The cute little marmalade loving bear returns January 12th in his all new movie, Paddington 2. This sequel finds Paddington living with the Brown family. As it turns out, he has become very popular with the locals around town, which isn’t surprising because who wouldn’t like Paddington.

This Paddington story features the hundredth birthday party of Aunt Lucy (wow). To show how much he loves his Aunt Lucy, Paddington goes on the search for the best birthday gift he can find. The search should have ended after Paddington purchases a very unique pop-up book from Gruber’s antique shop, but the book is stolen. Will he be able to get the book back in time for the party? I guess we have to wait until Jan 12 to find out.

In anticipation of Paddington 2 hitting theaters January 12, Warner Bros has released several printable activities that families can print and enjoy. Color the official Paddington 2 coloring pages or help Paddington find the marmalade in his fun little maze.

To download these printables simply click the images below and save the PDFs to your computer. Then print and create for some Paddington fun! Then see the movie in theaters January 12.

Paddington 2 Printables
Paddington 2 Activities	Paddington 2 Coloring Page	Paddington 2 Maze

More About Paddington 2 from the official Padding 2 website:
Reuniting many of the original film’s cast while welcoming those in new roles, “Paddington 2” stars Golden Globe nominee Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”), Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), three-time Golden Globe nominee Brendan Gleeson (“The Guard,” “Into the Storm,” “In Bruges”), Oscar nominee Julie Walters (“Billy Elliot,” “Educating Rita”), Oscar winner Jim Broadbent (“Iris”), and Oscar winner Peter Capaldi (short, “Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life”), with Golden Globe and BAFTA Award winner Hugh Grant (“Four Weddings and a Funeral”), and BAFTA winner Ben Whishaw (“The Hollow Crown”) as the voice of Paddington. The starring ensemble also includes Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, and Oscar nominee Imelda Staunton (“Vera Drake”) as the voice of Aunt Lucy.

Paddington’s return to the big screen was again helmed by BAFTA-nominated director Paul King (“Paddington,” “Come Fly with Me,” “The Mighty Boosh”) from a script written by King and Simon Farnaby (Sky TV’s “Yonderland,” “Mindhorn”), based on the best-selling and internationally adored books by Michael Bond, creator of Paddington Bear.
The film was produced by multiple award-winning producer David Heyman (the “Harry Potter” films, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” Oscar nominee for “Gravity”). Serving as executive producers were Rosie Alison, Jeffrey Clifford, Alexandra Ferguson Derbyshire, Ron Halpern, and Didier Lupiter.

Creative talent returning behind the camera included director of photography Erik Alexander Wilson (“Tyrannosaur,” “Submarine”), production designer Gary Williamson (“Bunny and the Bull,” “Submarine”), Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming (“Wonder Woman,” “The Dark Knight”), and editor Mark Everson (“Mindhorn,” “Alan Partridge”), joined by editor Jonathan Amos (“Baby Driver”). Visual effects were provided by the highly acclaimed British VFX company, Framestore, led by animation director Pablo Grillo (“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”) and VFX supervisors Andy Kind (“Gravity”) and Glen Pratt (“Beauty and the Beast”). The score is composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (“Atonement”).
“Paddington 2” was shot on location in and around central London, as well as on the legendary soundstages of Warner Bros. Leavesden and Pinewood film studios.

Warner Bros. Pictures and StudioCanal present, in association with Anton Capital Entertainment S.C.A., a Heyday Films Production, “Paddington 2.” The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.paddington.com
“Paddington 2” is rated PG for some action and mild rude humor.

DIRECTED BY: Paul King
PRODUCED BY: David Heyman
CAST: Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington, and Imelda Staunton as Aunt Lucy

Cinderella has many Palace Pets that are so adorable, but not many of them adore doing chores, which is why Bibbidy deserves some extra props. I think everyone needs a pony like this in their life, I know I would love to have a chore loving pony.

Bibbidy is a little white Pony. She wears blue and light blue jewelry and bows. She features a pink tail and mane.

Bibbidy’s Story:
She was given to Cinderella as a wedding present by the Fairy Godmother and she’s Cinderella’s most helpful pony and adores doing chores.

This Printable coloring page is free to download! Then simply print and color for some Princess Palace Pet Fun. If you do download this printable please consider donating. It takes a lot of time to create these fun printables and every little bit allows me to continue to bring these fun printables to you.

To download The Bibbidy Coloring Page:
1. Click the image below
2. Save the PDF to your computer
3. Print, color and enjoy

You can download more free printable Disney Princess Palace Pets on my blog here:

Once the page has been colored, please share. I would love to see the art and share some of them on my facebook page.

Bring on the Winter Wonderland this January with Disney’s Ice Cold Calendar featuring characters from Frozen! Since the cold never bothered us anyway, we can certainly use this calendar to schedule a wonderful “Do you want to build a snowman” event, or have a hot chocolate get together with friends and family.

This Frozen calendar also comes with 2 printable coloring pages: Elsa and Anna, and Kristoff, Sven and Olaf. Simply click the image below and download the PDF. THen print and create for a very epic Frozen January.

Find more printables and crafts on Disney Family.

Ariel has a New Princess Palace Pet! She is a lavender Puffin named Waddles. She has an orange beak and feet, light blue etes and a Puffy tail that is decorated with a turquoise leaf.

Waddles’ Story:
I have yet to find the official story for Waddles, so no much is known about her. I have read that she likes making holes and tunnels. When her story is released I will update it here.

This Printable coloring page is free to download! Then simply print and color for some Princess Palace Pet Fun. If you do download this printable please consider donating. It takes a lot of time to create these fun printables and every little bit allows me to continue to bring these fun printables to you.

To download The Waddles Coloring Page:
1. Click the image below
2. Save the PDF to your computer
3. Print, color and enjoy

You can download more free printable Disney Princess Palace Pets on my blog here:

Once the page has been colored, please share. I would love to see the art and share some of them on my facebook page.

I know it’s late, but if you are like me, the holiday festivities don’t end until after December 31st. So here is a printable pack of Holiday crafts to make your festivities fun before the new year! There are printable garland strips and cup cozies featuring all our favorite Dreamworks Characters!

The printables include characters from the following shows:

To download the holiday pack, click the image below and save the PDF to your computer. Then print and create for tons of festive fun!!

Happy Holidays!

My Little Pony Fans get to join the Mane 6 in their all new adventure, My Little Pony: The Movie, which comes to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 9 from Lionsgate! This epic release features Best friends Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity team up in their most epic adventure yet! The mission, to save Equestria from the evil Storm King.

While everyone is preparing for the first Friendship Festival, Princess Twilight Sparkle is more of a wreck with how to keep the festival fun and exciting. She even asks to have the sun and moon moved for optimum festive lighting. While the other princess ponies were not willing to move the heavens for Princess Twilight Sparkle, they did give her the advice that since she is the Princess of Friendship, she has everything she needs to make the festival a huge success.

This is where the film goes from light and fun to dark in a matter of seconds. The “PG” rating is more of a PGfr (Parental Guidance for real). Unlike the cute MLP cartoon we find on Netflix, which my 3-year old niece loves, this movie is a little much for the younger audience. Once it goes dark and the Storm King’s minions enter the the scene, the movie never really brightens until we reach the end. The few songs scattered between are really the only happy release the audience gets. I suggest adults watch this movie first to determine if their younger children would be able to handle the “bad guys” and the creatures found within this film.

While I suggest a preview before the younger audience watches My Little Pony The Movie, I do find the movie to have a great message. Not only is it about how to be a friend, but it also includes a hidden gem about bullying and how it can negatively affect the lives of those who endure such horrible actions from others. For example, Tempest Shadow is introduced as the lead minion to the Storm King. Her skills and broken horn lead to the capture of all the Princesses but Princess Twilight Sparkle. In an effort to gain the powers from the Princess of Friendship, Tempest Shadow must follow Twilight Sparkle and her friends beyond the boarders of Equestria.

As the movie moves forward, we learn that the bullying from others has lead Tempest Shadow down this evil path to try and find a way to repair her horn so that she could look like everyone else. With the magical powers of Princess Twilight Sparkle and the other Princess Ponies, the Storm King would have the ultimate power and he would be able to restore her horn. The problem is, evil likes to destroy, not repair, and Tempest Shadow must make a life-changing decision before this movie ends.

I truly love the fact that while My Little Pony: The Movie has one monumental theme about how to be friends and why we should be friends, it has some explinations of what happens when we choose not to be friends and bully those for just looking different. While I would say the delivery is a little rough for kids, My Little Pony is great for the older children in the audience and the young at heart.

More about My Little Pony: The Movie:
BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2017
Title Copyright: My Little Pony: The Movie © 2017 My Little Pony Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2018 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. MY LITTLE PONY and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2018 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc.
Type: Theatrical Release
Rating: PG for mild action
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH
Feature Run Time: 99 Minutes

This time of year calls for Gingerbread houses, Sugar cookies in the shape of stockings and snowmen, and a Christmas tree decorated with holiday lights. Many people have a delicious Porg in the oven for Christmas Dinner…I mean Ham, I definitely meant ham…even though a well cooked Porg looks totally Yummy. Come to think of it, I may not be the only one that desires a little Porg on my Christmas table. Disney must have realized the need for tasty Porgs this Christmas because they created a fabulous Star Wars: The Last Jedi Porg Cookie Recipe. Before I start getting emails about how Porg lives matter, let me just say, “No Porgs were injured or killed in the making of this recipe.” 😉

To make these Porg Cookies you will require the Porg Template found on Disney Family.

Note: all cooking and cutting should be done by an adult. However the kids will have a blast decorating them!

The cookie itself is pretty easy to make. The dough is a basic sugar cookie recipe and very delish. The decorations on the other hand are a little more difficult, at least they were for me. Tiny details such as feet, frowns, and wings are not my forte. Most of my Porgs looked like Snowmen, which were recently in a horrific accident. However, they were still fun to make and yummy to eat.

Porg Cookies

• Servings: 24
• Difficulty: easy to intermediate
• Print

Ingredients COOKIES Porg Template Cardstock Scissors 1/2 Cup unsalted butter, softened 1 Cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 Tsp vanilla extract 3 Tbsp milk 3 Tsp baking powder 2 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour Circular cookie cutter ICING: 2 Tbsp meringue powder 1/4 Cup water (plus more for thinning) 4 Cups powdered sugar 1 Tsp vanilla extract Orange, gray, and white gel food coloring Pastry bags and tips Offset spatula Toothpicks Black candies

Photo and recipe from Disney Family

Directions Print out the porg template on cardstock and cut out your preferred size (it should be similar in size to the cookie cutter). Preheat oven to 375° F. Then, start on the dough. Cream butter and sugar by mixing together. Whisk eggs in a separate small bowl until yolk and whites are combined. Add whisked eggs, vanilla, and milk into butter and sugar mixture, beating together. In a separate bowl, mix together baking powder and flour. Then add it into your wet cookie mix and combine together with a rubber spatula. On a floured surface, roll out cookie dough. Bend the cookie cutter into the shape of the porg cutout. Then use to cut out the cookie dough. Bake on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet for 7-9 minutes. Let cool. Now make the royal icing. In a mixer, whisk together meringue powder and water until foam starts forming. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix for about 2 minutes for the right consistency. If the mixture is too thick, add more water (1 teaspoon at a time). Separate into bowls and add food coloring. Thin the icing with water, until it has reached the desired consistency. Add to piping bags. Then, decorate using the template as a reference. To frost the main shape in white, start with a large tip and place frosting in the middle. Then use an offset spatula to spread to the corners. For the more intricate details in orange and gray, use smaller tips. Make the borders and expand to the middle with toothpicks. Then add dark candies for the eyes. Store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to enjoy the cookies!

For more Porg Crafts and Recipes check out my blog here: SKGaleana.com/Porgs

Today, Disney is celebrating the digital release of OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE on Digital SD/HD and Movies Anywhere, starring the voice cast of Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff. This all new adventure stars everyone’s favorite snowman, Olaf. When Anna and Elsa realize that they may not have a Christmas tradition, Olaf teams up with Sven and goes door to door through Arendelle hoping to find some of the best traditions to save his friends holiday.

Like many Disney movies, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure is packed full of Easter eggs, from a nod to Moana to remembering Christmas’s past with Prep and Landing. Watch the video below to check out where some of the Easter Eggs are, then watch the short to see how many you can find.

This digital holiday collection also includes 6 other Disney Shorts to watch during the best time of year. They include:

Princess Belle has a palace pet she found during winter. Petit is a tan pony with hazel eyes. She has a pink mane and tail with a hair style that matches Belle. She wears rose jewelry since the rose is so significant in Belle’s life.

Petit’s Story:
Belle found this little pony on a winter day while strolling near the frozen lake. Petit is adventurous and strong willed, but she doesn’t have an easy-going temperament. Petit doesn’t let anyone ride her except Belle. She is called Petite in some merchandise.

This Printable coloring page is free to download! Then simply print and color for some Princess Palace Pet Fun. If you do download this printable please consider donating. It takes a lot of time to create these fun printables and every little bit allows me to continue to bring these fun printables to you.

To download The Petit Coloring Page:
1. Click the image below
2. Save the PDF to your computer
3. Print, color and enjoy

You can download more free printable Disney Princess Palace Pets on my blog here:

Once the page has been colored, please share. I would love to see the art and share some of them on my facebook page.