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)
PAW Patrol: Moto Pups was released on DVD June 1st. This time the PAW Patrol gets help from an awesome dare devil cat named Wild Cat. Together, they find ways to stop the Ruff-Ruff pack and save the town. Like most PAW Patrol episodes, these shows feature team work, problem solving, and kindness. It is all about helping others together.
I received the chance to review this DVD collection and here is what I thought. This review is 100% my own opinion. It does contain affiliate links to Amazon, which I earn a commission.
PAW Patrol: Moto Pups is everything we expect to come from the awesome series. We get to see awesome vehicles, fun tricks, and even death defying moves from Wild Cat. In fact, Wild Cat joins the PAW Patrol in each episode to help save people and Moto Town from the nasty Ruff-Ruff pack. I think it is cool to see an adorable and helpful cat in the series. Normally we see the mischievous Humdinger kittens
Mayor Humdinger and his kittens
The five episodes included are:
Pups Save the Donuts
Pups Save the Kitties
Pups Save a Moto Mayor
Rescue at Twisty Top Mesa
Pups Save a Sneezy Chase
The Ruff Ruff Pack
In each of these episodes, the Ruff Ruff pack gets into trouble by stealing a donut maker, stealing Mayor Humdinger’s kittens, taking a bus on a joy ride and getting stuck on Twisty Top Mesa, tricking Mayor Goodway, and kidnapping a PAW Patrol pup that gets stuck in the desert. With so much chaos happening around the city, the PAW Patrol jumps into action ready to save the people, save the animals, save their own, all while saving the day.
I love this collection because it shows what is wrong, what is right, and what others can do to help each other in the community. It doesn’t matter if you are a pup or cat, we can do anything when working together. PAW Patrol is an amazing cartoon. Like many of their DVD collections, I give this one 5 stars.
This DVD also includes an episode of Baby Shark’s Big Show: Baby Tooth. I am not sure what it has to do with PAW Patrol, other than it was created by Nickelodeon, but it was a cute little cartoon about a baby shark that loses it’s tooth.
To celebrate the release of PAW Patrol: Moto Pups on DVD, Nickelodeon has released several printable activities featuring the pups and their vehicles. You can find the printables on Nickelodeon Parents or click the images below and save the PDF to your computer.
1. Make your own race track. This printable comes with pieces of a race track to put together and pups on their vehicles with pieces to make them stand up.
2. Revved Up Coloring Pack contains three printable coloring pages
3. Match the pup is a fun activities where fans match the vehicle to the pup.
Tomorrow marks the release of Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park on DVD and Blu-ray! That means Bodi and his band will be rocking in our homes with fun music and the epic theme of being true to yourself. Fans can grab a copy of the DVD or Blu-ray from Amazon.com (affiliate link) or grab a digital copy from Amazon’s digital collection.
In celebration of the Rock Dog 2’s release, Lionsgate and popcornerReviews.com have worked together to bring us an amazing cookie recipe with very useful decorating tips. The recipe also includes two stencils that can be printed on card stock, cut out, and used to make the perfect cookie shapes of a guitar and a guitar pick.
To get the recipe click the image below and save the PDF to your computer, then print, cutout, and create!
Don’t forget to enter for a chance to win Rock Dog 2 on DVD by following the prompts on the rafflecopter form on my blog here. Many will enter, only onw will win! The contest ends July 2, 2021!
Insight Editions and Weldon Owen have released two amazing books, Train Your Brain: Math Games and Train Your Brain: Logic Games, both which Exercise Your Mind with Challenging Puzzles. These boredom busters will hone the skills of the little minds by breaking down complex problems so anyone can learn them, all while being entertained and inspired along the way. With puzzles, matching games, sudoku, mazes, and mores, these books are fun for all
Let me be honest…I love math and puzzles games. I find it absolutely fun to solve equations, graph, solve for angles, and anything else that uses numbers. So when I received the request to review these books, I jumped at the chance!
Time for fun with Math Games! Although that sounds like a contradiction, this book certainly has it all with vibrant colors, cute images, and wonderful stories to solve. All of the puzzles have been made in a way that helps the young Einstein’s learn and solve each problem within the pages. From counting squares to adding astronauts, Math Games boasts over 55 different puzzles to stretch the mind and train the brain.
While everything is adorable and trend friendly, I am told, “This book looks like homework.” I suppose, for second and thirds graders, Math Games looks less like a puzzle book and more like a forced activity to learn math. Little do they know, most puzzles require some sort of math, we just don’t call it math. In fact, if Math was taken out of the title, this book would feel less like homework and more like boredom busting fun.
One such boredom busting game that fits with the trends among the second and third graders is called Space Shuffle. This absolutely adorable game features spaceships, space stations, and planets.. The spaceship starts with a certain number of astronauts, picks up more at the space station and lands on a planet. The object of the game is to draw a line between the three items that show the correct addition of astronaut in the spaceship.
Along with spaceships, there are games featuring bugs, animals, submarines, dinosaurs, food, and so much more. Puzzle solvers can count the bugs, solve the pattern on a snake, earn points finding fish, solve how much a herd of dinosaurs will eat in a day, and even learn to calculate the cost of bakery goods.
A word of warning: Some of the problems are a bit hard to understand, even as an adult. For example, Watermelon Mix-up states that some watermelons have a different amount of seeds. It then requests that the puzzle solver circle all the odd ones. In Math, the word odd usually refers to odd numbers such as 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, etc. While it might be easy to assume the puzzle means circle the watermelons with a different number of seeds than the average watermelon, it is a bit ambiguous. We actually wanted to circle all the watermelons with an odd amount of seeds. Thanks to the answer key, we were able to figure out what needed to be circled.
I also found that Math Games has a few discrepancies. For example, the math problem Domino Fractions has an auto-filled solution that states the wrong fraction. The domino features a triangle that has been divided into 5 pieces, one large piece and 4 small pieces. The four small pieces are shaded. The book then states that the fraction is 4/5, which is wrong since the pieces are not of equal size.. In order to fix the discrepancy and write the correct fraction, the non-shaded large piece needs to be divvied into two smaller pieces to make the triangle have 6 equal pieces. The fraction then changes from 4/5 to 4/6.
Even with the few ambiguities and discrepancies, I think this book is a great boredom buster. It’s perfect for road trips, rainy days, or for the young math lovers who just want to solve mathematical problems for fun. It has wonderful vibrant colors, fun images, and great popular themes kids will love. I give the book a solid 4 Stars. I would have given it 5, but the few discrepancy make a couple of the problems hard to follow and solve.
f you wish to purchase Train Your Brain! Math Games, click the link below and fly over to Amazon.com. This is an affiliate link.
Train Your Brain! Logic Games
The Logic Games contained within this book are similar to the memes often found on different social media platforms, especially Facebook. There ae fun puzzles such as, what cup will be filled first with water, move the match sticks to make the equation correct, select the missing puzzle pieces, continue the pattern, and more
One of my favorite puzzles were the shape sudokus .Basically, instead of numbers, you fill each square with a shape. There must be a different shape going across and down in a line. This is the perfect way to introduce kids to the joys of Sudoku!
Like the Math Games book, there is a discrepancy here and there. The one that stood out the most was the game Pizza Puzzle. The object of the puzzle is to logically determine which pizza was the most popular by what is left over. There are four pepperoni pizza slices, four margherita pizza slices, three vegetarian pizza slices, two three-cheese pizza slices, and one weird pepperoni, mushroom, and jalapeno pizza slice left over. The one with the fewest pieces left is supposed to be the most popular. Logically the pepperoni, mushroom, and jalapeno pizza is the most popular, however, the answer key states that the three-cheese pizza is the most popular. One can only assume that the pepperoni, mushroom, and jalapeno pizza slice is not supposed to be there or the answer key is wrong. Either way, it is a discrepancy that can cause a problem or two when someone’ is trying to explain the answer to the young mind completing the logic puzzle.
The most interesting puzzle that we spent way too much time discussing is To Tell The Truth. Martha meets a fairy and a unicorn in the forest. The fairy lies on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. She tells the truth all other days. The unicorn lies on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and tells the truth all the other days. What day is it if the fairy states that she told the truth yesterday and the unicorn states that it did as well? We went through each day and found that it could be Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. However, the answer key states it’s Monday. If it was Monday, the fairy would be lying saying she lied yesterday.. So it can’t be Monday. What day is it?…I have no idea. Comment below if you know. I would love to hear your theory.
Other than a few bumps here and there, the book is fun! Using just a bit of brain power and some logic, the puzzles are solvable and less like homework and more like a puzzle book. The colors are vibrant, the characters are cute, and the only machine you need for most of the puzzles is you brain. The back of the book contains an answer key, which is extremely helpful, and it is correct most of the time. Many of the puzzles create fun discussions on how and why an answer was chosen. With more than 55 puzzles, Logic Games will keep the little minds busy for hours. I was going to give this book 4 stars, but even with the discrepancies, my family enjoyed Logic Games. It allowed us to debate a few of our answers and we somehow ended up with the goal of proving the answer key wrong. I give Logic Games 5 stars!
If you wish to purchase Train Your Brain! Logic Games, click the link below and fly over to Amazon.com. This is an affiliate link.
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