He United The Country…And First United Our Thanksgiving Feast

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Nov 212012
 

Lincoln Declares Thanksgiving A National Holiday

I think most folks know the story of the origins of our modern Thanksgiving.  And some might know that President George Washington declared November 26th, 1789 as a day to give thanks.  After that, celebrations of thankfulness continued, but no official holiday was named.

DreamWorks Pictures movie Lincoln - a Thanksgiving lesson

Then President Lincoln – in an attempt to foster a sense of unity between the northern and southern states – declared Thanksgiving a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November.  (Roosevelt later came along and changed it to the fourth Thursday for economic reasons.  So I guess you can thank Lincoln for Thanksgiving, and Roosevelt for Black Friday.)

Learn more about Lincoln by hitting the theaters this weekend and catching the movie!  Consider taking your older kids with you for an interesting history lesson!

Go Behind The Scenes With A Free Interactive Book From DreamWorks Pictures “Lincoln”

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Nov 142012
 

Download A Free Book From DreamWorks Pictures’ Lincoln Movie

Free behind the scenes book of DreamWorks Pictures Lincoln Movie

The DreamWorks Pictures’ Lincoln movie opens nationwide on Friday!  We’re hoping to have a date night and see it at some point over the Thanksgiving holiday week (A1 will be home from college, so free babysitter!).  I’ve been catching trailers for it on TV all this week and it’s getting me very excited.  You can see the cast photo from the world premiere below.  There are a lot of well-known names and faces including Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steven Spielberg. Continue reading »

Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” Fun: “Fix It Felix Jr.” Game Cabinet Craft, Music Video – Plus An Awesome Cake!

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Nov 102012
 

Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph Opened #1!

Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" Movie - #1 Opening Weekend

For all those who went and saw Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph on the opening weekend – thank you for supporting Disney and such a great movie.  Thanks to you, Wreck-It Ralph opened #1 at the box office with $49 million – the largest opening in Walt Disney Animation Studio’s history!  The movie continues to collect accolades from critics, and everyone that I’ve spoken to that saw it has said they loved it.  I know the music makes me want to sing along every time I hear a commercial for it.

If you have loved the nostalgic feel of the games, or if you want to share something fun from your childhood with your kiddos, you’ll love this free printable build your own mini “Fix It Felix Jr.” game cabinet!  I remember spending many an hour in arcades (which are almost as extinct as the rotary phone, sadly) playing games just like this one.  Click each image to open a larger, printable version. Continue reading »

Free Halloween Activities From Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph”

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Oct 312012
 

Fun Halloween activities from Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph.

Here are a few free printable Halloween activities from Wreck-It Ralph.  Click each image for a larger, printable version.

If you were waiting until today to carve up your pumpkin, you’re in luck!  This Wreck-It Ralph would make for a smashing jack o’lantern.

Free Halloween activities from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph

And there are two more free printable Halloween masks for you.  Add them to your Frankenweenie mask stash and the kiddos will always have an alter ego for pretend play even after Halloween is over.

Free Halloween activities from Disney's Wreck-It RalphFree Halloween activities from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph

Click here to print Van’s ponytail to complete the look.

You can also play the games from the Wreck-It Ralph movie.  In between Trick or Treaters why don’t you check out Fix-It Felix, Jr. (featuring Wreck-It Ralph), Sugar Rush Speedway (featuring Vanellope von Schweetz) and Hero’s Duty (featuring Sergeant Calhoun).

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