Blaze and his monster machine friends are racing to DVD July 27, 2021 in Blaze and the Monster Machines: The Case of the Treat Thief. In this all new adventure line up, Blaze and his crew must solve the case of their lives, stop the thief, and recover all the stolen treats. In this new collection of episodes Blaze makes new friends, hears amazing stories, becomes an officer, and so much more. Blaze and the Monster Machines: The Case of the Treat Thief DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon Home Entertainment is available for the suggested retail price of $10.99 and can be purchased from Amazon.com (affiliate link).
Blaze and the Monster Machines: The Case of the Treat Thief DVD contains four exciting episodes featuring Blaze and many of the characters fans have come to love. The four episodes are:
In honor of Blaze and the Monster Machines: The Case of the Treat Thief coming to DVD, we are hosting a giveaway! That’s right! Time for another epic chance to win a DVD! Simply use the rafflecopter form below and follow the prompts to earn entries. Fans can tweet daily, follow, and/or comment! When the giveaway ends Aug 13, 2021, one random entry will be chosen as the winner! Chances of winning depend on the amount of entries the giveaway receives. Read more about the Terms and Conditions here.
Welcome to Portorosso, the most charming sea side town you will ever find. All are welcome…unless of course, you are a sea monster. Disney/Pixar have released a new coming of age animated feature call Luca. Luca is a sea monster that dreams about the surface and all that it contains. When he meets Alberto, a fellow sea monster that lives like a human in the human world, Luca takes the plunge out of the water to learn what the world has to offer. Streaming now on Disney+, Luca is an imaginative and colorful story.
While I love the art and characters in the movie Luca, I can’t say I really like this coming of age story. The idea that a child must run away from home in order to find himself is really quite horrid. I get that there are prejudices on both sides making it hard for a child to develop and find himself, but the act of running away just because one disagrees with their parents is not something I can condone or endorse. Running away is a very hard and tragic leap for all family members involved. With so many runaways never found again and families left to their own imagination on what could have happened to their child, it seems rather callus to make such a story. There are many different ways for a child to discover who he is with supportive parents in this curious world. I wish Disney could find a way to write one of those stories.
I am happy that the prejudices on both sides are identified and worked through as a community in the end. Thankfully, the kids find a path everyone can agree on and that the parents discuss what is best for their child’s future. We have Luca following his dreams, Alberto finding an accepting and loving home, and an entire community learning that not all sea monsters are monsters and sea monsters learning that not all humans and monsters. Unfortunately, it took a runaway scenario to make this change happen.
I think, before parents let their children watch Luca, there should be a quick conversation. Sit the kids down, explain the theme in the movie, but also explain that this is fiction; running away will not solve their problems. This will allow them to communicate their feelings and let them know that they can always talk to their parents and get help when needed. Every single human being on this planet has been through the ‘who am I stage’, and many of us are still there. This is common, this is normal, and there are people who can help when it gets tough.
In honor of the release of Luca on Disney+, Disney has released a fun activity pack for fans to download print and create. Featuring Guilia, Alberto, Luca, and other characters from the film, this activity pack is fun for the whole family.
The Activity Pack includes
Draw your favorite Italian Food
Gelato Maze
Spot the differences Trio
Spot He Differences Sea World
Spot the differences Portorosso
Coloring Page Luca and Alberto on scooter
Coloring Page Luca and Alberto under water
Coloring Page Trio Guilia, Alberto and Luca
Coloring Page Cat
Build your own Scooter from spare Parts
To get the activity pack, click the image below and save the PDF to your computer. Then print and solve or color!
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Thanks to Disney’s Facebook Page, fans are getting epic recipes that are fun to make and delicious to eat. This weeks recipe is inspired by the littlest Incredible, Jack-Jack. Everyone knows Jack-Jack has a thing for cookies; they are his num nums. Well these num nums become yum yums for us now that Disney has released the awesome Num-Num Cookie Recipe by MaryLou Jaso., a Pixar Pastry Chef.
To begin the process of making Num Num Cookies, I suggest collecting all the ingredients together and separating them into small bowls. It helps keep track of all the ingredients, so that no ingredient is forgotten. A forgotten ingredient means these cookies will not be num num.
Ingredients needed:
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup chocolate chips
Step 1: Brown Butter and let it cool until it begins to solidify
Step 2: Cream butter, sugars, and salt in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy
Step 3: Mix in whole egg, Egg yolk, and vanilla
Step 4: Combine dry ingredients. Then slowly mix the dry mixture into the butter-sugar mixture
Step 5: Add Chocolate Chips
Step 6: Scoop into balls and chill thoroughly. At least one hour, preferably overnight.
Step 7: Bake at 350F for 7-10 minutes until golden brown on edges but still soft in the center.
Step 8: Enjoy the num nums while looking fabulous darling. Always look fabulous.
To get the recipe click the image below and save the PDF to your computer. Then collect the ingredients, follow the directions and make delicious Jack-Jack Num Num Cookies. Be sure to look fabulous while doing so. And as always, no capes are allowed in the kitchen.
Shark Week starts July 11, 2021! That means it’s time to get ready for a blockbuster summer with new jaw dropping shows on Discovery and Discovery+. This year the shark programming will feature celebrities including, Robert Irwin, William Shatner, and many others who will be diving into the water for extraordinary shark adventures.
Shark Week has shared the lineup of episodes for Shark Week featuring their all new shows. Some of the episodes sound amazing and I can’t wait to watch them. For example:
CRIKEY! IT’S SHARK WEEK will start Shark Week off with a bang as Robert Irwin dives with his first ever Great White Shark, This sounds like it could be amazing and informative since the Irwin’s tend to be more informative while also being entertaining.
MECHASHARK is about building a metal shark to see if scientists have indeed found the mating region of the Great White..
Since I am a crazy fan of all of the Sharknado movies, THE REAL SHARKNADO (wt) is also on my list to watch. The actors come back and talk about the fiction and realistic possibilities of Sharknados.
RETURN TO THE LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE promises to be very informative since everything we know about the Great White Sharks could be changing.
Looking at the calendar, there are also a few I more than likely won’t be watching since I am not a fan of the celebrities featured in those episodes. Thankfully, Shark Week has a variety of episodes that cater to many different Shark Week fans. Use the Calendar below to find which episodes you will be watching.
To celebrate Shark Week 2021, I have created a couple of party printables fans will need to create the perfect Shark Week Party. The printables include, cupcake toppers, cupcake wrappers, Shark Week coloring pages, and a printable treat box. Simply click the image below and save the PDF to your computer. After the file has been saved, print the cupcake toppers, and treat bag on cardstock, print the coloring page and cupcake wrappers on regular paper., cutout the items, and create by following the instructions.
Pokémon Go is celebrating their fifth anniversary by selling the Go Fest Tickets for only $5! That is 66% off the cost of the Go Fest ticket last year! Go Fest 2021 will be a music fest where fans can choose a Pop Star Pikachu or a Rock Star Pikachu. The Pikachu we choose will dictate which music plays during the event. There will be a rock-and-rolling track for Pikachu Rock Star fans, a high-energy electro-pop song for Pikachu Pop Star tans. Guess who wants some rock n roll.
Go Fest is a 2 day event starting July 17. There will be a ton of special Pokémon, special researches, and new Shiny Pokémon (I can’t wait to get a shiny Whismur and Chimecho). Fans with the ticket will also get the adorable Mythical Pokémon Meloetta, (insert fan girl scream here). To learn more about the GO Fest 2021, go to the official Pokémon Go Fest website. There we can read about all of the events, specials, and habitats. It will also help fans decide if they want to buy the Go Fest ticket. With it being 66% off, I don’t think many people will say no. Either way, players will be able to catch some awesome Pokémon and have a blast during the Go Fest.
Last year, Go Fest had several free printables that fans could download, print, and create, including the iconic Gift Papercraft and Pikachu Visor. I have included the printables below since the webpage that contained the Go Fest printables no longer exists. I can’t wait to see what Niantic will provide for our celebration this year.
To get the printables click the images below and save the PDFs to your computer. After the files have all been saved, print the files and follow the instructions to create. These can work for your next GoFest party or any Pokémon party!
On October 1, 2021, everyone’s favorite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, The Addams Family 2. In this all new movie we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with “scream time.” To reclaim their bond they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, It, as well as many new kooky characters. What could possibly go wrong?
To celebrate the announcement of the Addams Family 2 movie, MGM has released 9 kooky character posters for the 4th of July holiday featuring
Gomez
Morticia
Wednesday
Pugsley
Granny
Fester
Cousin It
Thing
Lurch
All the characters are ready for their vacation in their own unique vacation attire and they are all unhappy to see us again. I personally love Lurch’s poster. Relaxation and sleep is the best. 🙂
More about The Addams Family 2 movie: CAST: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, Wallace Shawn, with Snoop Dogg as ‘IT’, with Bette Midler and Bill Hader DIRECTED BY: Greg Tiernan DIRECTED BY: Conrad Vernon PRODUCED BY: Gail Berman, Conrad Vernon, Danielle Sterling, and Alison O’Brien EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: Kevin Miserocchi, Jonathan Glickman, Cassidy Lange, Aaron L. Gilbert, and Jason Cloth
UHU, a German company known for their glues, is getting ready for ‘Back to School’ by partnering with Pokémon. I think this is a fantastic way to help kids prepare for an all new school year. Fans can catch them all by buying glue sticks and other products featuring different Pokémon such as Eevee, Pikachu, Squirtle, Mewtwo, Growlithe, Bulbasaur, and more. Click the image below to fly over to the official UHU website and check out all of their new products.
In honor of their partnership UHU and Pokémon have created five amazing crafts that kids and/or adults can download, print, and create using their favorite UHU glue stick. These crafts come with the template, instructions, and video help if the paper instructions still don’t make sense. The fun crafts are:
Pikachu Bookmark,
Pokémon Crown,
Printable Pokémon Memory game,
Pikachu picture frame,
Pokémon Party decorations. featuring several different Pokémon
To get the printables go to the official UHU Website and download the PDFs. If UHU no longer has the printable Pokémon Crafts, you can click the images below and save the PDFs to your computer. After they are saved, open each craft using Adobe Reader, print on regular paper, cutout all the parts, and follow the instructions to fold, glue and create. I’ve also included the YouTube videos provided by UHU to help make these crafts.
This Pikachu bookmark craft allows fans to create their own unique bookmark by gluing two yellow rectangles together and then gluing all of the lightning bolts to the rectangles. Add the head and fans have their own Pikachu to keep their pages safe for future reading.. Be sure to let dry before use.
Pokémon Crown
Get ready to celebrate with this fun Pokémon crown! Simply Glue the bands together then glue the pokéballs and Pikachus to the band. Be sure to let dry before wearing.
Pokémon Memory Game
The printable Pokémon Memory Game is like most memory games, except in this case you have to print and create the cards by printing the pages on cardstock, cutting out the squares, gluing the backs to each square, and letting the squares dry. Then turn the squares face down and start playing.
How to Play:
Turn all the squares facedown (Pokémon side down) on a flat surface
The first player flips over two squares. If they match, the player keeps the pair and it is the next players turn. If they don’t match, the player turns them face down once again and it’s the next player’s turn.
The game keeps going until all pairs have been collected
the person with the most pairs wins. TIP: to make sure there is a winner remove one pair to remove the possibility of a tie.
Pikachu Picture Frame
Do you have a great picture to display but can’t find the perfect frame? Look no further. Display the happy scene with a happy Pikachu. A little printing, cutting, and gluing will make an awesome frame for most occasions.
Pokémon Party Decorations
Celebrate a party with these decorative banners/bunting featuring some of our favorite Pokémon. Print, cut, and glue around a string to make the decorations. After the decorations are dry, hang where you want.
Now that we can get Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park on Digital and DVD, fans can rock out with Bodi and his band whenever they like. This fun and adorable movie is available from most retailers including Amazon.com (affiliate link).
To celebrate Rock Dog 2’s release, Lionsgate has created a wonderful Shredcaster Guitar craft that kids and adults can create to rock around the house. All we need are
Carboard and construction paper or craft foam
Black Marker
Glue
Small box
6 rubber bands
Scissors
Guitar template
To get the template and instructions click the image below and save the PDF to your computer. Then print and create to start rocking around the park or the house.
Here is a question we all have thought about growing up. If we had three wishes, what would we wish for? Would it be a big pile of money? Fame? Power? For Din, in Netflix’s new movie Wish Dragon, this question became a reality when he is given a magical teapot, which contains a Wish Dragon named Long. All of a sudden, he could have whatever he wanted.
To Long’s surprise, Din didn’t want money, fame, or power. All Din wanted was to reconnect with a girl named Li Na, whom he knew from his childhood. Granted, his path to seeing Li Na was anything but easy. There were kung fu master bad guys, a father who was trying to save his business and lifestyle, a mother who wanted Din to get his head out of the clouds and be realistic, and a Dragon who thought people only wanted gold..
These complications led to several hilarious events that made me laugh uncontrollably. For example, when Long turns into a dragon costume to hide Din and Li Na from the bad guys , I thought, ok that’s funny. But then, when Long and Din start fighting the bad guys who are also in a dragon costume, I lost it. The tears from laughing were making it hard to see every hilarious moment in this scene. And the audience’s reaction as they were watching the fight was priceless! I watched it several times just to see everything.
There are a lot of laughter moments throughout this film as the main protagonist, the Wish Dragon, Long, learns and grows. Along his path, Long learns about interesting new technology and snacks the world has invented while he was locked away for 1000 years. One of my favorite scenes is the Shrimp Chips. Must be peasant food…or delectable deliciousness.
Long also learns an even larger lesson, more important than all the Shrimp Chip in the world. He learns the meaning of life, how family, friends, and helping others is far more important than a pile of riches. In fact ,Long sacrifices himself to help Din achieve his ultimate goal of reconnecting with Li Na. Long’s growth, I think, is the ultimate journey in Wish Dragon and it’s a wonderful story.
Along with this amazing story line, Wish Dragon is also really well made. Directed by Chris Appelhans and produced by Aron Warner, Chris Bremble, and Jackie Chan (yes, the one and the same); this team created an outstanding visionary masterpiece. The colors, the scenes, and even the background images engage, amaze and capture the eye of all it’s viewers. I believe Base Animation studio succeeded in their goal of making a “world class animation in China for China… and the world”.
Because I love Wish Dragon so much and knowing that there are going to be other fans out there, I decided it needed a party kit. Whether it’s to celebrate a movie night, or a birthday party, I wanted this Party Kit to be fun, colorful, and useful. With 15 printable items, I hope this kit will be enjoyed by all. It contains:
To get these amazing printables, click the images below and download the PDFs to your computer. Then print and create to make the best party ever. If you do use them, I hope you will consider donating. It takes a lot of time and effort to make these printables and any amount will help keep this blog alive. Thank you in advance.
Hold on to your diapies babies, Nickelodeon has released the entire series of Rugrats on DVD. This also includes the special All Growed Up, which started the Rugrats spinoff ‘All Grown Up’! Fans and soon-to-be fans can now binge watch the entire collection, which arrives on a 26-disc set. The collection features all 9 seasons and 5 bonus shorts starring our favorite babies, Tommy, Chucky, Kim, Phil, Lil, Angelica, Dill, and Susie. The only thing that is missing are the Rugrats movies.
I received the chance to review the collection and here is what I thought.
When the DVD collection arrived in the mail, I will admit I was a bit shocked. When I think about a 26 disc set, I expected a lot bigger package. My head had the idea that each season would be in it’s own case and that this collection would be about six to 12 inches wide. However, the packaging is tight and condensed. It is about 2.5 inches wide along the spine, which means it won’t take up much room on the DVD shelf.
The condensed feature of the DVD collection does mean that the DVDs are cramped within the DVD case with each DVD spinning and sliding against one another. This layered affect will eventually cause scratching, if it hasn’t already. Also, the DVDs don’t stay well in the package. They constantly fall out because the locking mechanisms for the center of the DVDs doesn’t work or is non-existent. Because of these two flaws, I suggest finding a DVD storage case (affiliate link) for all 26 DVDs. They are pretty cheap and are well worth the investment. The one I found on Amazon.com actually holds 80 DVDs giving us more space to hold other poorly packed series.
Thankfully, each DVD is numbered extremely well with the season and disc number etched on the front. This makes it easy to organize the DVDs in a DVD storage case and it makes it easy to find our place once we come back to watch more Rugrats. Let’s face it, watching all 9 seasons in one sitting is probably not on everyone’s to-do list. With over 67 hours of play time, I would suggest dividing the series up into manageable watching events. If we watch 8 hours a day, we could finish the entire series in 9 days, that should be manageable enough. HAHAHAHA! Actually, since we have them on DVD, we don’t have to worry about our streaming service removing them from the database when we just start watching the final season of a show we are now extremely invested in, so we can watch it at our leisure. I have had a few horrific “Noooooooo!”s in my streaming days, which has led me to start collecting my favorite TV series on DVD or Blu-ray.
I will be honest, I love this series. I was a fan in the 90s and I am still a fan today. In my opinion, the case’s imperfections don’t diminish the absolute joy of the Rugrats show. I am not buying the DVD collection for the case, I am buying the collection for every episode of the babies’ escapades, their adventures, their struggles, their triumphs, and more. Rugrats has a strong fanbase and continues to draw crowds to their iconic show. Since the 90s, the life of a baby and their adventures has captured the viewers into their magical world The fact that this entire series has been released on DVD is something fans have been waiting to buy for over a decade. I am certain a plastic box will not stop fans from enjoying the series we all love.
When it comes to the collection of shows, the first two season have a strange imperfection. For very 11 minute episode, we have to watch the opening theme and the credits. However, this stops once we reach season 3. Other than that, this is 90s charm with our beloved Rugrats. I am so happy the entire series of Rugrats has been released. When I or my family needs epic 90s nostalgia or great adventure stories, I just pop in a DVD and we watch a few episodes. They are short and sweet making them great for a quick watch or we can watch six segments in the span of an hour. This is a fantastic collection of friendship, trust, bravery, morals, and curiosity. I give the show five starts.
As for the case, let’s pretend it doesn’t exist. When you purchase Rugrats The Complete Series, purchase a DVD storage case as well, place the DVDs in their designated sleeves, and move on to the awesomeness that is Rugrats.
Be sure to grab the printable Rugrats coloring page from my blog here or by clicking the image below. This will take you to another page where you scroll down, click the image, and save the PDF to your computer. Then print and color!
Thanks Nickelodeon for providing the DVD s to conduct this review. Disclosure: SKGaleana receives products in order to conduct reviews. Unless noted otherwise, no monetary compensation was provided. I only share and recommend products or services I think will be a good fit for my readers. All the opinions are 100% my own. In exchange for referrals, some posts may contain affiliate links that I may receive commission for payment. (See more here)
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