DIY Washcloth Teddy Bear How-To Instructions and Kit

It’s almost Easter, which means it’ i’s time for adorable Easter baskets and family crafts! Sometimes crafts can be a bit daunting with figuring out what exactly is needed to make the craft, who can use the scissors, who will use the hot glue gin, and so much more. Thankfully, a Washcloth Teddy Bear requires no scissors and no glue. In fact, you can simply buy the kit and follow the instructions below to make a wonderful Washcloth Teddy Bear! Our store sells one kit, or multiple kits for the whole family.

These Washcloth Teddy Bears are fairly easy to make with a couple rolls, twists, folds, and squeezes. Instead of glue, the teddy bears use rubber bands to lock the shape in place. If a rubber band ever breaks simply replace it with another. Or, you can always tie a ribbon over the rubber band to add to its longevity. Either way, these washcloth teddy bears will be a big hit and well worth the make!

If you purchased the kit, you will already have the materials to make these Washcloth Teddy Bears. If not, you will need to find one square light-weight, preferably soft, washcloth (around 9 in x 9 in) and three small rubber bands. The type of rubber bands I use are the hair ties for kids (affiliate link). These rubber bands usually have a nice stretch and they are durable. However, any rubber bands on hand should work, just make sure they will fit the thickness of your washcloth. The thicker the washcloth the bigger the rubber bands will need to be.

Once you have gathered the materials, use the instructions below to create your very own washcloth teddy bear! At the end of the instructions there is a sheet you can download and print, this way you will always have the instructions on hand whenever you need them.

ENJOY!

Materials

Directions

1. Lay the washcloth on a flat surface, color side facing down

2. Roll opposite sides towards the center to form two equal tubes

3. Grab the center of the two tubes and twist so that half of the washcloth is facing backwards

4. Fold down the top half leaving a small amount of the bottom half showing

5. To make the head grab the folded towel 2/3 of the way up and wrap it with a rubber band 3 times. Take the corners and wrap them with a rubber band, to make the ears.

6. Roll the arms open a little to get them along the side. The bear is now done!

You can purchase one of our Washcloth Teddy Bear Kits from our store here: Teddy Bear Washcloth DIY Craft Kit. They come with everything you need to make these adorable Teddy Bears in a beautiful sparkle bag.

For those who have purchased the kit or for those who wish to print the instruction, click the image below and save the PDF to your computer. It’s in gray-scale to save on color ink. Simply print and start crafting!

HER RECORD IS BROKEN! – A Short St. Patrick’s Day Story


I woke up this morning doing what all family members do on March 17, examining the room to see who isn’t wearing green so that I can pinch them. What a great day to make it acceptable to cause bodily harm to a family member.

As it turns out, my mom was not wearing green. An exciting chill ran up my spine. Could this year be the year my mom actually gets pinched for not wearing green!?!?! Ok, I have to be strategic about this. In my family, if someone is wearing green and they get pinched, the pincher will get punched by the pinchee. So without arousing suspicion, I take a second look over. Yup, she is greenless.

Carefully, so as not to alert my prey, I step closer and do one last look over. It has to be visible. Nothing. The excitement rises. Keep it together Ahsoka. Don’t show your hand.

I slowly approach and in one quick swoop I deliver the final blow. SUCCESS! My mom has been pinched this March 17, 2024!!!! Her record of not being pinched is now broken!

Of course, I had to do my happy dance, taking joy in this sadistic ritual.

My mom on the other hand, walked into the closet, shuffled a few things around, and walked out wearing shamrock headband boppers. She looked at me dead in the face, her eyes lowered, telling me this was serious business, and she simply stated, “Pinch me again, and I will bop you”

Isn’t family love grand?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups Jungle Vest DIY Craft

Go on an adventure with Tracker in PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups! as he discovers a cave that leads to a lush jungle oasis unlike anything he’s ever seen before. Watch as Tracker encounters unique and extinct animals, such as tigers, elephants, rhinos, falcons, crocodiles, and more.

To celebrate the Home Entertainment release of PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups (affiliate link), we’re excited to share this fun DIY craft inspired by the new PAW Patrol members Carlos and Tracker! With this vest and these binoculars, you can travel with the PAW Patrol and discover so many new animals!

To make the Vest and Binoculars you will need:

  • 2 craft tubes
  • black paint
  • paintbrush
  • glue stick
  • string
  • Large brown paper bag
  • scissors
  • black sharpie marker
  • jungle pup printables

Click the image below and download the instructions. Then print and create for an epic adventure.

Good Burger 2 Review and DVD Giveaway! – Ends 4/8/2024

Anyone from the 90s knows and, more-than-likely, loves the first Good Burger movie starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. When it comes to burgers, fries, and two not-so-bright employees, Good Burger brings down the house in fun and laughter. But what happens to Ed and Dex after Good Burger? Well, in 2023, fans learned exactly what has happened to our favorite two characters 26 years later.

Good Burger 2 is available on Digital, and it will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on March 26 from Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon Home Entertainment, for the suggested retail price of $19.99 (Blu-ray ™) and $12.99 (DVD).

Thanks to Nickelodeon, I got the chance to review Good Burger 2 and here is what I thought.

WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW

Let me start out by saying Good Burger is a classic. Kenan and Kel are the perfect duo to bring Ed and Dex to life. Good Burger 2 picks up where we left off our duo in 1997. Performed by the same crazy duo, Kenan and Kel once again grace the screen asking fans, “Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger! Can I take your order?”

In Good Burger 2, we find Ed (Kel) still working at Good Burger, but now he owns the place. He still has a love for the fast food restaurant, so much so, that even his family and their home emulate all that is Good Burger. His kids’ names also reflect his Burger love: Pickles, No Mayo and Baby Bun Bun. All in all, Ed’s life is a success. Dex, on the other hand, went into the business world, owning Dextreme Industries. However, the collapse of his business leads him back to the smell of greasy fries and a stripe uniform. Yup, Dexter must return to work at Good Burger.

You can imagine, this return to Dex’s home turf isn’t exactly enjoyable. Dex wishes for something more. So when a chance to sell the Good Burger and make a profit off his friend’s success arises, Dex jumps at the chance. This of course leads to an absolute disaster making Good Burger an employee’s nightmare.

How does this movie compare to the database that we have today? I will be honest, Good Burger 2 rides the coattails of nostalgia. It relies on a fanbase to come and enjoy something that they loved as kids. In this aspect, Good Burger 2 is a perfect stupid-fun movie that every 90s kid will enjoy watching. Kenan and Kel bring back the sentimentality that Good Burger delivered all those years ago. Those who have never seen Good Burger may not understand the comic genius found within Good Burger 2. However, us Good Burger fans will enjoy the movie as we laugh at the jokes, find the Easter eggs, and enjoy the capability of shutting off our brains to watch a simple movie.

For what it is, a sequel to a stupidly fun classic, this movie deserves a nod from all the 90s kids out there. Great job Nickelodeon.

To celebrate the release of Good Burger 2 on DVD and Blu-Ray, we are hosting a DBD Giveaway! Us the Rafflecopter form below to enter for a chance to win! Simply follow, comment, or post on X daily to earn entries. If you do not wish to use the Rafflecopter form, or the form is down, email us your name and what Giveaway you are entering and we will add your entry to pot. Many will enter, only one will win! Good Luck!

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PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups DVD Giveaway and Review – Ends 3/11/2024

Today marks the release of Spin Master Entertainment’s newest DVD, PAW Patrol: Jungle Pup, now on DVD! Fans will go on several adventures starring our favorite rescue pups and their good friend, Tracker! We get to watch as they work as a team to rescue jungle animals while using their animal inspired vehicles and gear! There’s nothing the mighty rescue rangers can’t beat when they work together!

PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups (affiliate link) will be available on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment today, February 27, 2024, for the suggested retail price of $10.99.

Thanks to Spin Master Entertainment and Nickelodeon, I received a copy of the DVD to watch and write a review. Here are my thoughts.

SPOILERS BELOW

It is time for a wild adventure with everything we have come to know and love about PAW Patrol and their adorable pups. With their continuation to reinforce quality ideas and morals within action packed adventures, PAW Patrol has not only found a place in the hearts of children everywhere, but also received high praise from adults.

For kids, the new PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups DVD will delight, inspire, and teach. With great characters, colors, and story lines, kids will find the episodes in the DVD fun to watch. They will get to see their favorite pups in action as they work to save the animals in the jungle and learn about new animals along the way. Some of the most popular animals featured, is a sloth (Pups Save a Sloth) and meerkats (Pups Save the Meerkat Pirates). However, we also get to see extinct animals, such as a Sabre-tooth tiger and Mammoths (JUNGLE PUPS: Pups Save the Big, Big Animals).

The vehicles in these Jungle Pups episodes are inspired by animals with trunks, teeth, and, of course, gear to help the pups save the animals they encounter along the way. A fun challenge for the kids is trying to identify which animal each vehicle used as inspiration. Can you name them all?

Along with the stories, animals, and art, parents also get everything they have come to expect from PAW Patrol with their focus on encouragement, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. As stated above, “There’s nothing the mighty rescue rangers can’t beat when they work together!”

PAW Patrol once again gets a 5 star review and my thanks for making such an amazing show.

More about PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups

PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups synopsis:
Tracker discovers a cave that leads to a lush jungle oasis unlike anything he’s ever seen before. In this forgotten jungle filled with vegetation and untold treasures, Tracker encounters an amazing variety of unique animals, including tigers, elephants, rhinos, falcons, snapping turtles, and crocodiles. But danger lurks around every tree, and that’s when Carlos and Tracker will call in some extra help. Ryder and the pups arrive in all-new jungle gear and animal-inspired vehicles to save the day!

PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups episodes:

  • JUNGLE PUPS: Pups Find a Hidden Jungle
  • JUNGLE PUPS: Pups Save the Big, Big Animals
  • JUNGLE PUPS: Pups Save the Meerkat Pirates / JUNGLE PUPS: Pups Save a Hum-Hippo
  • JUNGLE PUPS: Pups Save a Golden Sweetie / JUNGLE PUPS: Pups Save the Giant Ants
  • Pups Save the Wacky Water Skiers / Pups Save the Mayor’s Assistant
  • Pups Save a High-Flying Hen / Pups Save a Sloth

To celebrate the release of PAW Patrol on DVD, we are hosting a DD giveaway! Enter for a chance to win PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups on DVD by using the Rafflecopter form below. You can comment, follow, and post on X to earn entries.

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If you wish to skip the giveaway and simply buy the DVD, fans can find it for sale on Amazon.com (Affiliate link).

Monster High: The Complete First Season – Review

Monster High is back with a new spook-tacular series! With a new look and new stories, the fun never stopes in the new DVD, Monster High: The Complete First Season! Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, Frankie Stein, and more are back for first picture day, hidden chambers, weird food fights, curses, and more. Many of these events will send the students on adventures where they learn to embrace their inner monster.

Monster High: The Complete First Season (affiliate link) is available on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment on for the suggested retail price of $12.99.

I received the chance tor review the series and here is what I thought.

As a fan of the classic Monster High, I found that there are similarities but also drastic changes from the classic to this new series. While we still have some of our favorite characters, the design and the story have taken a tangent from what I am used to.

The design of the classic Monster High series, I think is a notch above the newer series. I am not saying that the new Monster High is bad, it’s simply different. However, there were choices made that kind of take away from the classic character designs. For example, while the characters are definitely recognizable, their style and almost catwalk look are so different or non-existent. The new series has them in tennis shoes, more sporty, with way less flare. While the classic series really gave them an individual style that was unique to monster fashion. Check out the cool fashion notes on my blog here (click one of the Teen Screams). I love their lace up boots, mini skirts, and hair style. When you look at Cleo, you know she is all about the gold, jewels, and absolute superiority, which changes in the new series. She is seriously downgraded for the 2022 audience.

What do you think? Is the new series better in design?

The story has all changed a lot, bringing a different dynamic to many of my favorite characters. For example, Clawdeen Wolf is now half human half wolf. At first she struggles with finding where she belongs because she can be in both worlds: human and monster This was not the case in the classic series, where she was a strong confident individual.

We also have Draculaura, who now wants to be a witch. I know they are trying to make her character more complex, but seriously, the daughter of Dracula (a different Dracula) has a ton of complicated story lines, especially when it comes to her love life. Adding a desire to be a witch sort of throws off the character for me.

Now, all the comparisons aside, let’s take a look at the series on it’s own. It really is a fantastic story line that the whole family can watch and enjoy. The art is up with what kids are used to today, the morals stay true with life lessons, and the entertainment value is good. The characters are well rounded and have both flaws and desires with plenty of room for growth. It gets a 5 stars for me as a separate entity. However, on a scale of 1-5, the classic Monster High is a 10. haha

To celebrate the release of Monster High The Complete First Season on DVD, we have a fantastic recipe that everyone in the family will enjoy! Simply grab the ingredients and follow the instructions to make some fang-tastic Monster High Berries. Click the image below to get the recipe and start the yummy adventure.

Monster High Printable Valentine’s Day Cards

Join the fun at Monster High with a spook-tacular transformation in the exciting new DVD Monster High: The Complete First Season! Draculaura, Clawdeen Wolf, Frankie Stein, and more of your favorite characters are back with a fresh and fang-tastic makeover! Join the ghouls as they have their first picture day at Monster High, discover hidden chambers within the school, have an epic food fight where food comes to life, reverse curses, and so much more while learning to embrace their inner monsters!

Monster High: The Complete First Season is now available on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment! Follow teenager Clawdeen Wolf through her High School days, in a world where she finally feels like she belongs. Along with Draculaura (a vampire who wants to forge her own path as a witch), Frankie (a Frankenstein monster who is figuring out how their pieces fit together), Deuce (the son of Medusa, who’s rebelling by being nice), and a school full of modern monster characters, Clawdeen is going to sink her fangs into high school hijinks and teenage troubles that will have everyone howling. With hidden chambers, epic food fights, curses, and more, this series is a fun new remake of a classic.

To celebrate the Home Entertainment release of Monster High: The Complete First Season, we’re excited to share these fun valentines inspired by the Monster High ghouls! Simply download, print, and create!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

LABYRINTH and THE DARK CRYSTAL Printable Valentine’s Day Cards

Pop culture masterpieces LABYRINTH and THE DARK CRYSTAL from prolific genius Jim Henson have now unleashed globally on Digital! Movie enthusiasts and collectors will relish the definitive digital releases of LABYRINTH (starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly) and THE DARK CRYSTAL (starring Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, and Frank Oz), now available for purchase and/or rent across major digital entertainment platforms around the world.

LABYRINTH and THE DARK CRYSTAL are also now available together in a digital bundle on select platforms for the first time, allowing loyal fans and movie collectors to own and enjoy both iconic movies.

To celebrate the release of such iconic movies we are celebrating Valentine’s Day with some epic Printable Valentine’s Day Cards! With a variety of different sayings, you are sure to find the prefect cad for that perfect someone.

Some of the sayings are:

  • You’re the missing piece to my crystal
  • You really caught my eye
  • Dreamfast with me
  • I <3 your essence
  • I move the stars for no one but you
  • You A-MAZE Me
  • You remind me of the Babe
  • Will you be my friend?
  • Join me for a nice cuppa tea?

To get these cards, click the image below and save the PDF to your computer. Then print, cutout, fill out, and give to a fellow fan, friend, or family member.

If you want a larger size Valentine’s Day Cards, click here. They are the same cards but instead of 4 per page, you get two per page.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

Go, Dog. Go! Printable Valentine’s Day Cards

Go, Dog. Go! is based on a best selling children’s book with the same title by PD Eastman. The story follows a 6-year-old pooch named Tag Barker on her adventures in the city of Pawston, a fun-loving community of dogs on the go. Tag is a skilled mechanic and loves anything that goes. With her ingenuity and creativity, Tag can go as far as any plan will take her with her best friend Scooch Pooch by her side.

While Tag and her town may be on the go, they take time to celebrate Valentine’s Day, or in their case, Ballentine’s Day. In the book, Happy Ballentine’s Day, Tag has forgotten the special day and doesn’t have a special ball to give her family and friends. In an effort to fix her mistake, she learns about an island where all the lost balls go. Thus her adventure begins.

Learn what happens to Tag by reading the Happy Ballentine’s Day board book, which can be purchased from Amazon.com (affiliate link). The story is also an episode on Netflix that the whole family can watch.

Avoid Tag’s mistake and don’t forget Valentine’s Day by grabbing these fun printable Go, Fog. Go! Valentine’s Day cards! There are five different styles to choose from that are easy to gift to family and friends! You will get:

  • I Wuff You (red and yellow)
  • Pugs and Kisses (green)
  • You’re Pawesome (red and pink)
  • Furever Yours Valentine (blue)
  • Somepawdy Loves You (purple)

To make these a perfect Ballentine’s Day gift, add a bouncy ball to the card! Amazon.com has bouncy balls for a good price making these Ballentine’s Day gifts cheap to make but fun to give and receive.

To get the printable Go, Dog. Go! Valentine’s Day cards, click the image below and save the PDF to your computer. Then print and cutout. Add a little treat such as a bouncy ball. chocolate, or a sucker to make the Valentine card/gift complete. Then fill out to give to friends and family.

Monster High The Complete First Season DVD Giveaway – Ends 2/24/2024

Monster High is back with a new look and spook-tacular fun in the exciting new DVD Monster High: The Complete First Season! Draculaura, Clawdeen Wolf, Frankie Stein, and more of our favorite characters are back with a fresh and fang-tastic makeover! First picture day, hidden chambers, weird food fights, curses, and more will send the students on adventures where they learn to embrace their inner monster.

Monster High: The Complete First Season (affiliate link) will be available on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, for the suggested retail price of $12.99.

Teenager Clawdeen Wolf never felt like she fit in – until her instincts led her to Monster High, where she discovered that she’s a werewolf and a human, and now feels at home in both worlds. Along with Draculaura (a vampire who wants to forge her own path as a witch), Frankie (a Frankenstein monster who is figuring out how their pieces fit together), Deuce (the son of Medusa, who’s rebelling by being nice), and a school full of modern monster characters, Clawdeen is going to sink her fangs into high school hijinks and teenage troubles that will have everyone howling.

Monster High: The Complete First Season episodes:

  • The Monstering
  • Food Fight / Unfinished Brain-ness
  • Case of the Moondays / Portrait of a Monster
  • Witch Hitch / Part of the Pack
  • That Thing You Deuce / Werewolf Weekend
  • Paw-zzle Pieces
  • Nightmare Nightmore
  • Out of Step / Pyramid Scheme
  • What’s Up, Watzie? / So Familiar
  • Crushed / Over Bro-tective
  • Horoscare / Flaunt Your Skeleton
  • Creepover Party / Creature Clash
  • Monster Movie / Earworm
  • Spell The Beans
  • Growing Ghoulia / Casketball Jinx
  • Cleo in the Kitchen / Case of the Missing Squeak
  • Pet Problems / License to Rock
  • Power Heist
  • Monster Midterms
  • Furrmergency / Boogey Nightmare
  • Best Fiends / Scareer Day
  • Stone Alone / Horsin’ Around
  • Moonlit Fieldtrip / A Little Boost
  • Fresh Waters Run Deep / Sew Fierce
  • Witchful Thinking / Monster Match
  • The Monster Way

Thanks to Nickelodeon, we are excited to host an amazing giveaway for Monster High The Complete First Season on DVD! Use the Rafflecopter form below to enter for a chance to win! Simply follow, post on X, comment, and more to earn entries. If you do not wish to use the form, contact us with your name, email, and which giveaway you are entering for a chance to win and we will add your name to the list of entries. Many will enter, only one will win! Good Luck!

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Be sure to check out all the fun Monster High Printables we have on our blog by clicking the image below!