Dec 20 2016

Dreamworks TrollHunters Rock Candy Recipe

From the limitless imagination of acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes a tale of two worlds set to collide in the epic saga DreamWorks Trollhunters, which follows ordinary teenager Jim Lake Jr. who inadvertently discovers an extraordinary secret civilization of mighty trolls beneath his small town of Arcadia. In celebration of this must-see series coming to Netflix on Friday, December 23rd, DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix have released a fun featurette!

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This epic saga isn’t your ordinary kids fare, as parents are just as likely to end up hooked. When the world of humans and trolls collide and an ordinary teenager is beckoned to save them both, parent and child alike will find themselves cheering on an unlikely yet lovable hero. With dozens of hours of unstructured time to fill until kids head back to school, DreamWorks Trollhunters has everyone at home covered with 26 cinematic episodes ripe for enjoyment. Mom & Dad should especially stay tuned for:

  • 24 acts of bravery destined to build confidence.
  • 15 jokes adults will love that kids won’t catch.
  • 32 ways to appreciate the power of friendship.
  • 14 times you might get a little choked up.
  • 38 awkward moments that’ll remind you of high school.
  • 14 creatures kids will describe later in painstaking detail.
  • 5 worlds that’ll inspire fridge-worthy drawings.
  • 7 scenes that could [potentially] motivate the kids to make you a meal.
  • 46 times kids will totally get the giggles.
  • 20 gross-out moments only a kid can love.
  • 44 insane action scenes to reenact as a family.
  • 16 inside jokes to last your family a lifetime.
  • 16 times your resident trouble-maker may get new ideas.
  • 21 moments that will awaken your inner hero.
  • 15 lessons kids will learn whether they realize it or not.

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In anticipation of TROLLHUNTERS premier on Netflix this Friday, here is a fun new rock candy recipe the whole family can enjoy! Start making them now to prepare for the TrollHunters, only on Netflix! Click the image below to download the recipe!

Warning: this recipe deals with extremely hot sugar. Adults should make the treats the rest of the family can crack them into crystals when the sugar cools.

About Trollhunters:
From the limitless imagination of acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes a tale of two worlds set to collide in the epic saga DreamWorks Trollhunters. When ordinary teenager Jim Lake Jr. stumbles upon a mystical amulet on his way to school one morning, he inadvertently discovers an extraordinary secret civilization of mighty trolls beneath his small town of Arcadia. Suddenly destined to play a crucial role in an ancient battle of good and evil, Jim is determined to save the world – right after gym class. A must-see viewing event for the entire family, DreamWorks Trollhunters will bring viewers of all ages around the globe into the rich and creative world of this all-new Netflix original series, premiering worldwide December 23, 2016.
Voice talent includes Kelsey Grammer (“The Simpsons,” X-Men: The Last Stand), Ron Perlman (Hellboy, “Adventure Time”), Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead”) and Anton Yelchin (Star Trek Beyond). Trollhunters is created and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro (Crimson Peak, Hellboy). Marc Guggenheim (TV’s “Arrow,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), Rodrigo Blaas (animator Up, Brave, WALL•E), Christina Steinberg (Rise of the Guardians) and Chad Hammes (Dragons: Race to the Edge”) serve as executive producers. Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman are co-executive producers.


Dec 19 2016

Printable 3D Ornaments From Dreamworks Animation!

To help fans celebrate the holidays with some of our favorite Netflix shows, Dreamworks has created these awesome free templates to make 3D Christmas Tree Ornaments. Actually, I am fairly certain that these ornaments can be displayed anywhere at anytime! Geekery is not limited to the holidays and should be displayed to show off our fabdom love. To start the crafting process, simply click the image below to download the craft instructions and printable templates. Then print and create to decorate for the Holidays or any time of year.

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There are four different 3D ornaments that you and your family can create! I absolutely love the ones from Dragons: Race to the Edge and Voltron.

Dragons: Race to the Edge (my favorite)
Create a Scale Armor Ornament out of a 3 inch Styrofoam ball, , string, cardstock, a one inch hole punch, and a hot glue gun

  1. Print 1 copy of each texture on cardstock
  2. Punch out 70 circles from each page
  3. Glue String to the ball
  4. Glue circles to ball in layers to make it look like scales
  5. Display and enjoy

More instructions are in the Craft PDF

DinoTrux Wrecking Ball Ornament
With just a few pieces of printed paper, some string and a little tape, these wrecking balls interlock to take shape.

  1. Print out each of the sheets front and back, matching the color of the ornament shapes
  2. Cut out each shape and also along the dotted line of each tab
  3. Take one shape from each color and punch a tine hole in the center of it
  4. Cut three 8 inch segments of string and make a loop. Thread both ends through the hole and tape the ends down to the back side of the paper piece
  5. Slide the slits of the tabs into one another to create the ball shape. Keep going until all sides have been used. There are 12 pieces per ornament
  6. Display and Enjoy

Voltron Shield Ornaments (Another of my Favorites)
By gluing colorful pieces of paper together, everyone in the family can create their own Lion shield ornament to display on the tree.

  1. Print Template page on cardstock and cut out each piece along the dashed lines.
  2. Trace the template pieces onto special cardstock colors.
  3. Use black glitter cardstock for piece A
  4. Use silver foil cardstock for piece B and C
  5. Use your favorite lion color for piece D
  6. Cut out all template pieces.
  7. Glue Piece B on top of Piece A
  8. Glue piece C on top of piece B
  9. Glue piece D on the top of piece C
  10. Tie a string into a loop and apply hot glue to the cebter back of piece A and glue the loop onto the piece
  11. Repeat for each color of the lions (black, red, green, yellow and Blue)

TrollHunter Crystal Ornaments
Gathering crystals has never been easier now that we can make these crystal ornaments to hang on the tree. All you need is some color paper, a glue stick, thread and needle, and scissors.

  1. Print the templates on the color paper of your choice
  2. Cut out along the dotted lines
  3. score along the solid blue lines
  4. Puncture a very small hole in the red dot and sew both ends of the thread through the hole. Tape to the underside of the crystal
  5. Glue tabs to corresponding side to form the crystal.
  6. Display and enjoy

There are more instructions as well as helpful images in each file to help each person make these fun 3D ornaments. I know my family will be making the Scale Armor ornaments! They work for Dragons: Race to the Edge but also for many Fantasy shows such as Game of Thrones. The crystals can even be re-purposed in to Troll crystals from Frozen (shhhh, I didn’t say that).

Click the image below to download all four PDFs and begin the crafting holiday adventure! Be sure to also catch all the shows on Netlix this holiday, especially since Voltron continues it’s epic story in January.

Dec 16 2016

Free Printable Moana Activities and Crafts

If you haven’t already seen the movie Moana, I do suggest it. It has wonderful music and a great story. Not to mention…I love Hei Hei. I think he may be my new favorite Disney Character (other than all things Star Wars). That chicken is so weird and it really does well as the plucky comic relief.

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Also, when you watch Moana, see if you can find Sven from Frozen. Oh yes, he is in there! I laughed so hard when he appeared on screen. It took everything I had to not jump up and say “Oh hey it’s Sven”.

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In anticipation of Moana coming to theaters, Disney has released several printables featuring Moana, Maui, Hei Hei, and Pua. From Coloring Pages to a cool Hexaflexagon, all the printables featured below are free to download, simply click on the image and save the PDF to your computer. Then print and create for tons of Moana fun including the opportunity to create your own Kakamora.

Pua & Hei Hei coloring Page
Muana Coloring Page
Group Coloring Page
Maui Coloring Page
Maui and Moana Coloring Page
Maui and Moana Coloring Page
Water Safety Tips
Maze
Matching Game
Bookmarks
Hexaflexagon
Connect The Dots
Make your own Kakamora
Design your own Kakamora
Moana printable Paper Doll
More Moana Printables and Party Supplies


Dec 15 2016

The Book of Henry Poster Debut

Big news! Focus Features has debuted The Book of Henry Poster (see below)! Focus Features will release THE BOOK OF HENRY in select cities June 16, 2017!

The Book of Henry will feature a single mother raising two boys, one of whom is a genius. Starring Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay, and Jaeden Lieberher. The supporting cast includes Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Lee Pace (The Hobbit trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy), Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman, Maddie Ziegler (of Sia’s music videos “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart”), and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live).

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For more information see the announcement on Focus Features Blog.


Dec 15 2016

Dreamworks Holiday Printable Cards and Gift Tags

Happy Holidays from your friends at Dreamworks Animation! In honor of this festive season, here are some fun printable Dreamworks cards and gift tags for your holiday gift giving this year! Simply click the image below to download these fun holiday crafts. Once they are printed, cut and create to send holiday cheer!

The best part is, these cards and gift tags are free and will add a little festive fun to the gifts you send or put under the tree. Thank you Dreamworks!

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The Printables include:

  • Dawn of the Croods:
    • Gift tags
    • Christmas card
  • DinoTrux
    • Gift tags
    • Christmas card
  • Dragons Race to the Edge:
    • Gift tags
    • Christmas card
  • Adventures of Tip and Oh:
    • Gift tags
    • Christmas card
  • All Hail King Julien:
    • Gift tags
    • Christmas card
  • Puss in Boots:
    • Gift tags
    • Christmas card
  • Turbo Fast:
    • Christmas card


    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!


    Dec 12 2016

    Free Winter Wonderland Printable Checkers Game

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    It is a Marshmallow World during my favorite time of year! I love the snow, I love to build snowmen, and I really love snowball fights. In fact, my whole family loves the white stuff that falls from the sky coating the world in a blanket of snow.

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    My love for snow goes far beyond the joy of playing in the winter wonderland, I also love all things inspired by snow and snowflakes. My Christmas Tree has snowflake ornaments with snowflake garland, my holiday dishes all feature snowflakes, and my DIY projects often feature homemade snowflakes with sparkles. I have even created a checkers game inspired by the tiny snowflake. I mean let’s face it, unless we shrink to the size of a fairy and play in a cold storage room, playing checkers with snowflakes probably won’t happen.

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    The Printable Winter Wonderland Checkers Game is easy to make, can be played by the light of a crackling fire (yay warmth), and it doesn’t require some person screaming, “Honey, I shrunk the kids”.

    The Game set includes:

  • 4 pieces to make the board
  • 12 blue chips
  • 12 Purple chips
  • and Instructions

    • Each of the chips are two-sided. One side of the chip features the snowflake and the other side features the crown. So when a player is kinged, simply flip the piece over and it is now capable of moving in both directions!

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    I think the best part of this awesome Snow inspired Checkers Game is that it is provided for free! Yup. simply click the image below. save the PDF to your computer, Print and create for tons of fun! Can’t get much better than that! However, if you want to donate I will not say nay. Every little bit helps keep this blog alive.


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    Dec 09 2016

    Disney Printable Christmas Tree Ornaments

    There is no shortage of printable Christmas ornaments out on the net. Simply conduct a search on your favorite search engine and you will be bombarded by ornaments from geeky to unique. It is actually fun to see them all however, the search can be a little overwhelming if you are looking for something specific, such as something Disney related.

    Family Disney solves the problem for us, creating a holiday listing of all their free printable Christmas Ornaments featuring many of the Disney and Pixar characters! Best of all, many of them are easy to create. Simply print, cutout, punch a hole at the top, tie a string and hang on the tree. It is easy to get the whole family involved in using these to decorate the tree!

    Tip:
    Select Ornaments that are a good fit for the age group looking to decorate the tree. Some of the printable ornaments listed below require a little more work to create. There are 3D paper crafts ornaments as well as special Shrink Charm ornaments. For example, the Perry Christmas Ornament requires glue in order to construct the platypus paper craft and hang him on the tree.

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    The Disney Ornaments feature characters such as: Phineas, Ferb, Perry, Fred, Baymax, Hiro, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, GoGo Tomago, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Bell, Aurora, Marie from Aristocats, Lady and the Tramp, Pluto, Thumper, Nala and Simba from the Lion King, Kevin from UP, The First Order Logo, BB-8, Kylo from Star Wars the Force Awakens, Judy, Nick, Flash, and so much more!

    Find your favorites below and click the picture to download! Then just print and create for the best Disney Christmas tree.

    If you need instructions for constructing some of the harder ornaments, click the name printed above the picture. You will then fly right over to the Family Disney instructions.

    Disney Printable Christmas Ornaments
    Zootopia Ornaments
    Prep and Landing Ornaments
    Mickey and Minnie Star Ornament
    Phineas and Ferb Ornaments
    Perry Ornament
    Mickey and Minnie Ornaments
    Mickey and Minnie Snowflake Ornaments
    Mickey and Friends Ornaments
    Mickey Toy soldier Ornament
    Princess Castle Ornament
    Star Wars The Force Awakens Ornaments
    Disney Character Ornaments
    Toy Story Ornaments
    Princess Ornaments
    Big Hero 6 Ornaments


    Dec 06 2016

    Free Printable December Disney Calendar

    Do you happen to know when is National Brownie Day? Or how about National Cupcake day? If the answer is no, I would grab the Free Printable Disney December Calendar and mark the dates. It is the month of sweets after all. Besides, It provides a great excuse to pull out the Cocoa and have a yummy Hot Chocolate on National Cocoa Day.

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    The calendar feature Winnie the Pooh with a red Christmasy design decorating the boarder. It contains all the important dates you will ever need to know. It also contains space for you to fill in events of your own. Now you won’t miss a Dessert day or an important event! Grab the calendar here


    Dec 05 2016

    Free Lego Syndrom Printable Coloring Page

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    Incredibles – Syndrome Lego Minifigure

    The Disney movie The Incredibles features a superhero who’s life is turned upside down when a rescue goes horribly wrong and a young boy named buddy gets in his way. But Buddy was no ordinary kid. This kid had dreams of being a Super Hero and following in Mr. Incredibles footsteps. The problem was, Buddy had no powers. So with the “power” of his brain, Buddy created weapons of mass destruction. Saving the best inventions for himself he had planed to put the world in danger, so that he could save the people and gain recognition as a Super Hero. But how far can Buddy go before his desire to be a Hero changes him to a Villain?

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    To commemorate Syndrom, Lego created an awesome Syndrome minifigure decorated in his “S” costume and crazy hair!

    In honor of the Syndrom becoming a LEGO Minifigure, I have created a Lego Minifigure Syndrom coloring page! Simply download, print, and color for Lots of Lego Fun! Best part is this coloring page is free! However, if you like it and download it, please consider donating.


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    How to get the Syndrom Coloring Page:

    • Click the image below
    • Save the PDF to your computer
    • Print and color

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    Get my other Lego Coloring Pages on my blog here!


    Dec 01 2016

    Free Crochet Pattern for Santa Hat and Beard

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    I love to craft and I love Christmas, so when I get to combine the two it is beawesome (beyond awesome)! Today, I had a few minutes to spare and decided to check out all the free Christmas patterns on redheart.com. There are a lot of cute ideas featuring snowmen, hats, scarves, ornaments and more. However, I think what caught my eye the most was this hilariously adorable Santa Hat and Beard pattern. I found it a brilliant way to not only keep your head warm during the December month, but also your face, especially for those who may not have the ability to even grow a beard to help in the colder months.

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    About the Santa Hat and Beard Pattern:
    Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
    DESIGNED BY: Ellen K. Gormley
    PATTERN NUMBER: LW2655

    Items needed:

  • 1 skein of red yarn
  • 1 skein of white yarn
  • yarn needle
  • Crochet Hook: 6mm

    • To download the pattern head over to Red Hearts Santa Hat and Beard Pattern, click the “Download Free Pattern”, and save the PDF to your computer. Then simply print and create to make this festive Santa Hat and Beard. It is perfect for the season and would make a wonderful gift.