Movie Reviews: Lilo & Stitch and The Emperor's New Groove

The whole family will enjoy watching the Walt Disney Lilo & Stitch and The Emperor's New Groove 2 movie collections on blu-ray, which is available from June 11th.

The 3-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack includes both feature films on a single Blu-ray disc plus DVDs for each of the films. “The Emperor’s New Groove” and “Kronk’s New Groove”.  My children enjoyed getting into the groove with both of these funny animated comedies.

The Littlest Pet Shop: Sweetest Pets and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Shout! Factory Kids, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios has released The Littlest Pet Shop: Sweetest Pets DVD on June 4th. The story about Blythe Baxter moving into the city with her father, and living in an apartment above the Littlest Pet Shop where she realizes she and the pets can converse. 

We Made Underwater Ebelskiver to Celebrate Father's day with Disney Junior

Dads are very special :) and we are glad Disney Junior is celebrating this special person in our lives with wonderful shows and a heartwarming family movie.

Win a copy of Minnie's The Wizard Of Dizz DVD

 

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's The Wizard Of Dizz will be available on DVD June 11th. My children enjoyed watching Minnie Mouse and the rest of the Clubhouse pals visit the strange and wonderful world of "Dizz". The music and laughter in the episodes kept my children entertained. This DVD gives a new twist to the classic story of The Wizard of Oz. 

Win a copy of My Neighbor Totoro in celebration of its 25th Anniversary Edition

My family and I enjoy beautiful, magical animations from Japan such as Arrietty and other Japanese movies. We really enjoyed watching this Studio Ghibli title My Neighbor Totoro, which was recently released on Blu-ray by Disney.

Here is the trailer to this fun family movie.

Kidobi has pre-screened online educational and entertaining videos for our children

In this generation of information technology, many children spend more time in front of screens than on any other activity, while they are awake. We know children learn from what they watch, and while some content is safe and educational, other content that isn’t age-appropriate can be harmful for them.  It is important for us as parents to be aware of the type of content our children watch and provide them with a fun environment where they can use technology to learn and grow.

Win a ROKU 2 and 1 Year Subscription for Netflix

Subscription to Netflix is a perfect year long gift for anyone that enjoys watching movies and TV shows. Netflix wants to help families celebrate moms with a great list of family and mom-themed titles. I watched and enjoyed these movie titles, and would like to recommend these for you as well.

Enjoying sweet and salty kettlecorn while watching The Quest for Crystal Mickey

My children are addicted to this sweet and salty, organic kettlecorn from Neal brothers foods. Since the  product is made with organic certified ingredients in a nut-free environment, I feel good about giving this popcorn to my children to snack on. 

We like the sweet and salty flavour in this popcorn as it satisfies all our palates. It is not overly sweet or salty, and has the perfect balance to make everyone happy. The popcorn doesn't have any preservatives or trans fat, which made it the perfect snack to have when we were watching The Quest for Crystal Mickey.

Disney Junior celebrates Mother’s Day with special shows

Disney Junior celebrates May with new episodes of Sofia the First and the premiere of Tangled. 
We are excitedly looking forward to watch Sofia the First new episodes on Sunday May 5 and 19 at 11:30am ET.

- Sofia the First “The Princess Test” premiere on May 5th will be about Sofia finding out what being a true princess is all about when she is sidetracked on her way to an important Princess Test at her school. 

- On May 19 Sofia the First episode “Baileywick’s Day Off” is about Baileywick’s day-off being frustrated by demands from Sofia, Amber and James until the royal siblings learn about gratitude. 

Learning about gratitude is an important life skill that starts from a young age. As a parent, I think it is important for us to be role models and practice this, so it is easy to teach our children i.e to say Thank you, Please! and to appreciate one another. Gratitude should be a part of our lives and be second nature to us, so we can appreciate life and everything around us.

My Kids Enjoyed Watching Koala Kid

Meet a whole new breed of hero in this laugh-filled, action-packed animated adventure Koala Kid with an all-star voice cast, including Rob Schneider, Tim Curry and Alan Cumming. 

The story is about Johnny (Schneider) a rare white koala bear who just wants to fit in and make friends. But when a twist of fate mistakenly transforms him into a fearless protector of animals, called “Koala Kid,” Johnny finds himself in over his head on a thrilling trek across the outback. With help from his hilarious new sidekicks, including a crafty Tasmanian devil, a lovable lizard and a boomerang-flinging female koala, Johnny may just outwit a villainous crocodile named Bog (Cumming) and become a true hero after all.

My kids really enjoyed watching this movie and listening to the fun filled songs and dialogues; they have requested to watch it again :) It is out on DVD April 30th.

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A Good Hearted Monster That Visited Paris

On April 16th the internationally acclaimed film written and directed by Bibo Bergeron A Monster in Paris will be released.  

This movie is set in the 1950s Parisian cityscapes. The story is about Emile and Raoul accidentally creating a "monster" after having free reign in a scientist's laboratory and spilling potions. Monsieur Francoeur, the monster, is the product of a reaction between a common flea and one of the scientist’s mystery concoctions. 

Everyone in Paris except for Lucille, Emile, Raoul, and the scientist's monkey fail to realize that this "monster" is actually a soft-centered soul with an astounding talent for music. The stories of Paris’s newest monster attract the attention of the egotistical police commissioner who wants to become mayor. Emile and Raoul team up with the singer Lucille to protect Francoeur.

Mystery of Life: Our survival depends on flowers

Before watching the Disneynature Wings of Life I thought the movie was about butterflies.  However, while watching the movie I realized it is called “Wings of life” because it outlines the importance of pollinators such as beetles, insects, bees, hummingbirds and bats that carry the pollen grains to other plants, so the plants can reproduce. I recommend this heartwarming movie for the whole family, as it points out the importance of flowers. This DVD and Blu-ray combo will be available on April 16th.

I also read the book Rainforest by Thomas Marent, which is filled with beautiful close-up photographs of the rare beauties found in the exciting, but dangerous tropical rainforests.  The pictures are amazing, which shows us the uniqueness and the beautiful details found in nature if we just stop to look at it.  

Children will enjoy watching Disney Junior Sofia and previews of upcoming movies

My children enjoy watching Sofia the First that premiered on Disney Junior Channel in January 2013. We are so happy about the newly released 50 minutes DVD of Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, which my children enjoy watching over and over. 

3D animated TIFF Kids Opening Night Film: The Legend of Sarila (La légende de Sarila)

The Legend of Sarila (La légende de Sarila) by Nancy Florence Savard is an 82 minutes Canadian film inspired by various Inuit legends that explore the themes of friendship, hope, perseverance and self acceptance. This animated 3D movie is wonderful to watch for anyone over 8 years. The movie shows that life can be harsh and challenging for people who live on the Arctic tundra and how important the animals in the tundra are for their survival.

Win a Family pack of tickets to the Toronto Toopy and Binoo show

If you want to win a family pack of 4 tickets to the Toopy and Binoo show in Toronto for 10 am at Sony Centre on April 27, 2013 then enter the rafflecopter giveaway below before April 13th. 

Our children come only with our own "Parental Guidance"

Parental Guidance is a hilarious movie that has everything you want in a fun to watch family movie.  While watching the movie there were many moments of laughter, sadness, and times that made me step back and think. 

I liked seeing how the movie was portraying what parents do now compared to the past generation parents.  I think it is totally true that every decision we make is up to our own "parental guidance."  Fingers crossed :) we make the right choices.  Parenting is definitely a job without a description or a manual to follow.  I totally recommend this funny movie for everyone parents or not.

Win copy for Return to Nim's Island

Return to Nim's Island is a movie about Nim's determination to protect her island and the animals from the ruthless resort developers and greedy wildlife poachers.  Nim realizes she and her animal pals can’t defend their home alone, so to save her island she gets help from an outsider Edmund, a runaway from the mainland.  
I watched the first movie, which was a fun adventure that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Win a copy of this movie before March 26th through the rafflecopter below.  This giveaway is open to people in US and Canada.

Win a copy of the Willow Blu-ray

In celebration of its 25^th anniversary Willow is now available on Blu-ray and DVD combo back.  This fantasy tale written and produced by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard points out that heroes come in all sizes.
Win a copy of this fantasy film Willow (1998) blu-ray copy before April 10th.

We had a fabulous experience @Disneyonice Rockin' Ever After

The opening night at Disney on Ice in the Rogers Centre was totally Rockin'.  We had an awesome time.  The show started off with a fast paced, upbeat rock and roll musical that was exciting to watch.  Special guests like Pinocchio and Cinderella's stepsisters joined Mickey and the clubhouse members in the beginning of the show.  My son said he liked it every time Mickey came to the stage.  The four stories highlighted at the Rockin' Ever After show was about Ariel, Rapunzel, Merida and Belle.  

Wings Of Life

Today is Learn About Butterflies Day. I am glad that we had a wonderful opportunity to learn about Butterflies at the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Niagara Falls) a couple of years ago. We liked the beautiful feeling of being surrounded by the colourful butterflies.  We also enjoyed standing still and opening our palms for the butterflies to come land on us.