Summer is finally here! I know I look forward to more time with my oldest daughter – and I am sure most of you look forward to time with your school aged kids as well. Just one problem – how do we keep them busy all summer? Lucky for us, Hasbro has a great line of toys – from My Little Pony, to Marvel, to Play-Doh, & everything in between – and most of them are perfect for unlimited summer fun! Below are just a few of my favorites, but be sure to check out Hasbro Toy Shop for many more options.
Captain America: Civil War Blaster Reveal Shield
Captain America fights for battle victory with superhuman strength, agility, and an indestructible shield! He’s America’s first Super Soldier, fighting fearlessly on the side of justice. Kids can imagine what it’s like to battle like Captain America with this Blaster Reveal Shield, which includes 2 launching projectiles! Just push down the star button to watch the shield open, revealing a hidden blaster designed to take enemies down! Heroes-in-training can also use the shield as protection, and when they reveal the blaster, they’ll have the ultimate weapon!
In this fun spin on the classic game, Operation, players must help Dory and Hank rescue their friends from the Touch Pool at the Marine Life Institute. Collect all the fish and avoid the buzzer to help Dory save the day! My girls love this version and it is certainly a fun way to pass the time – especially on a rainy day. This game is fun for the whole family! Includes 12 plastic fish that need to be rescued.
Take the pets on a tour through Downtown City in their very own double-decker shuttle bus! A disco ball and star-shaped banners create a real party atmosphere, and the emoji bubble lets everyone know what a fun time the pets are having – right through the megaphone on the roof! Decorate the shuttle with Deco Bits pieces and stickers for a custom look. Shuttle comes with pet (Barkley Woofley #92) with hat accessory – looks like he’s the official driver of this fun-filled vehicle. Featuring fun bobble-head motion, he makes a great addition to any pet collection.
Find inner balance and unleash the powers of light and darkness with Blazing Team! Based on the popular Blazing Team TV show, Blazing Team toys let kids become masters of Yo Kwon Do, learning exciting tricks and swinging their skills into action. Kids can start their training to become Yo Kwon Do masters with the Battlespin, which features a retractable string for easy playing action. The Battlespin toy is perfect for the first-time Yo Kwon Do-er: kids can imagine unleashing their creature spirit into the battle from the first spin, then improve their battling skills ! The attached spirit ring secures on the finger for fast play as Yo Kwon Do masters-to-be train and learn new tricks. Each Battlespin features creature-inspired styling and details on its face, so kids can imagine joining the Blazing Team with their spirit creatures on their side!
The exciting Pie Face game is filled with fun and suspense, and somebody’s bound to get splatted! Just put some delicious whipped cream from home or the wet sponge on the “hand” of this hilarious game unit and start turning the handles. It could go off at any time, so keep your fingers crossed and hope you’re not the one who gets a splat in the face! You score a point for every time you turn the handle without getting pie-faced, and the one who scores 25 points wins. Take some risks and hope for the best in this hilarious Pie Face game! This is a favorite in our house – my girls just laugh and laugh whenever we play. Definitely a family favorite!
The exciting Pie Face game is filled with fun and suspense, and somebody’s bound to get splatted! Just put some delicious whipped cream from home or the wet sponge on the “hand” of this hilarious game unit and start turning the handles. It could go off at any time, so keep your fingers crossed and hope you’re not the one who gets a splat in the face! You score a point for every time you turn the handle without getting pie-faced, and the one who scores 25 points wins. Take some risks and hope for the best in this hilarious Pie Face game! This is a favorite in our house – my girls just laugh and laugh whenever we play. Definitely a family favorite!
Row, row, row your boat with Pinkie Pie and her awesome Row & Ride Swan Boat! She’s poseable for rowing action and as the boat rolls, the music plays and she rows! When you scan your Pinkie Pie figure’s necklace into the My Little Pony Friendship Celebration app (device not included), you can unlock her character in the app! It’s going to be a great day at the park with Pinkie Pie and her Swan Boat!
While in LA this past April I was lucky enough to screen Disney’s 100th Original Movie – Adventures In Babysitting. I loved the original from the 1980’s, which this movie is based off of, so I was really excited to be one of the first to see it. I must say, I really enjoyed it! There was a lot of laughing, a lot of nail biting action, and even a few heart warming moments. I do not want to give anything away but I will say be sure to tune in when it airs on The Disney Channel on June 24th. That just so happens to be my daughter’s 5th birthday and she is a HUGE Evie fan (Sofia Carson’s character in Descendants) so I know we will be tuning in. What a great birthday present for her!
Photo Credit: Disney Channel/Rick Rowell
I also got to chat with the stars of the movie – the babysitters themselves – Sabrina Carpenter and Sofia Carson! They are both so sweet and instantly lit up the room when they walked in. We had all just watched the movie and so we were ready (and excited!) to get to talk with them. Don’t worry, I edited out anything that could be a spoiler – I want you guys to experience the movie as I did with fresh eyes. These girls were an absolute pleasure to talk to – and I think they genuinely enjoyed talking with us as well. They are so humble and down to Earth. I really enjoyed my time with them.
They immediately raved about their cast mates. Sabrina started by saying “The five kids are some of the most talented we’ve ever met. They were so professional and such a joy to work with. I wish I could babysit them.” I could tell how much she really enjoyed her time on set and that was confirmed when Sofia explained further.
“We all became a family. We had little parties every weekend – singing and dancing and improve games. We had the greatest time.” When asked to tell us something they like about each other Sabrina said that Sofia is not that funny at all. Sofia fully knows that and admitted it to us. They both giggled as Sabrina let Sofia know that with a script, she funny and “if she had writers with her all the time, she’d be so funny“. Sofia added “Sabrina is probably the funniest person you will ever meet. She doesn’t need a script.“
Adventures in Babysitting Interview
Being in the presence of these girls made me feel a little old. I remember watching the original Adventures in Babysitting when I was younger – and we asked them if they had seen it before they knew about this version. We learned that Disney came to them together and they actually auditioned together – they were even the first to read for the roles!
“I did see the movie. I was a big fan of the movie. My mom was a big fan of the movie. So to be able to create a new version of such a classic beloved tale for this new generation is something I was honored to do. Apparently I have a thing with squeals and remakes (referring to Girl Meets World).” Sabrina answered.
When you see the movie, you will notice there are quite a bit of stunts. We asked how many of the stunts they got to do themselves and Sofia got to do all of them. Sabrina was a minor at the time, so the most she got to do was pretend to drive.
“I don’t drive. We have a lot of bloopers of me in the car because I can’t drive. There definitely will be bloopers on the DVD.” she added. We then learned that poor Sofia actually got hurt doing one of her stunts and has a scar on her knee to prove it. “Can I mention it was the lamest stunt of the whole movie that I hurt myself. We ran in the rain the whole movie, I was in a factory hanging 20 feet in the air – I did all of that. But when they asked me to run and walk, I fell. It is the first scene in the movie – Lola is running late. It was actually the last week of shooting. They had just wet the pavement to make it look nice on camera and I wasn’t wearing shoes with rubber soles. I had to run down the hill pretty quickly, jump over [bushes] and then the second I hit the pavement, I just wiped out. But now I get to say I fell doing a stunt.“
Photo Credit: Disney Channel/Rick Rowell
Since this movie all about adventures in babysitting, we asked if either of the girls had funny stories from a babysitting experience.
“I would babysit my little cousins. But they were such good kids, I have no stories. We got ice cream – I got chocolate, they got strawberry. They went to sleep. It was very easy. Nothing like we experienced in this movie. There were no ferrets involved what so ever.” Sofia answered. Sabrina did have a story to tell us though, “I never babysat but once I locked a babysitter out of the house because I didn’t really like her. I mean, it was me and my two older sisters. They were older, they probably could have babysat me anyways. She wasn’t a great babysitter because she brought over her boyfriend and I was like – we don’t know this person. He was really really nice but still it was like – you guys can go outside. We just played piano inside for a couple hours.” Sofia added that her character Lola is the kind of girl that “totally would have brought her boyfriend to babysit“.
When asked about their favorite scenes in the movie, they both had great answers. The two they picked are actually two of my favorite scenes.
“Besides where we first meet – which shows the dynamic of these two new babysitters and gets you ready for the adventure that you’re about to go on – and the rap battle, which is really fun – I love the simple bathroom makeover scene for Jenny. Its a time where she isn’t getting a full makeover, just kind of letting her hair down so she can be a little bit more adventurous like Lola. It shows what shes taken form this whole adventure that they had together and shes more confident than she was before.” Sofia went with one of the funniest scenes in the movie. “I love the rap battle scene. Me and Sabrina got to be rappers for the first time in our lives. It was such a fun scene to shoot. It was so high energy, the music was awesome – the energy in the club was great. The kids were so cute and hysterical. We had a great shoot.“
Of course we had to ask them if they were more of a Lola or a Jenny. They both answered that they are an in between.
“Lola is really cool, brave, free spirited, young girl who isn’t afraid to just live life despite consequences of sometimes making irresponsible decisions. She is very passionate about her art and a very strong girl. I am also very passionate – I think we both are – about what we do. About our music and acting. We’re both also independent with strong incredible moms and they taught us to be strong girls – and represent girl power. Lola and Jenny are both like that – because Jenny, even though she is more inside the box is still a strong powerful girl. They both saved the day together.” Sofia explained.
Photo Credit: Disney Channel/Rick Rowell
Sofia and Sabrina are both clearly role models for young girls. When asked how they felt about this they immediately said it was an honor to hear themselves called role models coming from us mommy bloggers.
Sofia went on to say “It is an honor to be able to be in a position where we can influence young girls. It’s a big responsibility, but its a beautiful responsibility because as we were growing up we looked up to actors and singers to be our role models as well. And their voice and what they stand for always influenced us so much. I think we are very lucky to be able to tell stories like Jenny and Lolas story – like Evies story , like Girl Meets World. Who represent Girl Power because girls can take over the world. I think its important that girls know that and that we remind them of that. So it is an honor to be able to share these stories with them.”
Sabrina continued with “Since Sofia and I both had such big dreams and aspirations as to what we wanted to do. the fact that we have been able to figure out those dreams and love what we do everyday is hopefully an inspiration to girls everywhere (and boys) to figure out what they want to do – and make sure that whatever they do in life they love so they don’t have to work a day in their life.“
Adventures in Babysitting Interview
They are both very well spoken young women – and clearly have some great role models in their lives. My heart was touched when they both mentioned their moms when asked who they were.
“My role model has always been my mom. She is the most incredible woman in the world – most incredible woman I know and I always strive to be just a little bit like her every day. Even just 10% of what she is that would be enough – she is truly my hero.” Sofia explained. Sabrina told us “My mom and dad and my older sisters – my whole family – the Carpenter bunch is kind of a special bunch. I think that my parents always stressed in my head that I was unique and that I was special and that I was different and that I could do whatever I put my mind to. Those are the type of people that you want to have in your life forever and I am lucky to call them family.“
Photo Credit: Disney Channel/Rick Rowell
Things certainly have changed since I was a kid. I grew up watching Boy Meets World and the most I could do was write a letter to my favorite actor (Rider Strong). He did send an “autographed” postcard back to me (that I still have) so that is a win – but now you can tweet at your role models and get responses from them almost instantly. Social media is really amazing and has changed what it means to be a celebrity. When we asked the girls about how they feel about this. their answers touched me.
Sofia explained “It’s really one of my favorite parts of our job, apart form doing what we love every day. We get to feel and share so much love with your daughters and your sons. It really means the world to us to know they take the time out of their day to make photos for us and make videos for us. When we meet them, they get emotional, and I almost always get very emotional too. It’s still surreal to me that someone can look up to you and care about you so much and you can feel the same way about them. Social media is the best way to stay connected to them. I really feel like we can talk to them directly and they can talk to us directly. It was my birthday and the amount of love I received from all of my fans was so beautiful and it made me feel so loved and I just hope to give it all back to them. We are here because of them.“
“You guys control obviously what your kids watch and what you want your kids to take in – so the fact that you have chosen to watch Descendants, Girl Meets World, and hopefully Adventures in Babysitting – that means the world to us. And to be able to have such an instant interaction with social media now a days is really special. The fact that you could make someone’s day and you don’t even know them – or you could get to know them that quickly – is wonderful and it’s nice to have that instant connection.” Sabrina added.
Adventures in Babysitting airs on The Disney Channel on June 24, 2016 at 8:00 pm EST.
About Adventures in Babysitting
“Adventures in Babysitting” brings together two unlikely friends when a tedious evening for contentious babysitters, Jenny Parker (Sabrina Carpenter) and Lola Perez (Sofia Carson), turns into an exciting journey in the big city as they hunt for one of the kids who somehow snuck away. The story unfolds when Jenny and Lola, two girls with distinctly different personalities, both interview for a coveted internship opportunity and accidentally swap phones. In need of extra cash, audacious Lola nominates herself when the Andersons call Jenny looking for a last-minute babysitter.
Meanwhile, dependable Jenny is already set to babysit the Cooper family for the evening. Lola’s first attempt at babysitting takes an unforeseen turn after Jenny discovers what Lola has done, and Jenny takes the kids to the Andersons to help rectify the situation. However, this leads all of them on an unexpected and exciting adventure of a lifetime.
Don’t forget to tune in to The Disney Channel on Friday, June 24th to watch this hilarious and heartwarming film. And then on Tuesday, June 28th the DVD will be available for purchase everywhere! This DVD includes never before seen bloopers and they are amazing! They definitely make it well worth it to buy the DVD.
My daughters are huge fans of the How To Train Your Dragon series. We love the movies as well as the Netflix series, Dragons. The wait for the third season is finally nearly over – it premieres on Netflix this Friday! This day also happens to be my daughter’s 5th birthday so she is beyond thrilled! We told her it was Netflix’s present to her and she cannot wait to binge watch every episode that day. I can guarantee you she will want to spend her birthday in front of the TV with her Toothless stuffed animal she made herself at Build -A-Bear. We have been counting down the days and watching all the clips we can find. You can check out a few of them below. Be sure to tune in to Netflix for new episodes on June 24th, 2016!
Synopsis
Hiccup and Toothless are back along with your favorite Dragon Riders in an all-new action-packed Season 3 of DREAMWORKS DRAGONS: RACE TO THE EDGE. The high-stakes continue as the Riders advance in their hunt for Viggo, Ryker and their expanded Dragon Hunter army. Tune in as the Riders encounter new dragons, a seemingly reformed Dagur, an underground Dragon Fighting arena, and learn along the way that Viggo has a Dragon Eye and dragon fortress!
Tris and Four risk everything to save their world in the third installment of the worldwide hit franchise when The Divergent Series: Allegiant arrives on Digital HD on June 21 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD), and On Demand July 12 from Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment label.
Directed by Robert Schwentke (The Divergent Series: Insurgent), written for the screen by Noah Oppenheim (The Maze Runner) and Adam Cooper (Exodus: Gods and Kings) & Bill Collage (Exodus: Gods and Kings), and based on the novel by Veronica Roth, The Divergent Series: Allegiant stars Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley (The Fault in Our Stars) and Theo James (Underworld: Awakening) as Tris and Four, alongside Jeff Daniels (The Martian), Miles Teller (Whiplash), Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars), Zoë Kravitz (Mad Max: Fury Road), Maggie Q (TV’s “Nikita”), Ray Stevenson (The Book of Eli), Bill Skarsgård (TV’s “Hemlock Grove”) with Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer (Best Supporting Actress, The Help, 2011) and two-time Best Actress Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts (21 Grams, 2003; The Impossible, 2012).
In this third exciting film in The Divergent Series, Tris and Four lead a team of rebels in a daring escape over the city wall—into a strange new world where they face a threat more dangerous than they ever imagined. Together, Tris and Four wage a furious battle for survival, fighting not only for their factions and loved ones, but for the future of an entire city in this dynamic, action-packed adventure.
The Blu-ray and Digital HD releases feature an in-depth look behind-the-scenes with six all-new featurettes plus audio commentary with producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher. The Blu-ray is encoded in Dolby TrueHD and features a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, which delivers captivating sound that places and moves audio anywhere in the room, including overhead, to bring entertainment alive all around the audience. The Divergent Series: Allegiant will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD. For viewers who need to catch up on the series, the first two installments, The Divergent Series: Divergent and The Divergent Series: Insurgent, will be available on 4K Ultra Combo pack on July 12 as well.
BLU-RAY/ DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES*
Audio Commentary with Producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher
Six Featurettes:
Allegiant: Book to Film
Battle in the Bullfrog: The Stunts and Choreography Behind This Thrilling Sequence
Finding the Future: Effects & Technology
Characters in Conflict: The Motivations Behind the Film’s Antagonists
The Next Chapter: Cast & Characters
Building the Bureau
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*
Audio Commentary with producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher
Two Featurettes:
Allegiant: Book to Film
Battle in the Bullfrog: The Stunts and Choreography Behind This Thrilling Sequence
Finding Dory is currently the number one movie and brought in $136 million opening weekend – that is the highest domestic opening weekend for an animated movie! It is the sequal to Finding Nemo, which hit theaters way back in 2003 (and I remember going to see it in college). I had planned to take my girls to see it last weekend but a last minute travel opprotunity came up so we missed out. We do plan to see it this weekend – which is perfect because my daughter turns 5 this weekend. We have been watching available clips and trailers to prepare ourselves and Baby Dory has quickly become an a-Dory-ble favorite in our house! If there is a baby Dory toy, we will be getting it, that’s for sure! There is no way you can watch the below clip and not fall in love.
About Finding Dory
Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” reunites everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale? Directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “WALL•E”) and produced by Lindsey Collins (co-producer “WALL•E”), the film features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! Moms, if you are looking for some last minute printable cards your kids can give to their dads, check out these fun and cute Zootopia Father’s Day cards! My girls each made one for my husband and he loved them! There are seven (7) options to choose from featuring your favorite characters from Zootopia! Simply print them out and then your kids can add in whatever message they would like. Any father will be thrilled to get one! Be sure to check out the Father’s Day clip I have shared below as well. Enjoy!
About Zootopia
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ comedy-adventure “Zootopia” has broken records worldwide, earning nearly $1 billion at the global box office and becoming one of the highest grossing original movies of all time. Critics and audiences of all ages have fallen in love with the wonderfully innovative mammal metropolis of “Zootopia” and the comedic chemistry of rookie rabbit officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and scam-artist fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). In fact, critics have hailed “Zootopia” as one of the best films of 2016 and Richard Roeper from Chicago Sun-Times calls it “One of the best animated films ever.” Read my full review here.
Looking for the perfect Spring/Summer dessert? Head to the store and pickup some Tastykake Kandy Kakes and try this Lemon Kandy Kake Cheesecake Cup recipe. They are delicious, refreshing, and are sure to be a hit at any barbecue!
Ingredients:
Lemon Kandy Kakes
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup confectionary sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1 jar of lemon curd
Whipped cream to top
Instructions:
Combine cream cheese, sugar and whipping cream into large mixing bowl for the “cheesecake” filling.
In a small jar, break up Lemon Kandy Kakes to form the bottom layer, or the “crust”.
Layer on about two spoonfuls of the cheese mixture and one spoonful of the lemon curd.
Top with whipped cream and enjoy!
Check out these Spring Limited Edition treats from Tastykake:
Spring Limited Edition Mini Donuts
Tastykake’s new Peach Cobbler Mini Donuts capture the mouthwatering taste of peach cobbler inside a peach flavored donut covered in a sweet cobbler crumble.
Strawberry Mini Donuts transform strawberry flavor into a mini donut form featuring a strawberry flavored donut with traditional powdered sugar coating.
Peach Cobbler Mini Donuts are available in 11.5 oz. bags and the Strawberry Mini Donuts are available in 10 oz. bags.
Both Mini Donut flavors have an estimated retail price of $2.99.
For added convenience, Tastykake Peach Cobbler Mini Donuts are also available in 3.4 oz. six-count single serve packages. Strawberry Mini Donuts are available in 3.0 six-count single serve packages. Both have an estimated retail price of $1.79.
Spring Limited Edition Kandy Kakes
Tastykake is bringing back it’s sweet Lemon and Strawberry Kandy Kakes just in time for spring. Lemon Kandy Kakes feature a white coated vanilla sponge cake with a lemon creme filling.
Strawberry Kandy Kakes are white coated vanilla sponge cakes with a strawberry creme filling.
Both Kandy Kakes are available in 8 oz. six-count boxes and have an estimated retail price of $4.49.
Disney Infinity may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean that my family and I can still enjoy countless hours playing all three versions. This will continue to be a family favorite in our house – especially the new Marvel Battlegrounds which enables us all to play together (even my 3 year old). As I am sure you know, Alice Through the Looking Glass recently hit theaters and now there are three characters from that film available as Disney Infinity Figures. These can be used in the toy box, but do not have their own playset, unfortunately.
My 5 year old loves using the toy box – and she is quite good at it – so she was thrilled to see these three new characters join the ranks. We are huge Alice in Wonderland fans and these guys exceeded our expectations. My daughter says her favorite is Mad Hatter, but I am partial to playing Time myself. Mad Hatter is really cool because he tosses his hat. My daughter loves this attack of his. I like Time because he can slow and stop time, which is pretty fun. My favorite part about Alice is using her flamingo croquet stick to attack enemies! Honestly, even without the game (which is a ton of fun), these make some really cool collectibles or toys. All three are compatible only with Disney Infinity 3.0 toy box.
I cannot wait to take my daughters to see Finding Dory! We have been waiting months and months for this movie to hit theaters and the day is finally here! I remember going to see Finding Nemo in theaters when I was in college (boy, that makes me feel old) and it instantly became one of my favorite movies. I have seen it more times than I can count and I just know that Finding Dory will become a favorite of mine as well.
In order to celebrate I am bringing you some Fun Facts about Finding Dory as well as new printable activities including Search the Scene, Family Tree, and even an Educational Activity Packet! Enjoy – and go see Finding Dory in theaters this weekend!
Fun Facts
FAMILY TIES – Dory has found a home with Marlin and Nemo, who welcomed her into their family with open fins. Filmmakers studied the psychology of adoption to better understand how Dory might feel to be a part of an extraordinary adopted family, yet still wonder about her past. Even though Dory was already designed for “Finding Nemo,” filmmakers had to bring her design into current technology to use it. To achieve the specific shapes and expressions that fans would recognize as Dory, artists put images from the first movie side by side with images in production to ensure all was as it should be.
ALL GROWN UP – Alexander Gould, who originally voiced Nemo in 2003’s “Finding Nemo” will be 22 in May, so filmmakers had to recast the character, calling on 12-year-old Hayden Rolence to voice the junior clownfish in “Finding Dory.” Gould, who won filmmakers’ hearts 13 years ago, can be heard in the new movie as the voice of a truck driver. Rolence, who was cast long before recording began, was advised that he couldn’t tell anyone about the role. That proved tough for the youngster, who wanted more than anything to share the news with his grandma.
LAUGHABLE – Comedian Albert Brooks returns to the big screen as the voice of clownfish Marlin in “Finding Dory.” Filmmakers say Brooks is all about improv, infusing his iconic comedy into the character. While Marlin carried a big emotional load in “Finding Nemo,” he’s been freed up in “Finding Dory,” allowing Brooks a lot more improvisational leeway this time.
LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN – When designers were working on Hank, the cantankerous octopus in “Finding Dory,” they created tapered tentacles for the cephalopod. The tentacles were modeled separately from the body, but when they tried to attach them, only seven would fit. Filmmakers later decided that it made sense that Hank would have an affliction, so they worked it into the script. Designers gave Hank 50 suckers per arm for a total of 350 suckers.
REUNITED – When filmmakers cast the voices of the lounging sea lions Fluke and Rudder, they decided to bring two actors from “The Wire” together again, tapping Idris Elba and Dominic West.
VISIONARY – Destiny is a whale shark who is being cared for at the Marine Life Institute, but filmmakers weren’t initially sure what ailed her. It was Bailey, Destiny’s beluga whale neighbor, who opened their eyes—so to speak. Belugas are known for their echolocation skills—a biological sonar of sorts—that is described at the MLI as “The World’s Most Powerful Pair of Eye Glasses.” Filmmakers decided that if Bailey had an enhanced sense of sight, perhaps Destiny’s was compromised. A nearsighted whale shark was born. Destiny actually taught Dory to speak whale. Of course, the fact that Destiny is a whale shark—not a whale—explains Dory’s limited understanding of the language.
ALL IN THE FAMILY – Becky, an offbeat, kooky loon who takes a liking to Marlin, is named after production manger Becky Neiman-Cobb, who insists there’s no resemblance.
About Finding Dory
Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” reunites everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale? Directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “WALL•E”) and produced by Lindsey Collins (co-producer “WALL•E”), the film features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton.
ALL HAIL KING JULIEN Season 3 comes to Netflix today, June 17th! My girls and I love to watch this show together – we cannot get enough of that crazy King Julien! My husband even likes to watch it with us now and then. We can’t wait to sit down and binge watch this season together.
In Season 3, everyone’s favorite lemur, King Julien, brings back the party with Mort, Maurice, and Clover in fun-filled adventures in Madagascar! King Julien sets sail on a wild ride when he is held captive by pirates, performs a booty-shaking dance recital and competes in the Jungle Games. Mort is abducted by aliens, Clover discovers “fast food”, Julien’s needy parents show up and so much more in this Emmy Award winning original series!
With Father’s Day coming up, why not name dad the King of Dads with this fun printable King Julien crown! Kids can decorate it however they want and then make dad wear it around all day. Sounds like a win to me! I know my husband would love anything the girls made for him. Just download and print the crown out here. Have fun!
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