I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Disney’s PLANES will be flying into cinemas on August 9. If your little ones are like mine, then they are highly anticipating the release date (as am I!). Well, Disney have released a set of activity sheets perfect for any upcoming rainy days or maybe for travel over Memorial Day weekend. Simply click on the image below to go straight to the PDF to download and print. Then mouseover the image on the top right hand side to pin it to Pinterest and share with your friends. Enjoy!
disclosure: I was not compensated for this post, but was provided this information from Disney and am sharing it with my readers because I think it will be of interest to you.
I remember how excited my Mr P was when he saw the vignette to Disney’s PLANES awhile ago, I can’t even remember where we first saw it, if I had to guess it was at the end of one of his beloved Cars DVDs. The film takes off in theaters in 3D on Aug. 9, 2013! Like the movie it has been spun-off from (Cars), the list of planes looks to have an equally spunky crew of sassy women (rochelle voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and international speedsters (El Chupacabra voiced by Carlos Alazraqui). That’s just some of the cast of voices, other notable names include Val Kilmer, John Cleese, Sinbad and Cedric the Entertainer.
Inspired by the world of “Cars” and directed by Disneytoon Studios veteran and aviation enthusiast Klay Hall (“King of the Hill,” “The Simpsons”), “Disney’s Planes” is an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure about Dusty’s dream of competing as a high-flying air racer—and his decidedly unfortunate fear of heights.
My 5 year old Mr P has blossomed into a bit of an artist. Mr BAM was an painter in a former life, so I think he is secretly very happy about this development. I am too, it has been amazing to see his stick figures evolve into much more recognizable drawings over the last couple of months. He uses markers and crayons to bring his imagination to life on paper. The only downside to this creative pursuit his the marks all over his hands. Covered in all the colors of the rainbow, he marches off to the sink and scrubs ink all over the bar of soap or hand pump of soap. Neither creates an ideal situation, as black grime is left either all over the soap or the pump.
Having been introduced to the LYSOL No-Touch hand soap, means my little dude only has to place his hand under the nozzle to activate the soap. Easy peasy and no grimy germ filled residue left on the pump for everyone else. Besides less cleanup for me, it has also meant that we are reducing the spread of germs from grubby hands to pump – it’s a win win situation for the entire house. Since we have a teeny tiny New York City bathroom, I worried that it might be too big for our counter top, but I was presently surprised to see that it isn’t all – pretty relative to the size of a pump and the sleek white design fits my bathroom.
If you’re like me, you enjoy football for everything but the actual game. I love spectator sports, but there is something about the stop and start of football that has never fully won me over. But who can resist the Super Bowl, the fanfare that surrounds this last game of the season is hard to beat. I remember when I was younger (i.e. before kids), I was able to sit around for hours eating food, drinking, and watching the SuperBowl – the tailgaiting with friends AND the commercials made it AH-Some!
Fast Forward to Super Bowl 2013 and I have to admit, I am a little excited! If you haven’t yet heard Beyonce is the half-time entertainment, and the commercials as always promise to amaze!
A little birdie told me that 2 of Disney’s highly anticipated feature-length releases for 2013 will be launching trailer. Check out the sneak peeks below.
Tweet your thoughts on the trailer with hashtag #LoneRanger.
To participate in The Lone Ranger “Who Will You Ride With on Game Day” Sweepstakes* and get a chance to win prizes for “You and Your Kemosabe,” tune in and follow @LoneRanger on Twitter. For a chance to win, after the sneak peek airs answer trivia questions about the spot correctly and use #LONERANGER in the reply. All correct entries will be entered in a blind drawing for a chance to win a prize pack, such as Kawasaki helmets, SUBWAY® gift cards, and more. Each prize pack includes two prizes, one each for “You and Your Kemosabe.” The sweepstakes will end February 4, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. PST. Entries will also be accepted via email to lonerangersweeps@thaweb.com.
Iron Man 3
And the other Disney Flick that has a spot set to air during the game is the third in the Tony Stark/Iron Man movie franchise.
Here’s a 10 second teaser. Weigh in during the Super Bowl on Twitter with #IronMan3
There is so much on at the moment that I really have to pace myself and the kids if we are to make it to Christmas in one piece! Little Miss is a little under the weather, but I’m hoping that this weekend she will kick whatever she is fighting. Meanwhile Mr 5 woke on Thursday pretty much on fire – well, he had a high fever. We got him settled and today he was a little lacklustre, but overall seemingly lots better.
Without further ado, here are a few awesome things you can do in Brooklyn and Manhattan this weekend and beyond in December.
Over the past 15 years 65 million people have experienced the Lion King on Broadway and to celebrate they have opened a free interactive exhibit Inside the Lion King at 42nd & 6th Avenue (across from Bryant Park). The exhibit runs from 10am – 8pm daily til December 16.
As the weather turns somewhat wintery, I can’t help but hang out and dream about warmer temps ahead. Granted, those warmer days are many months away, but hey it never hurts to dream a little dream. As I look ahead to 2013, two of the sunniest parts of the year I am dreaming of are our trip to Orlando in September and running in warm weather again. Well, when you combine the two it makes me think of Disney’s races – unfortunately I will not be in Orlando at the time of any 2013 races. One day, one day I’d like to run like a true princess at Disney!
In the meantime, I’ve compiled a list of US races that are fit for a princess.
