Family Fun Friday: Owl Love

 "Legends is lovely"  

 

     So, after a short discussion, the Hubs and I decided to see Legends of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga Hool.  I've had a sort of owl obsession lately. It's funny, I had no intention or even remote interest in them. We have a retro woodland theme going on in the upstairs bath. Prints of woodland creatures washing reside on our walls. It all started when we found a set of the cutest vintage decoupaged family of owls wooden prints. Then I picked up this nice yellow 3/4 sleeve hoodie that just so happened to have an owl print on the inside. The next thing I knew we had these cool Orange and Brown Owl salt and pepper shakers sitting on our coffee table. The latest owl migration is the Legends Of  Guardians poster Nick brought home the other day. It's a really neat looking poster. We have a large wall above our stairway and movie posters fill that space nicely.  Anyways, back to the movie.

    How was it? Well it was reminiscent of  Lord of the Rings and the first Harry Potter and even a bit Robin Hood. In both content and visuals.  However the story wasn't nearly as dark or deep as those. We enjoyed it very much. It's a simple story with lovely animation. It has a charm to it. We honestly went in having no expectations or this movie and I think that's why we enjoyed it. Having sat through the incredibly long butt numbing Avatar movie and Happy Feet. Personally, we were relived that it didn't change into a whole different movie 3/4 the way through. It was nice to have this charming, simple kids movie. So, I'm not gonna say it's incredible or ground breaking. It isn't and please don't expect it to be. Sure the story line is predictable but that doesn't mean it's not good.  I particularly liked  Ezylryb who is voiced by Geoffrey Rush. He reminds me of Archimedes from Sword in the Stone. I also enjoyed Digger who at times reminded me of Gopher and Twilight who seemed to follow Owl from Winnie the Pooh at times

   I'd give it 7 out of ten. Legends is lovely, go see it if your in the mood for a simply enjoyable family friendly film.

                                             Wishes from Wonderland

                                                ~ Alice

                                  

Monday's Mood! Back to School made cool part duex

Monday's Mood

   I've decided that I will select a color every Monday to describe my mood.

The first is Blue :

    I’ve been feeling a bit listless. So I found a image that made me smile.

 It’s honest, sincere and simple.

 It can be found in this a playroom. It's a great quote by Dr. Seuss above a beautiful window written in a lovely script. How charming is that?

Now for something cheery so it's Back to School made cool part duex

I've rounded up some good back to school finds for you.

First up is Martha Stewart's whimsical stickers and bookplates. What fun to use these to decorate those brown paper bags you covered all those books in.

There's also magnetic calander for planning your childs lunches here.

babalisme has got some cute labels as well.

classic play is featuring some adorable mini menus to tuck in your child's lunch. Jennifer's daughter says  “It feels like I’m in a fancy restaurant!”

  Are you ready for back to school?

                      Wishes from Wonderland

                                              ~ Alice

Family Fun Friday : Back to school made totally cool!

It's Family Fun Friday! 

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I love it when parents do that little something extra to brighten a child's day. Notes in your lunch, sandwiches shaped like piggies, a little bunny waiting on your bed Easter morning.  

My parents where always doing these little things and I hold dear to them. So when I spotted this German tradition I knew I had to pass it on.

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Meet the Schultuete aka school cone. In Eastern Germany it is sometimes know as Zuckertüte translating to "sugar bag".  Originating from a German tradition that dates back to the 1800's. The children are given a rather large cone to mark their first day of school. The cone itself is generally comprised of decorated cardboard and then filled with sweets,charms, pens,pencils,stickers.

 I think it would be fun to decorate and fill these cones up with some really neat kid items. Such as crayons,colored pencils, pencil box, crayons, a book or coloring book, sparkle pens, stickers, shaped erasers,colorful candies and maybe some hair accessories, a matchbox car or two, those crazy bandz things oh and some animal crackers or other small cookies.  Target generally has a good selection of fun items in their dollar aisle. And I know I saw some really nice pens in the back to school section.

If you don't want to make a cone. A basket or box would be just as charming. Personally, I think it would be neat to have a lunch tin filled with these goodies. Just have fun use your creativity and put in whatever you think your child would like.  It's the thought that counts and your child is sure to get a real kick out of it!

Do you have any back to school traditions in your family? Please share them

 

Wishes from Wonderland

                             ~ Alice