Movies, Music & TV

How to Figure Out What Your Kids Can and Can’t Watch

May 30, 2013

Media is all around us. With cable TV, video games and the internet all vying for the attention of our kids from an increasing number of easily accessible devices, it can be hard keeping track of their viewing. Ultimately, it is up to the parent to decide what their kids can and can’t watch depending [...]

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Encourage Your Child’s Musical Talents with TakeLessons.com

May 23, 2013

My husband is a musician, and both of my children have shown a great deal of interest in music from early on. They both have guitars and keyboards, and love singing and dancing. They make up their own songs and just have a blast with it. We love to encourage our children’s interests, so at [...]

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Netflix is Better for Kids Than Cable

May 23, 2013

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of NETFLIX. —– We don’t have cable TV in our house, but we do have Netflix. We watch Netflix every day, and my girls absolutely love that they can choose their favorite show at any time to watch – unlike with cable. And I like [...]

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Mother’s Day Movie Giveaway from Warner Brothers!

April 25, 2013

What do you want for Mother’s Day this year? I’d love a clean house (that I didn’t have to clean), a nice meal (that I didn’t have to cook) and a relaxing movie with my family. Simple, right? If your ideal Mother’s Day sounds a bit like mine and you like classic movies, Warner Brothers [...]

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MVP, MVP2 & Berenstain Bears DVD Box Set Review + Giveaway

April 25, 2013

Watching movies is one of my family’s favorite pastimes. While I wish we watched more grown-up movies, I have to confess that we watch a lot of children and family movies. Anytime we get new movies, the girls want to watch them right away, so they were excited when our newest movies from Phase 4 [...]

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The Top 20 Comedies to Watch for a Good Laugh

April 12, 2013

I am a bit of a movie junkie, and so is my husband. We own hundreds of movies – hundreds of kids’ movies and hundreds of non-kid movies. They were one of the few things we did not sell when we moved to Uruguay. We also have Netflix and Amazon Prime subscriptions. We watch a [...]

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Lisa Loeb No Fairy Tale CD Giveaway {3 Winners}

February 1, 2013

One of my favorite movies as a teenage was Reality Bites – and I loved the soundtrack every bit as much as I loved the movie. I used to play it over and over and over again.  If you’re in the same age range, you can probably relate (I’m sure my husband is shaking his [...]

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Promised Land Shows that Grassroots Campaigns Can Make a Difference

January 21, 2013

Promised Land is the new contemporary drama directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk). Matt Damon plays Steve Butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand), to close a key rural town in his company’s expansion plans. With the town having been hit hard by [...]

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Rachel and the TreeSchoolers Rainy Day DVD

November 29, 2012

If I’m going to turn a DVD on for the girls, I like to try and make it educational in some way. So I was excited to receive a copy of Rachel and the TreeSchoolers Rainy Day DVD. This DVD is hosted by Emmy-nominated Rachel Coleman. Based on a comprehensive preschool curriculum, TreeSchoolers videos engage [...]

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12 Christmas Stocking Stuffer Movie Ideas for Kids

November 13, 2012

Brian and I are huge movie buffs, so it’s only natural that our girls would be too. They have their own DVD case with hundreds of movies to choose from, but they always love watching new movies. I sat down to make a list of movies they don’t own, and was surprised I could come [...]

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