Kids and Whole Foods Market :: Review & Giveaway
Curious George is one of our favorite shows! We love reading the Curious George books and spent many a day watching him on PBS Kids. On August 17, Curious George is back to his inquisitive ways with the television premiere of CURIOUS GEORGE 3: BACK TO THE JUNGLE. In this adventure-filled feature-length movie, Curious George takes a trip to space but crash-lands in the jungles of Africa, leading to an unforgettable journey with new animal friends. Featuring the voice talents of Angela Bassett and John Goodman, with music by the Plain White T’s, BACK TO THE JUNGLE is a fun-filled journey that everyone in the family will enjoy. I secretly think my husband loves him more than…
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Shaun the Sheep Review, Craft Ideas and Giveaway
Lately my daughter has been very interested in making stop-motion videos. She has been using her Minecraft characters to make these short clips using the LEGO Video App. I’ll have to post one of her video’s! She loves to show off her work to us and I think it is great that she is being creative. When we heard that the stop-motion animated television series Shaun the Sheep was coming out with a movie we couldn’t wait to go see it! The British series features Shaun and is a spin-off of the Wallace and Gromit franchise. After school on Friday we headed to our favorite local theater and watched it. …
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Project Kindness :: Bailey Believes – Donate Life
It never ceases to amaze me what an act of kindness can do for another human being. Whether it is a small act such as treating the stranger behind you to a cup of coffee at your local coffee shop to something literally life-saving like the story I am sharing with you today. This is a story of hope, sacrifice, and friendship between two families coping with Cystinosis, a rare, genetic metabolic condition that affects every cell in the body. Jessica DeDio’s son Bailey has Cystinosis. Bailey’s kidneys were failing and the family was using social media as a way to alert friends about Bailey’s urgent need for a transplant, specifically through…
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What’s Hot in Southern California :: In August
Between homework, soccer, school, dance, play dates, and any other kid-centric activity you may be involved with, do you ever find yourself stuck in a rut when it comes to what YOU want to do? Fear no more! I’m here to give you some fun tips on what is going on in Orange County! Music: For those of you who may remember the old Galaxy theatre in Santa Ana, Behold! It has been transformed into the ever hip and current Observatory! With two main rooms, it gives patrons a nice choice. Check out some of the performances coming up: August 25th & 26th: Jenny Lewis with…
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7 Easy Birthday Cake Designs
This next week we are hosting my daughter’s birthday and I decided to make the cake this year. I am always astonished at some of the cake designs on Pinterest. They are so talented! But I am not that talented by any means, so I wanted to find cake designs that could be done easily but look great. I think I am going to make the chocolate cake recipe again (go here for the recipe) and make some cupcakes. Here are some of my favorite cake designs. Which one do you want to try out for your next party? Happy baking! Somewhere Over the Rainbow Cake: This…
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Ideas for a Dragon-themed Party!
A few years back when the previews were showing for the new How to Train Your Dragon movie my daughter and I couldn’t wait to see it! We even hosted a dragon-themed birthday party the year the first movie came out and have some fun ideas you can use for your next party. This past month, Netflix aired their original series Dragons: Race to the Edge and introduces some of the most exciting dragons yet, each with its own amazing abilities — shock waves, cannon balls and fire blasts, just to name a few. With the magical Dragon Eye, an artifact Hiccup finds aboard an abandoned ship, Hiccup learns there is more outside the confines of Berk, and that…
