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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day hit the stores on Blu-ray™ + Digital HD this Tuesday, February 10th! Based on the 1972 children’s classic book by Judith Viorst, the heartwarming comedy from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will have your entire family laughing out loud!
Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
With a running time of 81 minutes, the movie is rated PG. Find videos, activities and ordering information on Disney.com. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn’t had one.
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I was born and raised “Deep in the Heart of Texas”, Austin to be exact! I was the first member of my family to be born in the Texas and I couldn’t be prouder that my parents chose Austin,Tx to call home and start a family!
When I was 5, my parents bought a house and we moved about 30 minutes out of the city, to a small town where I grew up on 2 ½ acres…guess you could say living the Texas dream! Some of my favorite memories are the big BBQ get together’s we would have with family and friends. Brisket, Burgers, Beans, Deviled Eggs…That’s Texas dinner at it’s finest!
Now that I have my own family, there is still nothing better than a BBQ get together! Lots of friends, family and good food. Over the years I’ve had fun turning some of our favorite BBQ snacks into something the kids will love, like my Kid Friendly Bacon Cheddar Ranch Deviled Eggs!
Bacon Cheddar Ranch Deviled Eggs A kid friendly version of a traditional deviled egg.
12 Hard Boiled Eggs
5 Strips of Bacon
1/2 Cup Ranch
3 Tbs Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Place your eggs in a pot add water to cover. Bring to boil then turn off and cover for 10-12 minutes. Remove and place in cool water for about 15 minutes.
In the meantime cook your bacon. Once done set aside to cool.
Peel your eggs, slice in half and remove yolk placing it into a bowl.
Chop up 3 slices of bacon into bacon bits. You will use 5th for garnish.
Mash up your yolk and add in remaining ingredients. Mix well.
Use a spoon or piping bag to fill your egg halves with the mixture.
Garnish with bacon pieces and cheese shredds.
If you’re looking to do an adult version, mix in some green onions or add some heat with cayenne pepper.
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Big Hero 6 releases on Blu-ray today, & with that I have a special treat to share with you..my exclusive interview with the voices of Hiro & Tadashi…Ryan Potter & Daniel Henney. Watching them at the interview table together, it was sorta like they had known each other their whole lives, even though they had just met at the premier…they had a fun back and forth that made us all giggle. It’s fun hearing how much they are like their animated counterparts.
Q : Ryan, how excited were you to work on this film and did you geek out over all the science.
Yeah, it wasn’t necessarily a love for robotics and science. It was more for just a love of creating and, you know, within robotics, there’s so much you can create, and I had the Lego robot kit,
I had a lot of models and robot builds and all these different things that I just loved piecing it together. So, it wasn’t necessarily a love for, like, robotics and science, but more just wanting to be able to kind of put the things that were almost trapped in my mind.
– Ryan Potter (Hiro)
Q : You’ve been in a Wolverine movie already, and now you’re in the Marvel Big Hero 6. Were you a big comic book fan as a kid?
I mean, not huge, but I was definitely into them. I was into, like, Spiderman, Incredible Hulk, stuff like that. It’s still very surreal, though. It doesn’t get, like, oh, this is my normal Tuesday, you know, fighting Wolverine and dying in a helicopter. That’s not normal for me. I mean, it’s still very surreal. This movie was very, very special. It didn’t, I mean, it felt like it- you could feel the, the Marvel influence, but it was just a whole, just a whole other beautiful experience. It was just bigger than anything I’d done before. – Daniel Henney (Tadashi)
When asked about how they are like their animated counterparts, they had some interesting answers.
I dress just like Tadashi. I always have. I don’t usually wear suits, so like there’ll be days when I, like, I walk out of my house and I’ll take a look in the mirror, and I, I look just like Tadashi. I wear a cardigan and a baseball hat. – Daniel Henney (Tadashi)
I didn’t go into that room acting at all. I went into that room simply being myself and living in those circumstances, I mean, a lot of the emotional stuff, it was just like, the creators of the film made a really comfortable environment, so I just revisited a lot of things that I felt before. – Ryan Potter (Hiro)
Being Disney’s first multi-racial, multi-ethnic character was a huge honor for them to be chosen to play the roles..
Like, we would’ve, we would’ve paid them to, you know, cast us – Ryan
You didn’t pay? – Daniel
Daniel talks about how it’s a more personal experience for him…
I grew up in Michigan. When I was growing up, there was no one on TV that looked like me. If there was, they were a martial artist, and they had very heavy accents and I couldn’t understand what they were saying. My father’s Caucasian so I had that connection, but yet, I was very much Asian. So it’s very satisfying to know that we can do projects like this now, that can give children that little moment, where they say, ‘Oh, I can do that because they can do that.’ – Daniel
And while Big Hero 6 celebrates family, it’s also about so much more..
The characters are all geniuses. The film does celebrate science and robotics, and just being a smart person, but what it really celebrates is being yourself, and these kids just happen to be very smart. Every single one of these kids are all brutally honest in who they are, and they’re proud of it. They don’t shy away from who they are,. So yes, it does celebrate robotics and science, but it also celebrates just being a nerd. It celebrates being an outstanding young man and having high morals, and being a strong independent woman, and it celebrates simply being yourself. – Ryan
So what’s next for these guys?
A TV show here in the states for Daniel, & & college for Ryan. I see big things for the both of them and can’t wait to see what they do in the future!
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From imaginative play that expands creativity to toys that develop crucial motor skills, kid’s play can be a time when learning and fun go hand in hand!
VTech’s Go! Go! Smart line lets little ones discover cause-and-effect learning as they engage in imaginative role play and develop fine motor skills with help from fun, friendly vehicles, animals and figures.
The Go! Go! Smart ranges each feature colorful, interactive playsets includes a variety of track pieces that easily snap together and connect to other playsets in the lines.
For even more excitement the Go! Go! Smart Friends figures can be placed on MagicPoint™ locations found throughout the playsets. They will respond with phrases, music and lights while teaching cause and effect, first words, letters and more. The sets and characters are completely interactive and ready to fuel your child’s creativity!
This summer, VTech is also driving by with a Rev up for the Go! Go! Smart Wheels Speedster Contest, where little speedsters have a chance to win a new Go! Go! Smart Wheels Ultimate RC Speedway by submitting a picture of their child in their race car themed room, in their favorite racing outfit or even playing with their favorite Go! Go! Smart Wheels toy.

The all-new show DreamWorks HOME ADVENTURES WITH TIP & OH will premiere exclusively on Netflix today!!
What happens after a misfit alien named Oh conquers Earth, befriends an adventurous teen girl named Tip and together they save the day? Oh moves in with Tip and her human family and finally discovers the true meaning of home. The galaxy’s dynamic duo are back in DreamWorks Animation’s HOME: ADVENTURES WITH TIP & OH, an all-new Netflix Original Series jam-packed with outrageous laughs, tons of heart and contemporary urban pop music performed by teen singing sensation Rachel Crow (Rio 2, X Factor). Life on earth will never be the same!
Tip throws Oh his very first birthday and Oh gets a crash course in secret-keeping when DreamWorks Home Adventures with Tip & Oh premieres on Netflix July 29.
Picking up where the hit 2015 animated film left off and building upon their enduring friendship, this coming-of-age buddy comedy follows fearless Tip and overenthusiastic Oh, as they navigate the crazily combined human and alien culture they live in, finding adventure everywhere they go. The series will also include tons of memorable and toe-tapping original music that highlight Rachel Crow’s extraordinary vocal talents.
Get ready to teach your friends this new Boov Secret Handshake! Don’t worry if you don’t get it on the first try, it wouldn’t be a secret if it were easy! Watch all this and more in the all-new series Home Adventures with Tip & Oh on Netflix July 29.
How about some fun activity sheets to do while watching the new show!? Click the image below to download!
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