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Earth To Echo Movie opens this July 2 in all Theatres.

Field Trip Mom pre-screened the family movie Earth to Echo presented by Relativity Media . In this post you will find my personal movie review, my kids interviewing the cast and a very personal question and answer with the director Dave Green, producer Ryan Kavanaugh and Andrew Panay  and writer Henry Gayden. I have also included the movie trailer. The movie has a PG rating. Disclosure  This is a sponsored post. I received free admission to a pre-screening. All thoughts and opinions are all my own.  Earth to Echo opens in theaters this July 2nd, 2014 near you.  It will remind you that we may not be alone on this planet after all.  The story begins with three best friends, Tuck, Munch and Alex, all have to move in three days because the city has imposed eminent domain.  New highway construction is causing the fate of the entire neighborhood to be demolished.  All three of the boys feel helpless and sad by everything that is happening.  Two ...

Michaels' Craft store is hosting $2.00 Passport to Imagination

This summer get off the couch and run to Michaels' Craft Store to get your passport to imagination.  Passport to Imagination is their new arts and craft program for kids ages 6 and up. It is only $2.00 and they offer two hours of fun with art supplies!  Leaving the mess behind and bring the fun home is the best way to do arts and crafts.  Let me share with you the list of fun that you can not miss: Check with your local Michaels Store I will be attending the July and August events with my family to make great memories for this 2014 Summer! See you there and maybe we can catch up on summer field tripping!!!!   Disclaimer: This is a Media Sponsored post. This means that I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. I was offered one complimentary class to use for review only. All thoughts and opinions are all my own.

Knott's Berry Farm Camp Snoopy Improvements and the Re-opening of the Calico Mine Ride.

Knott' Berry Farm is celebrating 30 years of fun.   To celebrate, they have added 3 NEW rides in Camp Snoopy as well as added several improvements to the park.   Along with the Camp Snoopy improvements, the park is introducing the re-opening of The Calico Mine Ride.  The park looks refreshed and exciting with the educational spark still burning brightly. Keep reading to find pictures and information on the NEW Camp Snoopy attractions. Charlie Brown's Kite Flyer has a surprise, Pig Pen's Mud Buggies inspires and Linus Launcher re-creates  flying on a blanket. A NEW ride at Camp Snoopy is the Charlie Brown Kite Flyer, which is a swing that goes up 18 feet.  As the guests ride in the air the kite, the eating tree reveals Charlie Brown upside down and all tied up in kite string.  If you are a fan of Charlie Brown, you know that he believed that it was impossible to tell a kite-eating tree from non-kite eating trees by sight.  It was only until ...

Pretend City Children's Museum - Irvine, Ca

Pretend City Children's Museum is located in Irvine, CA. It is perfect for  kids ages 18 months up to age 8 years old. The museum encourages play and learning. They have several hands-on activities throughout their space. These activities include art, reading, dancing, driving small cars, shopping with Pretend city money and just having an open space to play with other kids. It is a place to grow young creative minds. This month they are having a great exhibit that I highly recommend for school aged kids. The exhibit is the Ultimate Recycling Machine . The museum is hosting a great hands-on educational activity called  STEM( science, technology, engineering and mathematics)  which combines creativity, collaboration and sustainability. The Ultimate Recycling Machine is designed for school aged kids. The materials used in this activity are items that are rescued from going into landfills.  They include a large selection of cardboard, plastic...

How to train your dragon 2 the Movie by Dreamworks Animation / Apollo Technology

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. I had the opportunity to preview the movie for review only. It all started with a book titled "How to Train Your Dragon" by Cressida Cowell published in 2003. The story of a young Viking boy who struggles to fit in with his community in the Isle of Berk. He is not like the other Vikings and this is a problem for his father, who hopes to make Hiccup the leader of their village. As Hiccup escapes to find peace, he finds a rare dragon.  Hiccup becomes his friend and names him Toothless. Toothless is feared and hunted by all of the Vikings, except Hiccup.  Hiccup and Toothless keep their friendship a secret until they set off to change the minds of the Viking village and save lives.  In March of 2010, the movie based on the book was released for the world to see.  Moviegoers loved the story of Hiccup and the movie was a great success.  A year later,  Dreamworks decided to make How to Train...