Special thanks to Scholastic for providing these fun DVDS for review and giveaway. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
Today I have a fun hodgepodge of new releases from our favorite DVD source, Scholastic!
First up, let’s talk all things Halloween! Scholastic has just released a 3 disc set of Halloween favorites that are sure to get your kids talking! Definitely check out the Halloween Stories Collection, Volume 2. You’ll find witches and skeletons, and also a lot of fun and bravery. My 4-year-old is able to watch everything on the set without freaking out, just to give you a litmus test of the “scary factor.”
I think Darah and I both have the same favorite video on the set, and that is the Day of the Dead. Darah really enjoys seeing the dancing and instrument-playing skeletons, and it also gave us the opportunity to talk about another culture, as well as what happens to people when they die. Being able to talk about celebrating the memory of others seemed to really resonate with her, which got me thinking that we need to do a little Dia de los Muertos celebration of our own, this year!
This DVD set retails for $24.95 and provides some great stories for this time of year! I definitely recommend it. It would be fun to show at a sleepover! 🙂
I have two other great DVDs to share as well! Children Make Terrible Pets, and More Stories About Family (ARV $14.95) is SO cute, you guys! The title story is all about a bear who finds a young human and wants to keep it as a pet. Her mother tries to warn her that children make terrible pets, but this is one lesson she has to learn on her own. Darah thought it was absolutely hilarious. Such a fun one….great for the stocking!
And last, but certainly not least, there’s a new Mo Willems DVD out!!! Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late is, like all the pigeon tales, quite funny. But the real treasure in this set, in my opinion, is Knuffle Bunny Free. I’m not going to give away too much about this story, but I’m going to be real with you guys and tell you that I BAWLED my eyes out while watching it. Darah did not…so please know that it isn’t horrifically sad. It just struck one heck of a chord with me as a parent, thinking about my own child growing up a little bit. I’m actually tearing up just thinking about it now. It is such a sweet, touching story. MUST WATCH! This one also retails for $14.95 and should be required viewing. Just sayin’.
Win it!: Let’s do a giveaway for TWO winners, today! One will win the Halloween set, and the other will win the Children Make Terrible Pets and Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late discs.
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my son wants to be jack skellington
I’ll be a cat and take my five yr old Cinderella around trick or treating!
My daughter is going to be a pop star.
We’ve got a ninja and spiderman!
My nephew is going to be an angry bird. 🙂
She is going to either be a bumblebee or a butterfly. She keeps changing her mind, lol.
My youngest will be a Lollipop Fairy and my oldest is dressing up as her cat.
The girl I watch is going as Bubbles from the Power Puff Girls! Thanks!
My Grandaughter wants to be Hello Kitty! and my Grandson can’t decide…. hope he makes his mind up soon!!! Great review, thanks for the chance….
My nephew wants to be Scooby Doo and my niece wants to be Daphne. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
My 2 year old son will be a dinosaur, this is the first year he’s dressed up and been trick or treating. We’re excited!
Princesses for my granddaughters
My son will be Buzz Lightyear and my daughter wants to be a princess:)
My daughter is going to be Christine from Phantom of the Opera.
my son wants to be a zombie
my daughters 2 older kids are going to be magicians and the twins will be their bunny rabbits…they are only 5 months old
Spiderman and Spidergirl
My 5yo is going to be the Pigeon ( don’t let the pigeon drive the bus) and my 17 month old is going to be duck commander!
My Granddaughters are going to be a Monster High character and a Princess, and my Grandson is going to be Woody.
I have four girls they will be Owlyn, lala loopsy pajama doll, and my twins will be leopards.
We have a vampire and spiderman.
niece will be hello kitty
Our daughter might be a cat.
My little girl is going to be a fairy 🙂
My little one is going to be a dead cheerleader this year!
My two older boys are dressing as Mario and Luigi for Halloween!
The little one will be a Christmas tree this year!
My daughter is going to be Cinderella
My youngest will is going to be a witch and my almost teen will be Cleopatra.
My 5 year old will be turning 6 on Halloween and he is being The Flash. My 4 year old daughter is going to be Ariel, The Little Mermaid!
My son is going to be an astronaut
My grandson is going to be a vampire this year.
My 4 year old granddaughter is going to be Doc McStuffins and my 15 month old granddaughter is going to be Nemo.
My son wants to be a football player!
My daughter is going as a ballerina and my son is going as a zombie.
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just went today & my six year old son is going to be an alien
Hope to win for Christmas!
My son will be the hulk
My daughter is a girl Darth Vader, my sons are Anakin Skywalker and Obiwan Kenobi
she wants to be a witch
My girls on Halloween are going to be a cat, bat girl, and super girl !
my daughter is going as a kitty cat and my son is going as a blue ninja
My son is going to be spongebob!!
One will be a cat, the other a witch.
My daughter is going to be Cinderella.
Mine, too! 🙂
My son is going to be Captain America
My son is dressing up as a firefighter
my son is going to be a ninja for Halloween!
DS1 wants to be a doctor, DS2 will be dressed in a pumpkin onesie and have a few bandages so he can be the patient.
kids! Belle and Super man!
fireman
My 16 month old son is going to be a train engineer.
My daughter wants to be a kite for Halloween. No clue what my son will be. LOL
We have 3 children 🙂 Our 7 month old daughter is going to be “When Pigs Fly”, she’s wearing the Piggy costume from Kohls and I got her a tiny pair of fairy wings 🙂 Our 3 year old is going to be a Princess Ballerina (which she made up herself! lol) and our 10 year old son is going to be an Army soldier like my little brother who sent a training uniform for him to wear 🙂
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My little one is obsessed with The Itsy Bitsy Spider……so an adorable little spider she shall be 🙂
My older kids are going as the Walking Dead sigh…only my children
A raccoon.
My boys are going to be optimus prime
My kids are going to be pumpkins!
Our sons are going to be an ewok and darth vader. We are going with friends
my baby boy will be a bat and my big boy is dracula
My nieces are going to be candyland princesses!
he s going to be Casper the Ghost
My 12 year old is going to be a knight and my 2 year old is a dragon 🙂
A puppy & sully from monsters university!
My daughter wants to be Jessie from Toy Story this year.
My grandson is going to be Spiderman
Vampiress and ladybug or minnie mouse, we haven’t decided which costume the baby will actually wear and not try to rip off!
My two-year-old is going to be a dinosaur, and my five-year-old is still deciding between Perry the Platypus and a volcano! (I’m hoping he goes with the volcano!)
My girls are going to be zombies.
My youngest has a costume that makes look like he is riding a dinosaur.
Super mario.
We’ll have Sleeping Beauty and a lion around on Halloween at our house.
My son is going to be Darth Vader.
My son wants to be Spiderman.
Pierce is going as a red crayon, Nikki is a strawberry, and Dom is Pizza
My grandson is going to be Spiderman.
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One granddaughter is going to be a princess and the other is going to be Tinkerbelle..
My daughter will be Draculaura from Monster High and my son is going to be a fighter pilot
2 are going to be power rangers
Depending on the day he wants to be a pirate or a knight. Sometimes both at the same time.
Our second grader is going to be Will Turner & our 4yo Peter Pan.
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My son wants to dress up like a police offer
my boy is going to be Saruman (LOTR). my daughter changes her mind every other day, so i’m still not sure what we are doing for her.
We have a princess, a construction worker, and three grandchildren that don’t know what they are going to be yet.
Mermaids. 🙂 We try to coordinate with our Trunk or Treat theme, and they chose The Little Mermaid… so, my youngest will be Ariel and my oldest is her sister Aquata. 🙂
My boys are going to be Green Lantern and youngest will be a minion (and hubby, Gru) lol
My sons are going to be Batman and Robin.
My daughter is going to be a fairy and my son is going to be Hulk.
he will be a power ranger
My beautiful daughter wants to be a zombie. I am trying so hard to convince her to be something beautiful! LOL!
My nephew wants to be Spiderman
A rainbow, sofia the first and a football player
I am not sure what they are going to be. I don’t know if they have decided.
My niece is going to be Jessie from Toy Story
My granddaughter’s first dress up Halloween, she is Elmo.
My grandsons are going to be Grover from Sesame Street and a candy corn!
My grandson is a lion and granddaughter is a ladybug. My stepson is going to be a hobo.
my son wants to be a goblin ninja
Still not sure what my 4 month old is going to be…. possibly a ghost… or a piece of candy corn.
My little one is going to be a monkey.
We have tinkerbell, cupcake, and teddy bear!