Warner Bros. is proud to announce the arrival of Jack the Giant Slayer released on DVD & Blu-ray on June 18!
Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of this life to stop them and rescue the princess!
The question is... are you courageous enough to rescue the princess? Are you brave like Jack? Take the quiz to find out!
You have the power! Control the moving GIFs and power the action in the movie with a swipe of your mouse! The Giant Soundboard lets you compose your own mashup of sounds from Jack The Giant Slayer, which your kids will enjoy for hours! Test your bravery and take the How Brave Are You? QUIZ to see if you are as brave as our hero Jack.
Enter to win a Jack the Giant Slayer Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet)! (Giveaway open to residents of the USA and Canada) The prize will be sent via FedEx or UPS. No P.O. Boxes please. Enter on the rafflecopter form.
Disclosure: Warner Bros. supplied the materials for this giveaway.
Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post, however, I did receive this product for review. All opinions are honest and are my own.
The boys love playing on the iPad, but we don't want them to have too much screen time so we limit their iPad access to a couple of times a week. They have to take turns and I usually tell them that they have to play educational games first. I noticed that when my five year old was playing the Kangaroo Island games, he kept playing them. He didn't switch to the less educational games after the allotted time. He was having fun and learning at the same time.
There are six games in the Kangaroo Island Photo Classifying App, giving children options when playing. My boys love being able to make choices and switch to different games. My three and five year olds both said their favorite game is the painting game otherwise known as Koala Canvas. In the game they help Cole the Koala identify the correct items in a category while painting a picture.
In the Kangaroo Island Photo Classifying App, children learn to name and classify 336 items in 15 different categories:
- Animals
- Bathroom
- Clothing
- Colors
- Foods
- Furniture
- Instruments
- Kitchen
| - Lowercase Letters
- Uppercase Letters
- Numbers 1-20
- Shapes
- Tools
- Toys
- Transportation
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The boys are learning so much while playing these games. They asked me questions about lowercase and uppercase letters while playing and started to recognize the differences on their own. You can see my five year old playing one of the classifying games in the video below. Notice how the game corrects him by making him try again when he puts something in the wrong category.
The boys have really enjoyed playing these games and will for a long time. This app is designed for Pre-K and up and is for Apple iPad only. You can learn more about the Kangaroo Island Photo Classifying App at
Super Duper Publications.Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post, however, I did receive this product for review. All opinions are honest and are my own.
Do you remember the old Superbook series. I watched it when I was a kid and loved it. It has been redone for this generation and CBS will broadcast Superbook on its CBS-owned stations in major television markets across the US.
For three consecutive Saturday evenings, beginning June 15th,
Superbook will air on a national television network.
Check Full Listings here.
Superbook has won the hearts of children around the world since 1981. And now, with its new award-winning animation series, you can travel back in time with Chris, Joy, and their robot Gizmo on exciting adventures from Creation through Revelation.
Check out
Superbook.TV where you'll find fun for the whole family. There's also a free devotional that you and your children will enjoy as they learn more about God and the bible.
Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.
My son's preschool class had been learning about silkworms this Spring and he was allowed to take some home on the last day of school. He was so excited.
He has spent a lot of time observing his silkworms and predicting what will happen next. He checks on them several times a day and reports any new developments. It has been a neat experience for all of us to watch the silkworms change into moths and to learn about the life cycle of these unique creatures.
My 5 year old has been very responsible in taking care of his "pets". Twice a day he feeds his silkworms Mulberry leaves that he picks from a tree in our yard, and then after checking on them makes sure his silk worms are in a secure location. They have to be kept out of reach of our two year old and 3 year old. If you have a toddler you know why… they really do get into everything.
Two of our silk worms already transformed into moths and fell in love. The next thing you know we have over 100 silk worm eggs. They haven't hatched yet, but we are waiting to see if they do. I'll let you know if our silk worm adventure continues into another generation.
I am so behind on posting our menus. We did some traveling, then I got strep throat and now I am busy helping with Vacation Bible School. Here is a list of our menus for the past month. I will provide links to recipes whenever possible. I hope this helps give you some ideas. Feel free to share your favorite recipes and menu plans in the comments. I love to try new recipes.
Monday: Grilled Flat iron steak, grilled potatoes and onions, sliced tomatoes with balsamic vinegar
Tuesday: Brats and hotdogs, baked beans, cantaloupe
Wednesday:
Beef and broccoli stir-fry with rice
Thursday: Preschool picnic
Friday-Sunday: We were out of town
Monday-Tuesday: We were out of town
Wednesday: Thai peanut rice noodles with chicken and peas
Thursday: Spaghetti and meatballs with
breadsticks (I have been successfully making these breadsticks without a bread machine since mine is broken. I will post a recipe soon.)Friday: leftovers
Saturday:
Pork Schnitzel, apple sauce, red cabbage
Sunday: BLT salad
Monday: Barley and mushroom soup with ham
Tuesday: Pizza
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: BBQ chicken, baked beans, grilled carrots
Friday: Butter beans, Chicken nuggets, zucchini chips
Saturday: Slow cooker chicken and rice, steamed broccoli
Sunday:
Grilled cabbage,
macaroni salad, brat burgers and grilled hot dogs
Monday:
Panko crusted Tilapia, leftover chicken and rice, spinach
Tuesday:
Grilled flank steak (made with olive oil instead of veg. oil), grilled carrots, tomato caprese salad,
basmati rice with onion and ginger Wednesday: Slow cooker ham and beans, cornbread
Thursday: Pizza, tomato salad
Friday:
Baked rice,
honey chicken kabobsSaturday: Dinner out for my birthday
You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty and irresistible for the rest of your life – Coco Chanel
Today I turned 37 and I like what Coco Chanel has to say about age. I'll go with gorgeous and charming and maybe a little forgetful. I forgot to buy candles so we improvised with a candle my son made in preschool. He didn't understand why I helped him blow out the candle. He wanted to do it all by himself.
I love simple, pretty things like these pop bottle vases with fresh cut flowers. We gave a pop bottle vase with fresh flowers to each of my older sons' preschool teachers this Spring. Frugal and Repurposed gifts from the home are the best and you can never go wrong with fresh flowers.
Pretty enough for a wedding too. My parents 1974 wedding featured daisies in coke bottles.
My husband's grandmother planted these bulbs years ago and they still come up year after year. I wish they lasted longer. They are always so beautiful.
