tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22160327206066155472024-03-15T20:09:15.148-05:00Growing Up DisneyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641220881140363689noreply@blogger.comBlogger989125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-74221808255829896042021-10-28T09:20:00.001-05:002021-10-28T09:20:20.876-05:00Fwd: {NEW RECIPE!} Blueberry Hand PiesToday's mail…..<div class="">Looks good. I think I have blueberry pie filling so might have to try this out.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">:-)<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">A Farmgirl's Kitchen <<a href="mailto:afarmgirlskitchen@gmail.com" class="">afarmgirlskitchen@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">{NEW RECIPE!} Blueberry Hand Pies</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; 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Prep these hand pies ahead of time and freeze for later!</span></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="gl-contains-button"><table class="editor-button" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 538px; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=" editor-button-container" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; padding: 10px 20px;"><table class="galileo-ap-content-editor" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 498px; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="MainTextFullWidthTD" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; padding: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="BF3F2F" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; background-color: rgb(191, 63, 47); border-top-left-radius: 7px; border-top-right-radius: 7px; border-bottom-right-radius: 7px; border-bottom-left-radius: 7px; border-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="MainTextFullWidthTD" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; padding: 15px 24px;"><div class=""><div class="MainTextFullWidth" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qG2triTY3Hpd2B1pByPGVw3RtSg1ejfyjyA0zVBoD0HzOmVRzASkwsoxSaCLD6eImjDP19TfqLIgQE8hNppXlbQc4I7Hnr23nve_Zo9NfzEizTfgjC91r3or84RjWZ6wDTa2gDyo0irs_Q5uGPSB25YKOVQB7vTF2WWHmaNka1X7tzmb15cSfw==&c=1IpJ2P2yDnmHYYK5JEKBxcH12xGEE_WcDtK_USD0lw-sQahBhLBNkg==&ch=o3QBCG5mjRP62wt2VLXBIMZJwpsflccYbFg5X5Dzm6Ix-esKq316GA==" style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">View Full Recipe</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td><td class="mobile-hidden layout-container" width="5" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="height: 10px; line-height: 1px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 0px;"><img alt="" width="5" height="10" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif" style="display: block; width: 5px; height: 10px;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="split-layout-margin" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 0px 15px;"><table class="feature-split-container" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="mobile-hidden layout-container" width="5" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="height: 5px; line-height: 1px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 0px;"><img alt="" width="5" height="5" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif" style="display: block; width: 5px; height: 5px;" class=""></td><td class="split editor-col split-border OneColumnMobile" width="100%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-collapse: separate; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="gl-contains-text"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; min-width: 100%;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="editor-text article-heading-text" align="left" valign="top" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(76, 76, 76); text-align: left; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px 20px;"><div class=""></div><div class="galileo-ap-content-editor text-container"><div class=""><div align="center" style="text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 20px;" class="">My favorite thermometer is from ThermoWorks! 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Since the last Around the World with Ridge post, the Growing up Disney Family got a little bit bigger. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I met my now wife, Tara, years ago but we lost touch for a while. Then via some social media I Snapped a picture of the gates of WDW and without thinking she commented how she loved Disney and our connection was reborn. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6QVyFbVrMc0/YL-oiXvbN-I/AAAAAAABtu8/ytQRDzICY-Ed-KX2iBTgue4_G3DCwgldACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_1011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6QVyFbVrMc0/YL-oiXvbN-I/AAAAAAABtu8/ytQRDzICY-Ed-KX2iBTgue4_G3DCwgldACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_1011.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">It didn't take very long to realize we were right for each other and become inseparable. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y21m4iABbts/YL-qMA3815I/AAAAAAABtvM/WDMp8UBSJUczCZj6gLitqc4gbex_AvK6QCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_0071%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y21m4iABbts/YL-qMA3815I/AAAAAAABtvM/WDMp8UBSJUczCZj6gLitqc4gbex_AvK6QCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_0071%25281%2529.JPG" width="135" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">I'll take the time to go into more life details down the road as I would very much like to kick off Growing Up Disney with our new story but I haven't gotten to the best part. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">While 2020 brought a lot of hardships, we were not able to have our magical Disney wedding we spent a year planning. However; God saw fit to give us the most perfect baby we could have hoped for instead. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Charlotte</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9LAf0jnhmwk/YL-sIHvx9QI/AAAAAAABtvU/d2NFT0mEFRIh62EMkYPtYyZYV7BPzklrwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9LAf0jnhmwk/YL-sIHvx9QI/AAAAAAABtvU/d2NFT0mEFRIh62EMkYPtYyZYV7BPzklrwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_0010.JPG" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's already well on her way to Growing Up Disney with two Trips to Walt Disney World already under her belt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F5zSlNwkrCk/YL-sWGVPgSI/AAAAAAABtvY/CxyAzRsy7gkSnybjQZLkXzHN-1bEOuQJgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F5zSlNwkrCk/YL-sWGVPgSI/AAAAAAABtvY/CxyAzRsy7gkSnybjQZLkXzHN-1bEOuQJgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8303.JPG" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We look forward to sharing our Disney life at home and on our trips. Sharing things we learn along the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FTGgTvCaiYA/YL-sjKIceCI/AAAAAAABtvg/Smk0x9ylIfQyXZArAuv9dnzJi4q-8aIRwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8184.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FTGgTvCaiYA/YL-sjKIceCI/AAAAAAABtvg/Smk0x9ylIfQyXZArAuv9dnzJi4q-8aIRwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_8184.JPG" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Charlotte, Tara and I look forward to continuing to Grow Up Disney. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More to come.... <br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Ridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253954554943287639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-34827627412338148962017-04-28T06:00:00.000-05:002017-04-28T07:40:45.387-05:00Around the World With Ridge - Skipper Canteen<div class="MsoNormal">
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Hello, Hola, Nin Hao, Bonjour, Ohayo, Ciao, Marhabaan, where
have you all been? Well, if you were a reader way back when, I’ll tell you that
life got in my way and I let it. Four years ago I stopped finding time to write
when I took a new job. I didn’t stop spending my vacation time at Disney, I
just stopped telling the world about it. If you will indulge me, I’d like to
try and talk about Disney with you again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m only six months behind on talking about my last lovely
visit to Disney World. Back in October of 2016 I took a trip and tried the Jungle
Skipper Canteen. The Canteen is nestled in Adventureland a stone’s vigorous throw
away from the Jungle Cruise. It is a wonderful use of space and feels a little
like it could have been hiding back there all along. As with any Disney
restaurant there is so much detail your eyes could wonder for days. <o:p></o:p><br />
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My skipper was fantastic and I am ashamed to say I cannot remember her name but she played her part I did my best to play along with her. The part that owned me which is just a memory and no pictures were taken, she pulled a monkey puppet from outta nowhere and gave me a really fun hard time.</div>
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for your Adventure to start. If you have the time to read about Alberta Falls
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For lunch there was just so much awesome looking stuff to
choose from. The menu had something for everyone. Everything is exotic yet
familiar so don’t let the tiny crew members be afraid. I tried the Himbasha
Bread with Honey dipping accoutrement…<br />
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Himbasha is a traditional Ethiopian
bread for celebrations and I celebrated the fact it was free… Also in the
picture because I am an adult and I wanted the souvenir mug is a Schweitzer
Slush which is an apple and passion fruit slushy with green apple boba balls on
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For an appetizer I tried the Sea Shu Mai, which is a shrimp
and pork goyza aka dumpling and yes, it was wonderful.<br />
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On to the entrée, I love lamb and they had
lamb so I tried the lamb. I love the blend of spices here “Grilled Lamb Chops
seasoned with North African Berber Spice Blends served with green lentil
stew”. If I had to have this every day
for a month, I think I would be ok with that.<br />
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Also long as I got to have a
“Kungaloosh!” with it. Some of you may remember the Adventurers Club but this
isn’t that Kungaloosh, no salute required, this is a chocolate cake with
caramelized bananas and cashew-caramel ice cream topped with coffee dust… yes
coffee dust. Who knew that was a thing?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now this was technically my birthday trip so I am not afraid
to wear the Birthday Button so my Skipper gave me a second, happy birthday
cake. It too was awesome. It was from the kid’s dessert but it said happy
birthday! <o:p></o:p><br />
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support this family has an adventure scheduled already for our next trip down.<o:p></o:p><br />
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So if you endulged me today, thank you. I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Now for some extra news. I'm in the process of putting life in order and hopefully by the end of this year I'll be an Orlando resident. Wish me luck! Have a Magical Day! </div>
Ridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253954554943287639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-19112229718087805132017-03-29T08:12:00.001-05:002017-03-29T08:12:33.190-05:00Photo Flashback! Four Things I Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This week's Wordless Wednesday theme is "4 Things." Here's what came to mind.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641220881140363689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-89521255681514847112017-03-15T06:00:00.000-05:002017-03-15T06:00:20.245-05:00Photo Flashback! Magic Kingdom at Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love the Magic Kingdom at Night. As wonderful as it is during the daytime, it is extra special at night. In February 2016 we were at the Magic Kingdom for the 25th Anniversary party for Disney Vacation Club members where the Magic Kingdom was open from 9 to midnight just for DVC Members.</div>
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Let us know if you love the Magic Kingdom at night.<br />
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The Disney Vacation Club celebrated 25 years in 2016. We have been members since 1993. February 2016 was the first party for DVC Members to celebrate the 25th Anniversary. Free tickets were given to 10000 DVC Members for an after hours party in the Magic Kingdom.<br />
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DisneyDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11055419079666853142noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-71761618216519451612017-03-08T06:00:00.000-06:002017-03-08T06:56:33.522-06:00Photo Flashback! Until We Meet Again...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Two weeks ago, we said goodbye to my father-in-law, Jim. </div>
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Jim is missed by many. He loved to laugh and was equal parts ornery and generous. I am thankful for the time I was able to spend with him and desperately wish my husband and children had more years with their father and grandpa. The girls decided Grandpa's favorite things were John Deere, Pepsi and the WSU Shockers.</div>
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Jim went to Walt Disney World four times and I was a part of the last two. He read 1 Corinthians 13 to start our Disney wedding and asked "who gives this woman?" A couple years later, we took a trip with both sets of parents and managed to get everyone to ride Everest...once. Jim didn't know quite what to make of character meals but was a good sport. </div>
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Jim, until I see you again in Heaven someday, I promise to take good care of the family you left behind. Thank you for raising Andy to be smart, funny, loyal and a hard-worker. The apple didn't fall far from the tree. </div>
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To my Valentine.</div>
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Since Valentine's Day was yesterday, I thought I'd share a few pictures of My Valentine.<br />
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DisneyDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11055419079666853142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-22580364583379081762017-02-08T06:00:00.000-06:002017-02-08T08:29:53.202-06:00Photo Flashback: Love This!My husband, Andy, and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary at Aulani last year. It was an wonderful trip. This week's blog hop theme at Focused on the Magic is "Love this!"and I knew I needed to share some photos from Aulani.<br />
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This was from our lunch at 'AMA'AMA on our first full day on the island. I'll share the rest of the meal later but today I wanted to show you the amazing view from our table, my honey, and one of the best desserts I have ever had. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This, my dears, was a dessert that still makes my mouth water 10 months later. The menu says "Coffee Kanten, Coffee Anglaise, Macadamia Nut Nougatine and Chocolate Gelato." None of those words really describes just how incredible this tastes.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641220881140363689noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-78295958452599581842017-02-01T06:00:00.000-06:002017-02-01T19:51:23.334-06:00Photo Flashback! What time is the 3 o'clock Parade?<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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His wife has given us his old pictures of The Magic Kingdom.</div>
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The Lion Guard premiered as a regular series on Disney
Junior in January 2016. It was instantly
a hit with my children. The girls were 6
and 4 at the time and they preferred Kion’s adventures in the savanna over
Sofia’s more refined problems. (Sofia
and Doc, we still love you.) I can’t
tell you how many times they have wrestled in the living room claiming it was a
“moshingdano.” I have no idea how that
should be spelled but it’s how the kids say it.
An early episode showed two animals competing to rule an area and have rights
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<o:p> </o:p>I like the show too. The short movie that launched the
series explained that the Lion Guard had always been made up of lions. Kion is Simba’s son and he forms his Lion
Guard in a new way, with a variety of animals.
The friends work together as a team and each brings his or her strengths
to the task of protecting the pride lands.</div>
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My friends at Wonder Forge have created a game that
translates this teamwork and adventure to a board game. It’s called The Lion Guard: Protect the Pride
Lands. The board itself includes a
cardboard version of Pride Rock and looks pretty cool when it’s all set
up. I warn you to prep this game before
the kids are ready to play for the first time.
It doesn’t really take that long but it’s irresistible to excited
preschoolers. We had a play date the
morning after I received the game in the mail so I thought it would be fun to
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We had 3 4-year-olds, two girls and one boy, and one
7-year-old girl and they immediately started claiming one of the four character
figures. Once we started learning how to
play, we quickly realized no one plays as any one character exclusively. It’s all about teamwork. This really pleased my friend who is the mom
of the 4-year-old twins. On a child’s
turn, he or she draws a card and completes one action for the heroes and one
for the Outlanders. There is an element
of strategy involved as the children decide which moves will help them most, as
they try to limit the number of Outlanders on the board while helping Kion to
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<span style="text-align: left;">Protect the Pride Lands is recommended for ages 4 and up and
can be played by 1-4 people. </span><span style="text-align: left;">All of the
kids at the play date enjoyed playing the game.</span><span style="text-align: left;">
</span><span style="text-align: left;">It’s easy enough for preschoolers to play but the strategy makes it a fun game for young elementary school kids too.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> It takes about 20 minutes to complete a game so you'll be able to keep the little ones engaged. And Kion is fabulous. </span></div>
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Many thanks to Wonder Forge for providing the game for my
review. I didn’t receive anything other
than the game and these are my honest thoughts. If you’d like to buy the game, <a href="http://www.target.com/p/lion-guard-protect-the-pridelands/-/A-50568774#prodSlot=medium_1_22&term=lion+guard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here is a link</a>. (I don’t make anything on
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641220881140363689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-27803777361399241062016-04-26T19:42:00.002-05:002016-04-26T19:42:32.268-05:00Happy 6th Anniversary Growing Up Disney! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Growing Up Disney is 6 today. In 2010, we took "Tink" to Walt Disney World to celebrate her first birthday. We splurged on Disney Vacation Club points to book a Grand Villa at Old Key West. I planned character meals for the whole group and a 5th anniversary date night. My parents baked a Mickey birthday cake and smash cake and drove them down from Alabama. Andy, Tink and I flew to Orlando from Oklahoma. Even though I had been visiting the World since I was three, I had lots of questions when I first started traveling with my own children. I went to many different resources to find the answers and when I returned home from our trip, I decided to share what I had learned and Growing Up Disney was born.</div>
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We have shared some really good kiddo tips over the years but I am glad the blog has grown well beyond that one focus. DisneyDad offers his thoughts as a lifelong WDW fan, old school DVC member, and grandfather. Ridge has entertained us with stories of his travel. We have been honored that friends from across the United States, Canada, and England have graced us with their own memories and special travel tips. </div>
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My own family has grown to include Minnie since we started the blog and the girls have been to the World 9 and 7 times. My husband and I just celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary at Aulani. So as often our busy real world life allows, we will continue to share our Disney adventures for many years to come. </div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Many thanks to the Growing Up Disney family and all of the friends we have made over the last 6 years. Our "World" is a better place because of you all.</span></b></div>
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Wishing you love and magical memories, </div>
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Almost 11 years ago, this handsome guy and I said "I do" at Disney's Wedding Pavilion. It was a beautiful April day and the setting could not have been better.</div>
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Since then, we have had two babies, lived in 7 places in 4 states, and moved 8 times (long story but we moved into one house twice.) We've been blessed with lots of joy and many tears of frustration. </div>
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2015 was a rough year for us so a tenth anniversary trip didn't happen. But now it's 2016 and things have settled down. Our girls are old enough to stay with Grandma and Grandpa for a week without us. We haven't taken a trip alone since our first anniversary. </div>
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So when my husband asked if I'd like to go to Hawaii this year, I was thrilled. We drug our feet on planning (no idea why) but now we have planned a trip to Oahu. <b><span style="color: purple;">Aulani, here we come! </span></b> I am excitedly researching things to do and see and eat. Our week's stay will be split with 4 nights at Aulani in the more relaxed area of Ko Olina and 3 nights at a resort amid the hustle and bustle of Waikiki Beach. </div>
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If I am putting together a calendar, it must include a shot of Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom at night showing Cinderella Castle. This one just happens to have been taken of Mom and me last week at the 25 and Beyond Bash to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Disney Vacation Club.<br />
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Every four years we have a national competition to select the next person we want to enshrine on the stage of The Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World. There is an addition every four or eight years. With this election year we will see a new addition to the cast on the stage. It's been on TV a lot just in case you have missed it. Once again it's an interesting competition to see who is added next.<br />
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The Hall of Presidents is one of the original attractions which opened in 1971. It was the further growth of the 1964 Worlds Fair show Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln to include all 43 of the people to have served as president. (Yes, President Obama is the 44th President. Grover Cleveland served 2 non-consecutive terms as 22nd and 24th President.)</div>
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DisneyDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11055419079666853142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-41753320585320485722016-02-12T06:00:00.000-06:002016-02-12T06:00:08.885-06:00BIG Hidden MickeyAny one half-way familiar with <b>Walt Disney World</b> knows that the Imagineers have put Hidden Mickeys everywhere. Usually in the familiar three circle icon shape, you can find them hiding out everywhere. There are books devoted to help you find Hidden Mickeys as well as websites to record where they are found. We find them all the time at home like when three onion rings end up on a plate in just the right layout. <br />
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Or when Tink was playing with buttons and accidentally(?) laid them on the table, one large with two small buttons. Hidden Mickey!<br />
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Well this week I found a Hidden Mickey I had never seen or heard of before.<br />
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I was looking at a map of Clermont, FL on <a href="http://www.city-data.com/">www.city-data.com</a>. Clermont is a town near Walt Disney World. US Hwy 27 runs down the middle of Clermont and just south of town is Lake Louisa State Park. We drive to WDW on most of our trips and I have been through there many times and watched the area go from being mostly orange groves to a large residential town. While I've never been to the Lake Louisa State Park, I know exactly where it is. <br />
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Well this week, I was looking at the map and happened to zoom in just far enough... and what should catch my eye but a clear Mickey Mouse icon staring back at me just east of the State Park. I had to research further to find out why this was there. <br />
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I went to Google and searched for Clermont. Once there I opened maps I found Lake Louisa State Park. There was not a Hidden Mickey showing on the map. So I opened the satelite view and this is what I found:<br />
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So I had to zoom in closer to see what this Mickey Mouse was and you could see the trees.<br />
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So back to Google and search for Mickey Mouse Forest.</div>
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The Mickey Mouse Forest was planted as a conservation effort on property that once held a orange grove killed by a frost. Disney had bought the property and in 1992 in consultation with the Orange County Agent for the Florida Division of Forestry planted 50-60 acres of a frozen out citrus grove with 50,000 long-leaf pine seedlings. Disney put out a call to its cast members to volunteer in this effort and the forest took shape. Now almost 24 years later the seedlings are now a forest, The Mickey Mouse Forest.</div>
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I've driven down Hwy 27 many times and seen the pine trees in this area but from ground level all you see are trees. But from the air... or from Google Maps... its a different picture. If you fly to Walt Disney World, when you leave, if you depart MCO to the west, the departure route called Epcot Two goes past the Mickey Mouse Forest. Be sure to sit on the right side of the plane.</div>
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If you have a hard time finding this on the map, paste in <b>28°27'10.8"N 81°42'10.8"W</b> into Google and it should take you right to the Mickey Mouse Forest.</div>
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DisneyDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11055419079666853142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-38613021511535786242016-02-10T06:00:00.000-06:002016-02-10T06:00:06.061-06:00Photo Flashback! Pal MickeyIn 2003 Disney introduced an interactive stuffed Mickey Mouse called Pal Mickey. Pal Mickey was interactive with the Walt Disney World parks. He would play games and tell you about park attractions. Amy had one and we took Pal Mickey on a tour of Walt Disney World taking its picture as we traveled.<br />
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Today I thought I'd share a few of Pal Mickey's pictures. We took a lot more pictures around the parks with Pal Mickey than what is posted here.<br />
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Pal Mickey was introduced in 2003 and by 2008 was discontinued after undergoing different versions. In 2003 Pal Mickey sold for $50 and for a while was available for rent at the parks. As I write this, there are several available on ebay for $25 to $115.</div>
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<br />DisneyDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11055419079666853142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-24761639002313138792016-02-05T06:00:00.000-06:002016-02-05T06:00:22.588-06:00Trip Planning for 25 and Beyond Bash<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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It's been a while since I've had to plan a trip to Walt Disney World. Mom and I have been going since we first were married. We have done a lot of family trips over the years. When we do a family trip Amy does the planning for the group. <br />
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Amy will check the crowd calendars and plan which park we are to go. She will make FastPass+ reservations for us. She will make dining reservations. All which are based around what my granddaughters, Tink and Minnie would like to do, see, and eat. The rest of us are happy for her to do this for us and watching the girls have fun at Walt Disney World is the best payoff for the trip. And if one of the FastPass+ just happens to take us to see Mickey, I don't mind getting my picture taken with him either.<br />
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Well, in February, Mom and I are going to Walt Disney World for the first event for the 25th Anniversary celebration for The Disney Vacation Club, the 25 and Beyond Bash. The first resort in the Disney Vacation Club family was The Disney Vacation Club Resort, now called Disney's Old Key West Resort, opening in October, 1991. We became DVC Members in April 1993 after first visiting and touring OKW in 1992. <br />
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We've lost count of how many trips we have made to Walt Disney World over the years. Mom and I have been a lot of time by ourselves. Gone are the days where you can just walk into the parks and experience all the attractions you have on your list to see. We would get up with only a vague plan of what we were going to do based on where we wanted to eat that day. Now, if you don't have a FastPass+ for an attraction you can stand in line for a long time just to see one ride. And if you don't have a dining reservation you may not be able to eat where you want.<br />
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As a Vacation Club member I use to call Member Services for all reservations but for this trip I have been on line to make our reservations on the member pages on <a href="http://www.disneyvacationclub.com/">www.disneyvacationclub.com</a>. I booked our room on the DVC Member site, our FastPass+ were all booked using My Disney Experience both on my iPhone and computer and dining reservations were made on line at <a href="http://www.disneyworld.com/">www.disneyworld.com</a>. I did have to call DVC Member Services to book our reservation for the 25 and Beyond Bash at the Magic Kingdom.<br />
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After making reservations for our stay at OKW, I started by checking crowd calendars just as Amy has done for us in the past. I followed her lead and started a spreadsheet to map out our trip by first mapping out crowd levels for each day for each park. Thursday, February 25th. is the 25 and Beyond Bash so we are planning to be at the Magic Kingdom Thursday. So, planning around Thursday I picked what days to visit the Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot. Our first day at WDW we will forgo a park and go check out all the changes to Disney Springs. So after planning out a Park for each day, I could book FastPass+ and dining reservations. Most days we booked lunch, but on Epcot day, we have dinner reservations at Le Cellier Steakhouse. <br />
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Once Parks were selected for each day I used My Disney Experience app on my iPhone to pick FastPass+ reservations for each day. Then once Mom and I decided we wanted to do a table service lunch each day, it was back to the computer and onto <a href="http://www.disneyworld.com/">www.disneyworld.com</a> to check restaurant availability and book dining reservations. Then it was back to My Disney Experience and adjust the FastPass+ times to work around the dining reservations.<br />
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When all plans were made it was back to the computer to create another spreadsheet for Mom to use. My Disney Experience has all my plans, including what park, FastPass+ and dining reservations for each day on my iPhone. Mom believes pencil and paper are the best thing ever so I make a printed schedule for her.<br />
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So now we just wait until it is time to travel to Old Key West. Check-in has already been done on line for the resort. DisneyFloral has my order for Valentine's Day flowers to be delivered to our room. Now for the hard part, we just wait until it's time to go.<br />
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How do you plan for your trips to WDW? Have you ever put together a spreadsheet to keep everything organized? Do you do your own planning or do you use the service of an authorized Disney Travel planner? Do you make dining reservations or do you try to find some place to eat where ever you are in the park when you get hungry? Do you make FastPass+ reservations in advance of your trip?<br />
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October 2015 Mom and I took a ride on the Liberty Belle riverboat on the Rivers of America in the Magic Kingdom. If you haven't been on the riverboat in a while you have missed some views of the Magic Kingdom you don't see from any other vantage point. This is a few of the pictures I took riding the river around Tom Sawyer Island. See if you can catch where Tom and Huck were white washing a fence.<br /><br />
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Riding on the Liberty Belle is a nice escape from all the crowds of people at the Magic Kingdom. The Liberty Belle carries about 450 passengers on 3 decks. The views as you transit around Tom Sawyer Island are beautiful and unmatched anywhere in the Magic Kingdom.</div>
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In October of 1991 The Disney Vacation Club Resort opened in the mythical town of Conch Flats. It was complete with a General Store and Olivia Farnsworth's Olivia's restaurant with Captain Wahoo sitting in the corner booth. Along Turtle Crawl the main building has Papa's Den, named after one of Key West's most famous residents. While it was not totally compete until later the resort was beautiful with a light house reminiscent of Key West standing near the main pool. The buildings sat among the moss laden trees with a golf course winding through. The buildings in shades of pale blue and green dotted the landscaping. White balusters on the balcony had hidden Mickey's peaking through.<br />
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The first resort's name was changed later when Disney's Vero Beach Resort opened October 1995 and Disney's Hilton Head Resort in 1996. The new name reflected the resorts architecture and Key West theming as the resort became Disney's Old Key West Resort.<br />
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Mom and I toured The Disney Vacation Club Resort about a year after it first opened and purchased our first membership points a few months later. So we have been members for 23 years of the 25 years Disney Vacation Club has been around.<br />
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The Disney Vacation Club has changed over the years and as it grew the DVC Logo changed. Originally the logo featured 3 mountains with Mickey sun. Then as Vero Beach was added the logo changed to only feature 2 mountains. Then as Aulani was added the logo changed to feature a globe with Mickey ears. Over the years Disney Vacation Club has grown and expanded from the original villas at Old Key West to a family of 14 resorts. You can click on the resort names below to visit the official Disney site for each resort.<br />
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All the DVC resorts are unique but have one thing in common... a friendly "Welcome Home!" When you arrive at a DVC resort we have always been greeted the same way. "Welcome Home!" We have stayed at most of the resorts or at least visited them. One day I hope we make it to all of them, especially Aulani. Our favorite is still the resort we consider our home-away-from-home at Old Key West. All the Old Key West villas still have "Welcome Home" door mats at the front door.<br />
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This year the Disney Vacation Club is celebrating it's 25th Anniversary all year long. DVC has a lot planned for the Members this year. To kickoff the year long celebration the Magic Kingdom will be open on February 25th and March 3rd from 9:30 PM until Midnight for the 25 and Beyond Bash. This is a free ticketed event for DVC Members and their guest. Totally Free but you do have to make a reservation. Mom and I have reservations at Old Key West for the end of February to catch this party.<br />
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Check out all the 25th Anniversary events at <a href="http://disneyvacationclub.com/">DisneyVacationClub.com</a> .<br />
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DisneyDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11055419079666853142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216032720606615547.post-62128377307737684832016-01-27T06:00:00.000-06:002016-01-27T06:00:09.565-06:00Photo Flashback! Kidani Village 2 Bedroom VillaOctober 2015 the Growing Up Disney family stayed at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge - Kidani Village. This is a short review of the resort with some pictures of the 2 Bedroom Villa.<br />
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We had me (DisneyDad), Mom, Amy, Andy along with Tink and Minnie in a savanna view 2 bedroom villa. Ridge had his own deluxe studio just down the hall from our villa. We arrived early on our check-in day as we drove and waited for Amy and family to arrive on Disney's Magical Express. We had lunch reservations at Sanaa and had an absolutely fantastic meal. If you have never been to Sanaa, don't miss the Bread Service. Naan with dipping sauces. Yumm!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy, Tink and Minnie</td></tr>
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We were all full from lunch and enjoying visiting around the table at Sanaa when we received a text with our room number. We made our way to our villa to see where we were staying for the next week. Our room was in the middle of the curve of the building at the end of the Sunset Savanna. We could not have asked for a better room. The view from our balcony was fantastic and I spent several mornings with a cup of coffee watching animals on the Savanna.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Kidani Village is one of the Disney Vacation Club properties at Walt Disney World. Over the years we have stayed at most of the DVC properties. Each of the DVC resorts are unique with their own theme. Kidani Village is themed after the African savanna with a good dash of The Lion King thrown in for good measure. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kidani Village 2 br Living Room</td></tr>
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Our two bedroom villa would sleep up to 9 with a king sized bed in the master bedroom, two queen beds in the 2nd bedroom and a full sized sleeper sofa and an over sized chair that made into a bed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining Table in 2BR Villa at Kidani Village</td></tr>
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Amy and Andy's bags had been delivered to the villa before we arrived and we brought up all our bags from our cars and began to settle in. The villa has a full kitchen and comes stocked with cooking utensils and dishes. Kidani Village is near US192 so off we went to the Publix at Celebration and stocked up on milk, bread and other goodies to make breakfast in our room. Eggs, bread for toast, bacon, cereal, and ingredients for making sausage balls made sure we had plenty to eat for breakfast. Dining reservations in the parks and Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival made sure we didn't go hungry,</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen in 2 Br Villa</td></tr>
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Kidani Village has a large zero entry pool with a water play area next to it. The girls loved going down the big waterslide with dad at the bottom of the slide waiting on them.. There were plenty of activities around the pool and the cast members had a modified dunking booth that popped a water balloon over your head instead of dunking you. The kids at the pool lined up for a chance to "dunk" someone and be the next to be "dunked". </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Bedroom Kidani Village - note the Lion King Headboard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 BR Villa 2nd Bedroom Kidani Village</td></tr>
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Community hall had movies playing on the TV as well as plenty of games and activities. Across the hall was the Arcade with lots of games there too. I think Tink liked the arcade ride along a roller coaster the best. That and beating me at Air Hockey.</div>
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It was not too far of a walk to go from our room to Jambo House where we had breakfast at Boma one day and dinner there another. There was a shuttle that would take you but it was not but about a 5 minute walk. Transportation to the parks was by bus. Disney has placed video screens at the bus stop to let you know how long until the next bus comes. I thought this was a great idea and the times displayed were always right.</div>
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Tink is now 6 years old and in first grade. She loves to color, is very creative and is becoming quite a good reader. I gave her the <a href="http://www.target.com/p/disney-imagicademy-science-activity-book/-/A-24013285" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney Imagicademy Science Activity book</a> and it's only a slight exaggeration to say her reaction was just short of what it would have been if I had presented her with a puppy. </div>
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There are two activity books in the Imagicademy collection. The first is about science and features a Frozen theme. The second is all about animals and features Mickey and friends. Each kit comes with supplies to go along with the activities such as colored pencils, stickers, glow pen, rainbow glasses and more. I love that each book comes with its own zipper pouch to hold the supplies. A blue bag came with the science kit and a red bag accompanied the animal kit. Everything has a place and there is no arguing over which bag belongs to which child. The books are really well made with nice paper, beautiful colors and lots of detail. The activity pages range from coloring to puzzles to experiments to "mad lib"-type stories.</div>
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Tink has worked on her book every chance she could since she got it. I've had to take it away for bedtime and hurry her in the morning to get ready for school because she was busy with her Imagicademy book. She has enjoyed the puzzles and we are looking forward to time this weekend to complete some of the experiments. Earlier this week, the girls and I did a few of the "Mad Lib" type activities as our bedtime stories. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Supplies are in the box on the right and it comes off cleanly from the book.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full listing of supplies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pouch clips on to the rings so it won't get lost!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">60 page activity book covering all sorts of basic scientific concepts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The roller stamp and glow pen were huge hits with my kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That smart pouch again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">60 pages of fun activities and animal facts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tink especially likes the spray bottle for experiments and the rainbow glasses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minnie got the animal book. We have been working on her book together since she is not reading yet.</td></tr>
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The Disney Imagicademy books would make a terrific Christmas gift for elementary school children. I could also see this as a great activity during the school break to keep the kiddos busy and learning. It would certainly buy you some wrapping time. Or take one with you on a road trip since the supplies are well contained. There are plenty of pages with a good variety of activities. </div>
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Thank you to Wonder Forge for letting us review their activity books. I think it's Tink's current favorite review that I've done. <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.growingupdisney.com/p/links.html" target="_blank">Disclosure</a> </span>You can <a href="http://www.target.com/p/disney-imagicademy-science-activity-book/-/A-24013285" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">get your own books at Target</a>. They are currently $16.99 online but I'm pretty sure I saw them on sale for $14.99 at my local store this week. </div>
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So, how is everyone? We have been busy with Thanksgiving and school events, as well as some personal business that required a week's travel and quite a bit of my brain space these days. I hope you are doing well and having fun getting ready for Christmas. </div>
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The kind people at Wonder Forge sent me more cool games to share with you and I am really excited about this line of products. Wonder Forge is a part of the Disney Imagicademy line of toys, games and books available at Target. Imagicademy toys fall into that great category where Disney, fun, creativity and education overlap. Here's a link to <a href="http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=imagicademy&category=0%7CAll%7Cmatchallpartial%7Call+categories&lnk=snav_sbox_imagicademy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Imagicademy at Target</a>. </div>
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The first set I'll be sharing with you is the <a href="http://www.target.com/p/disney-imagicademy-storymation-studio-stop-motion-movie-kit/-/A-17482499" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney Imagicademy Storymation Studio Stop Motion Movie Kit</a>. (Whew, long name.) I don't have cute pictures of my kids playing with this yet because I've wanted to wait until we could really take the time to enjoy it and things have been super busy here lately. However, my own assessment of this is that I cannot wait to play with this kit. I plan on wrapping it and putting it under the tree and then letting the girls open it before Christmas during their break from school. When I was a child, my grandfather would allow my cousin and me to play with his video camera. We created all sorts of movies and wonderful memories. I think this kit will help my girls do the same. </div>
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This kit works with your smartphone or tablet to capture individual images and then turn them into your own Disney-themed movie. You'll need to download the free Storymation Studio app. I know it is on the Apple App Store. If you use another device, double check your own app store to make sure it's compatible. I like the adjustable stand that comes with the kit. It will keep the device in place for consistent shots which will really improve the image quality. The kids take the picture by clapping so you don't get camera shake. Great idea, Wonder Forge. </div>
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The white portion of the case holds the stages and backgrounds. Eight of those are included. The red part of the case has molds for the modeling clay. I'm totally going to put a Baymax helmet on Mickey. </div>
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A really good instruction guide is the first thing you see upon opening the box. Follow along and you'll soon be making movies and having a blast.</div>
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Here's what's inside the box. The white package at the back of the photo is the pack of backgrounds, stages, and cardboard cut-out characters. </div>
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The Mickey and Minnie figures are poseable so you can make minor changes and then put the images together to create the illusion of movement. </div>
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I think this is a really great kit and I am looking forward to playing with it along with my kids. It's rated for 4 and up. I think my 4-year-old will like it but my 6-year-old's attention span is better and she will love this. I'd say this would be an awesome gift for children in the 6-10 age range. </div>
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The Disney Imagicademy Storymation Studio Stop Motion Movie Kit is currently available at Target for $29.99 and they are offering free shipping. My local store was well-stocked with Imagicademy merchandise. </div>
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My pals over at Wonder Forge sent me the latest from their Pictopia line. I reviewed the <a href="http://www.growingupdisney.com/2014/11/fun-disney-games-from-wonder-forge.html" target="_blank">Disney trivia version of Pictopia</a> last year. We have really enjoyed the game and it's truly one for the whole family. Now Wonder Forge has a trivia game made especially for Star Wars fans.</div>
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Like the original Pictopia, the Star Wars edition's answers are all based on pictures. Fans of the series are going to love these images of favorite characters, vessels and places. </div>
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Players wager on each question based on how much you think you know about the images on the card in play. Instead of a traditional flat game board, Star Wars Pictopia has a vertical board and you move across as you earn points. I like this twist on the standard game. </div>
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Pictopia games are suggested for ages 7 and up. I agree with that for the strategy portion of the game but younger Star Wars fans will enjoy answering the questions even if they don't understand exactly how the game is played. With the Disney version, we partner up the kids with an adult so the little ones can still be a part of the game. </div>
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If you are looking for a gift for the Star Wars fan in your life, this would be a fun addition to their collection. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/star-wars-pictopia-trivia-game-target-exclusive/-/A-17076078" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It's available at Target.</a> As I write this, the cost is $24.99 and they are currently offering free shipping.</div>
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I think the Spot It! line of games from <a href="http://www.blueorangegames.com/index.php/games/disney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Orange Games</a> is so much fun that I am thrilled to be sharing another one with you. I have previously reviewed <a href="http://www.growingupdisney.com/2014/09/great-new-disney-games-review-and.html" target="_blank">Spot It! Words Disney Princess</a> and<a href="http://www.growingupdisney.com/2015/10/spot-it-disney-frozen-game-review.html" target="_blank"> Spot It! Disney Frozen Numbers and Shapes</a>. Today we have Spot it! Disney Miles from Tomorrowland. </div>
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If for some reason you haven't seen <i>Miles from Tomorrowland</i> yet, it's a really cute new show on Disney Junior. Miles and his sister Loretta live on the Stellosphere, their spaceship, with their mom (the captain) and dad (the pilot and scientist.) The family goes on missions throughout the galaxy on behalf of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority. Disney Parks fans will recognize that name from the PeopleMover in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park.</div>
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Like the other Spot It! games, this one comes in a durable tin which provides convenient storage for the cards at home but also makes this a great game for on the go. Toss this (or any Spot It! game) in your bag and you can entertain your kiddos while waiting at a restaurant, the airport, big sister's dance class, etc.</div>
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This game is recommended for ages 3 and up. The Miles from Tomorrowland version comes with more cards than some of the others so you can have up to eight players joining in on the fun. </div>
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With any two cards in this set, there is always a match. To play Spot It! Disney Miles from Tomorrowland, you are looking for a match with numbers, letters or characters/objects from the show. Even though my girls are fans of the show, we did have to briefly study the object names included with the instructions. </div>
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There are three official variations on the game but the basic idea is always to be the first person to find a match between two cards currently in play. It's a simple concept but some matches can be challenging, which keeps it fun. </div>
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My youngest daughter is four and in preschool. Minnie enjoys playing the Spot It! games with me. It's a good chance for us to get in the floor and spend time together. She gets to practice identifying letters and numbers but Minnie is having too much fun for it to feel like homework. Admittedly, we do eventually go away from the official rules but anyone who has played games with preschoolers knows that's just how it goes. It's fun when she makes up her own rules too.</div>
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