Elena of Avalor Soundtrack Release & Giveaway

Are you anxious for the new Disney movie Strange Magic to hit theaters? Check out these fun recipes and crafts that our sure to keep you and the kiddos busy until the big day!
“Strange Magic,” a new animated film from Lucasfilm Ltd., is a madcap fairy tale musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Popular songs from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion. Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic bring to life the fanciful forest turned upside down with world-class animation and visual effects. Directed by Gary Rydstrom (“Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation,” “Lifted”) from a story by George Lucas, “Strange Magic” will be released by Touchstone Pictures on Jan. 23, 2015.
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Magic Potion Recipe
Party Invitations
Strangely Magical Illusion activity sheet
Hot Cocoa recipe
Fairy Wing decorations
Bog King Mud Pie Recipe
Magic Fairy Jar Activity Sheet
Cookie Bar Recipe
Thank You Cards Sunny Party Hat
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STRANGE MAGIC opens in theatres everywhere on January 23rd!

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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Valentines Day is a day filled with love, and sweets…what do those of us do that are trying to eat healthier this year? Stoneridge Orchards & Lily’s Sweets are two healthier alternatives for you this year!
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The fruits we received were covered in chocolate, what better gift for v-day?! Fruit & Chocolate…with the options they have you can create a gift basket that would wow your loved one.
My boys and husband got to them before I could…so I would say they were pretty good…to know that my boys like something that is all natural and healthier than the sugary chocolates they usually ask for.
Lily’s Sweets:
With flavors meticulously chosen to create the most mouthwatering chocolates, Lily’s Sweets’ products offer 20-25% fewer calories than conventional chocolates (it’s the Stevia), but 100% of the indulgence. Healthier chocolate from a company with a heartfelt mission – indulgence has never tasted this good.
These were really tasty, I thought they would have a funny “cheap chocolate” taste, and that wasn’t the case! They were just as good as a regular chocolate bar.
Just in time for Valentines Day…
Roses are red, violets are blue…sweets with no added sugar? Your honey sure will thank you!
Love is in the air with Lily’s fair trade heart-shaped chocolate pops, now available in 40% Chocolate & Milk and 55% Dark Chocolate. Be extra sweet this Valentine’s Day and gift velvety, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate with a lot less calories!
Lily’s stevia-sweetened Valentine’s Day Chocolate Pops are currently available at Whole Foods nationwide.
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It’s finally spring! Lets open the windows, get cleaning and freshin up our interior look. One of my favorite ways to freshin up my interior is to hang new pictures of my family. While I love the look of frames, I also love to mix it up and throw a canvas print in there every now and then. When buying canvas you don’t want to just go with any old company, you want a good quality canvas for little cost which can be hard to come by. I recently tried out Canvas Champ and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of these inexpensive canvas prints.
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