Archive for the Family entertainment Category
American Idol Recap: Top 12 Girls Perform
Last night I watched the Top 12 girls perform on American Idol - live this time, so I could vote online after the show, much to my husband's chagrin as he is not so much a fan of American Idol, despite my attempts to lure him in. I thought the ladies overall did really well last night and found myse
03.3.2011| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews, music | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
2 CommentsAmerican Idol Recap: Top 12 Guys Perform
I just finished watching the Top 12 guys perform on American Idol. I was both excited and disappointed to learn that American Idol is now doing online voting! I have been waiting for this for awhile now but was bummed because I was watching the DVRed episode the next day, too late to vote. Incentive
03.2.2011| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews, music | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
3 CommentsWe’re Reading: Dream Big Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi
Do you ever watch shows like American Idol or Top Model and see the contestants who say, "I've dreamed of being a [insert famous profession here] my whole life!" Which at 16 or 17 years old isn't saying much, but you know. Half of these people are not very good at the profession they claim to love
03.1.2011| books, Family entertainment, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
1 CommentValentines Idea: Veggie Tales: Happy Together DVD & Valentines Candy Card Kits
If your looking for a cute Valentines Day gift for your kiddos, the new Veggie Tales: Happy Together DVD ($13.47 right now at Walmart.com) is definitely worth checking out. The DVD features three classic Veggie Tales stories about friendship, faith, and family. Stories included are: "Sheerluck H
02.7.2011| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews, gifts & greeting cards, Holidays | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
No CommentsGift Guide: The New Interactive Mickey Mote Child-Sized Remote Control
My kid is a Playhouse Disney fanatic. He loves all things Mickey The Mouse, Handy Manny, Phineas and Ferb, and more. Lately I've been letting him indulge in his favorite shows a little more than usual while working on a novel for National Novel Writing Month and this week I had a new godsend - som
11.16.2010| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews, gadgets & electronics, Momma's Holiday Gift Guide 2010 | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
2 CommentsTIMMY TIME on Playhouse Disney
Fans of Shaun the Sheep may have noticed TIMMY TIME, the new show on Playhouse Disney, which officially premiered in North America yesterday, September 13. Aimed at preschoolers, Timmy Time features Timmy, the little lamb you may remember from Shaun the Sheep, who has a lot to learn now as he is e
09.15.2010| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
No CommentsGIVEAWAY CLOSED: Dinosaurs Under the Sea DVD (from PBS Kids series DINOSAUR TRAIN)
This Friday, August 20th, PBS Kids is airing a one-hour television special, Dinosaur Train Under the Sea (check your local listings for exact time). We had an opportunity to review the special on DVD recently so I got my four year old son together 5a8 with a few of his friends to watch it. I have bee
08.18.2010| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews, Giveaways | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
14 CommentsDVD Review: Avatar
Last week the ridiculously popular AVATAR was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. You know the movie that you couldn't walk two feet without hearing about when it came out in theaters? With the oooh and the ahhh? Being t efb he semi-impoverished parents of two young children, my husband and I weren't luc
04.27.2010| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
No CommentsDVD Review: The Great Mouse Detective
If you or your children are fans of a good mystery, you'll want to check out The Great Mouse Detective which Disney recently re-released as a newly restored Digital Master Special Edition DVD. Originally made in 1986, it tells the story of Basil of Baker Street - the famous Mouse Detective who mig
04.20.2010| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
1 CommentGiveaway: The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition DVD (CLOSED)
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will be releasing THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE: MYSTERY IN THE MYST EDITION on April 13th on DVD. From the Writer and Director of The Princess and the Frog, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin comes the story of Basil of Baker Street, renowned detective who takes on
04.6.2010| Family entertainment, Featured Reviews, Giveaways | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
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