Archives for March 2018
The Star Movie {Propeller Review}
I am so very excited for this utterly adorable movie’s release! The STAR Movie tells the story of Jesus’ birth from the animals point of view. AFFIRM Films, along with Sony Pictures, have truly outdone themselves with this wonderful children’s movie.
The STAR Movie was made available on DVD & Blu-Ray on February 20, 2018. Digital release was a few days earlier on February 6, 2018. It is definitely one movie you are not going to want to miss.
The voices behind the movie are some of the BEST: Steven Yeun of “The Walking Dead”, Aidy Bryant from “Saturday Night Live”, Tracy Morgan of “30 Rock”, Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, just to name a few. Songs by Mariah Carey, Fifth Harmony and Kelsea Ballerini, among others. This movie has brought together some of the greatest artists of our time.
The story, as I mentioned above, tells of the Birth of Christ from the point of view of the animals. The main character is Bo the Donkey. Bo is small, but brave. He wishes for a life outside of where he’s at: he wants to be special. He finds his courage, breaks free and ends up on the adventure of a lifetime.
On his journey, he meets the adorable and lovable sheep, Ruth, who has lost her flock. He also meets Dave, a dove who aspires to be more. Three wise-cracking camels also cross his path as he follows the Star and becomes the heroes of the greatest story that’s ever been told!
The STAR Movie also includes an hour of wonderful bonus materials, including the “Star-aoke: Sing Along with Bo & Friends”. I don’t know about you but we LOVE sing-alongs at our house. For us, this is one of the best bonuses to have.
There’s also a dance along, a variety of lyric videos that will get your family singing out loud, crafts and baking ideas complete with “how-to” videos. Go behind the scenes and meet the cast. See who played who and how they made the magic happen.
But honestly, the BEST bonus is the amazing Live Guided “Faith All Year Round” Bible Study from Devon Franklin. This study is interactive. Devon really makes learning about the Bible fun and helps bring the Spirit to Life for children. You’re going to love this addition to this already outstanding movie!
You can start your family-friendly weekly Bible Study with Devon Franklin by visiting this link:
The STAR Movie is rated PG and is approximately 86 minutes long. It’s available for purchase for around $17.99 online or in stores. This is one movie you’re going to LOVE!
Watch special features, see The STAR Movie trailer, download and find fun activities and so much more by clicking this link:
https://sites.sonypictures.com/thestar/discanddigital/?hs308=TSR084D
Sony Pictures Animation can be found online at:
Website: https://www.sonypicturesanimation.com
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/sonyanimation
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SonyAnimation
AFFIRM Films can be found online at:
Beginning March Update: March 2018 {Thoughts From Me}
March has come in quickly. I can hardly believe it’s already the 6th! It was just February.
This month brings lots of reviews. Things from the Crew and lots of other places. Great books from great authors we love to read!
I spent last week gathering a menu for the month. I haven’t done one in quite a while. 32 days to get us through to next month. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snack since we are homeschoolers and we’re home all day most days.
My biggest challenge is always feeding the picky eaters and keeping up with who eats what and how they prefer certain foods. Laycie isn’t a bread lover. Jack doesn’t like variety. Win’s least favorite is veggies. Emma doesn’t eat cabbage and has recently decided she’s not a fan of toast.
This month provides some fun for our menu though. We will eat mostly Irish meals the week of St. Patrick’s Day. We also have Easter on April 1st so I chose the plan to include that as well. Lots of variety and fun new foods to try.
Last night, we had Pigs In A Blanket with brats instead of hot dogs. We’ve cut out hot dogs a lot because of the processing of them and switched to sausage when we can. They were good but not a favorite for us this time.
I’m still writing. I’m also diving into our ancestry which is fun. It’s been awesome seeing who we’re all related to and just how unique our family truly is. The kids have enjoyed the lessons as well. I hope so share more on this in the future.
I’m feeling better, health and energy wise. I think it shows. Healthier me will bring more time to work online as well as get out and do more. I’m looking forward to taking photos again and sharing more of those here on our little blog.
Well, that is us, for now.
Until next time…
Dana