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Take Some Mom Time and Recharge This Summer
Parenting may be a 24/7 gig, but taking time out for yourself helps keep you strong for your family. Some of the ways I like to take some time for myself include taking a nature walk, getting massages, playing at the beach, lunch with some friends and watching some choice shows at the end of the night really helps me decompress from my busy days. I look forward to catching up with some of my favorite characters, like Mr. Selfridge, Sherlock, Don Draper and many more. Every month as part of the Stream Team, Netflix sends me ideas on popular shows the family might enjoy – and is usually…
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Play :: Time to Embrace Your Inner Rock Star
As the school year draws to a close, school plays and spring musicals are just around the corner. Whether you were Sandy in your high school’s adaptation of Grease or have two left feet and sing off-key (we’re not judging!), Netflix has has some titles that will get you and your kids singing along to some popular show tunes. If you are like most people who grew up watching Grease, you probably know the words to most of the songs from the movie! My husband and I joke around and sing songs all the time from Grease – especially that scene in the garage where the high schoolers are…
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Enjoy Some Oldies But Goodies on Netflix
These days, it seems that every Thursday our Instagram feeds are filled with baby pictures, awkward family photos and bad, bad haircuts. And we love it. So this month we’re taking a page from the #TBT trend with a trip down memory lane, compiling a list of our favorite blasts from the past. Have fun introducing your brood to your childhood faves, like Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell and Alex Keaton from Family Ties. My family use to call me Mallory from Family Ties for some reason! Ha! Guess I had my head in the clouds as a kid! I plan to try out the…
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Family Time :: Enjoying the 2014 Olympics Together
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games started this past week and Netflix put together a list of fun things to do while watching the games together. From making your own medals to baking some yummy (and nutritious) cupcakes – enjoy watching Team USA go for gold and teach your children about inspiration, teamwork and competition. Netflix has put together a list of 15 movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix that help encourage conversations about inspiration and teamwork. And for moms, dads and older teens, be sure to watch The Fabulous Ice Age, a new documentary available only on Netflix that tells the never-before-told history of everyone’s favorite Olympic event, figure…
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Things to Do When the Kids are Sick
Image courtesy of Flickr About a week before Christmas, my daughter and I caught that cold that is going around and were in bed for about two days. Of course, she recovered in no time and I was feeling bad for over a week. I sure wish I had her little immune system! We literally spent the two days in bed recovering watching movies. Thank goodness for Netflix and their huge array of movie options that is for sure! If you find yourself or your family sick in bed – here are is a list of movie options that Netflix put together for families to enjoy. Plus they provided us with some…
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DreamWorks’ Turbo: FAST Premieres December 24th on Netflix
I can remember thinking when I saw the preview for DreamWorks’ Turbo over the summer how can a story about a snail who wants to be a race car driver be a good movie. The preview was good of course, but you know how sometimes movies don’t live up to their previews. Boy, was I mistaken! My daughter and I saw the movie in the theater and really enjoyed this fun movie about Turbo and his pals. It is really well-made and a great story – yes, snails and all! In fact, this was the movie requested twice no less while we were both sick in bed this week! So I am…
