Barbie in an out of this world adventure – Starlight Adventure

Barbie Starlight Adventure

Barbie® returns for an adventure in an exhilarating new movie, Star Light Adventure. Flying through the galaxy to a faraway universe, the cosmic princess Barbie® and her adorable and trusty new pet Pupcorn will find a world like no other. But this world is in danger. The once bright and sparkling stars have started to slow their dance and fade. Barbie® has been set a new mission - to save the fading stars!

We were invited to a screening of this delightful movie. Although Little Miss does not want to share in class that she attended this event (“They are going to laugh at me!”), she loved the movie and the whole experience on Saturday. I do think that most girls (including me) still love Barbie!
(Some of us just don’t want it to be common knowledge! ;-)

At the beautiful Sci Bono Centre in Newtown

Cupcake decorating

Photo op with Barbie!!

Barbie Starlight Adventure Screening at Sci Bono

You can be anything!

Movie face!

The Barbie Starlight Adventure surprised me. (I needed the catch-up!) I was not aware that Barbie is going into space with cosmic adventures. Do you? There are no barriers anymore for little girls and their dreams!
You can be anything!
A great message that I would like to impart on my daughter on International Day of the Girl today!

So much excitement at #Barbie Starlight Adventure screening #youcanbeanything #starlightadventure @SciBono pic.twitter.com/Mt235EarDK

— Karen du Toit (@karentoittoit) October 8, 2016

Dream big#Barbie #starlightadventure #youcanbeanything

Thanks @helloconversations_ for … https://t.co/yIddhr6sTB pic.twitter.com/UPVwoTdUul

— Karen du Toit (@karentoittoit) October 9, 2016

Do your little ones still play with Barbie?

Disney - so many great movies to look forward to!

Disney Africa #DisneyAfrica

The Disney Content Showcase is a great event each year which I try to attend at all cost!
(I take a day's leave!)

It is extremely exciting to see previews of the upcoming Disney movies, what's planned on Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior in Africa!

Disney Africa content showcase #disneyafrica - looking forward to watch it all! #blogger #momblogger #disney #parentingblogger

A photo posted by Karen Du Toit (@karentoittoit) on Aug 25, 2016 at 12:20am PDT

It is overwhelming to be presented with everything all at once! I will focus only on the upcoming motion pictures in this blog post!
I can't wait to see any of the following upcoming movies! And I don't have to pretend it's all for the sake of Little Miss! It's for the whole family! Although I don't know yet about Doctor Strange and Little Miss was also not allowed into the last Star Wars movie!

Pete's Dragon (Disney)

The movie has already started to show in cinemas on 12 August.
It sounds totally enchanting:

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted children in the sleepy town of Millhaven with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger in these very woods, his stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home to speak of, who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot, and from his descriptions, Elliot seems remarkably similar to the fabled dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories.

Queen of Katwe (Disney)

Queen of Katwe is based on a true story, and starts on 14 October. The Trailer is already a tearjerker, but it seems like such an uplifting experience!

...vibrant true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.

I had of course make notes of all the stunning quotes from the Trailer!

Queen of Katwe - best quotes in the trailer #DisneyAfrica "In chess the small one can become the big one!" "Chess teaches us to make a plan! Use our minds! And you will all find safety!" "You belong where you believe you belong" "Your children they are blessed because they have a mother who never give up on them" "What matters is when you reset the pieces and play again" #tearjerker #Disney #film #quote #chess #blogger #momblogger #parentingblogger

A photo posted by Karen Du Toit (@karentoittoit) on Aug 25, 2016 at 5:23am PDT

Doctor Strange (Marvel)

Note to myself! I must see this! It looks stunning!

The story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing, and hope, in an unlikely place—a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Before long Strange—armed with newly acquired magical powers—is forced to choose whether to return to his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence.

Moana (Disney)

This is a great one for kids of all ages! It is starting on 2 December, perfect for the holidays!

The CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) meets the once-mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder. Together, they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity.

Rogue One (Lucasfilm)

Rogue One Master Cast

Of course we are interested in this! It will be showing form 16 December!
All we got so far was the trailers and a few images... Exciting!

Beauty and the Beast (Disney)

This is only showing on 14 April next year!

Awesome!

I can't decide which one I want to see the most!

Which of these would you want to see the most?

The winner of the Iron Man 3 DVD #CheckersIronMan

The winner of the Iron Man DVD....

There were only 3 entries. Lucky? Unlucky?

 

Via Random.org:

Mauruschka, please send me your email so that I can get your prize to you!

 

Iron Man 3 at Checkers and a DVD giveaway #CheckersIronMan

I haven't yet seen the most recent Iron Man, but I have heard only good reviews! It was on our movie list, but we missed it! (As you tend to do when you have a little one...)
Luckily it is not a problem...

Marvel’s Iron Man 3 is now available on Blu-ray and DVD at Checkers.

Checkers customers have the opportunity to win a life size Iron Man figurine worth R45000 plus many other prizes from 26 August  - 30 September as part of an in store competition.
All they have to do is buy Iron Man 3 on DVD or Blu-ray™at Checkers and Checkers Hyper and enter with their till slip.

Prizes:

- 1st Prize – Life-sized Iron Man 3 Statue – value R45,000

- 2nd Prize – Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Mark 42 Collectible Figure – value R2,500

- 3rd Prize – Marvel Select War Machine + Marvel Select Mark 42 Figurines – value R500

There is an Iron Man 3 DVD up for grabs (South Africa only).

A reminder that the age restriction is PG 13.
I will do the lucky draw on Friday 6 September!

Please answer the following question in your comment below to stand a chance to win:

Do you let your children watch movies that has an age restriction not suited to them?
(No judgement!)


(Disclosure: I was sent the DVD to pass it on again to the lucky winner!)

Blue Mondays and a Goggatjie-break

Monday is Monday and it is Blue!


I looked at the photo of Mieka doing her little gymnastics (Tiny Tumbles) on Saturday, and thought it s an apt visualization of the week. Still in the beginning of the tunnel (the week) and a little lot of blue around the edges...

We are all beginning to feel the end-of-the-year endness! (Yes, I am sure it’s a word!)

I blame it on my use of a second language. Sorry!

Monday is blue!

So it helped tons when we got home tonight and Mieka was occupied for half an hour. We got Mieka the DVD of Goggatjie over the weekend. One of those DVDs that you swore before the time you would never buy your child... Such as Barney and Teletubbies! I thought I would not do it to myself again! Guess what we have in our DVD collection? All of those, and more! (Sheepish smile)

Goggatjie is a man dressed in an insect suit, and singing and dancing totally irritating Afrikaans songs with little children. But it is the most brilliant hit with our toddler. She does not move, except when jiggling or jumping with the songs!

Now it scores big time with me as well! I don’t mind the irritation at all! Because just looking at the toddler and her enjoyment is a reward in itself! And the best of all: we get some 30 minutes of free time.

Daddy had to sit a second time with the toddler through Goggatjie tonight. They watched it on the bed. She fell down backwards, with her feet up in the air. He had to do the same, but had to sit up again as well. Sorry, Daddy! No rest for you! (Wicked smile)

But I had a Goggatjie-break tonight! Twice! (Monday is not so blue after all!)