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Join Knott’s Ghost Town 75th Anniversary Celebration – now until September 5th!
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF GHOST TOWN IS UNDERWAY The return of GhostRider and new interactive entertainment bring Ghost Town to life in Buena Park, California. This past month I was invited to attend Knott’s Berry Farm 75th Ghost Town Anniversary kick-off. We had a tour of the newly refurbished Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant and had a chance to try out some rides in Ghost Town. I just love Knott’s Berry Farm and appreciate all the details that have gone into celebrating Ghost Town’s 75th Anniversary. Knott’s Berry Farm Ghost Town delivers an awesome experience for visitors! Now through September 5, Knott’s Berry Farm’s Ghost Town is celebrating…
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June is National Fruit and Vegetables Month
Did you know that June is National Fruit & Vegetables Month? I didn’t until recently, and I think June is the perfect time to celebrate fruits and vegetables. Summer yields a delicious variety of fresh produce. Here are some of the fruits and vegetables that are in season now: Fruit: Peaches, Plums, nectarines, cherries, blackberries, strawberries, tomatoes, passion fruit, melon, and apricots. Vegetables: Radishes, beets, cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers, zucchini, corn, garlic, and rhubarb. What a wonderful assortment of fruits and veggies! And with school out, now is the perfect time to get in the kitchen with your kids and cook up some fresh recipes with some of these…
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Disney Pixar’s Finding Dory Out in Theaters 6/17!
The time is now and after 13 years, I am so excited to say that FINDING DORY is now playing in theatres everywhere! This is one of Pixar’s best films and I promise the whole family will love this movie! Last month I had a chance to preview about 20 minutes of the much anticipated new Disney movie Finding Dory at the Disney Social Media Moms Conference and absolutely loved it! I wasn’t sure if this movie could compare to Finding Nemo but it sure does. Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” reunites everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about…
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Brain-Boosting Activities to Prevent the Summer Slide
Studies show that during summer months kids who don’t read can lose two to three months of the skills they learned in school. Use it or lose it right? But how do you go about getting in daily activities that help prevent summer slide? It’s easier than you might think, and it doesn’t have to be limited to sitting at home reading a book. Yes, go to your library and get books. Join some summer reading programs. And encourage children to read for at least 20 minutes a day on their own. But here are a few other ways to keep their brains in business so they are ready for…
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Zootopia Arrives Home via Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and Disney Movies Anywhere June 7th!
On June 7, One of the Year’s Best-Reviewed, Top-Grossing Films Arrives Home via Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and Disney Movies Anywhere Walt Disney Animation Studios’ comedy-adventure “Zootopia” has broken records worldwide, earning nearly $1 billion at the global box office and becoming one of the highest grossing original movies of all time. Critics and audiences of all ages have fallen in love with the wonderfully innovative mammal metropolis of “Zootopia” and the comedic chemistry of rookie rabbit officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and scam-artist fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). In fact, critics have hailed “Zootopia” as one of the best films of 2016 and Richard Roeper from Chicago Sun-Times calls it “One…
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Parenting :: Addressing Tough Topics With Your Kids
From tackling peer pressure to learning to achieve five whole minutes without a cell phone in hand, addressing tough topics with your kids head-on can be hard. Even with the littlest ones, it’s not always easy to explain why you can’t get them that cute puppy and why they need to be nice to their sister. But with Netflix, your kid’s favorite shows can open the door for these tricky, sometimes awkward (hello parents of tweens and teens!), conversations. Netflix is host to a variety of family-friendly shows that explore a range of real-life issues with equal measures of humor, angst and heart. No matter your situation, chances are there’s…
