Parenting Tips at NeenMachine.com » movies http://neenmachine.com Parenting Tips for Busy Moms and Families Thu, 15 May 2008 17:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en We Have A Disney DVD Winner(s)! http://neenmachine.com/2008/05/07/we-have-a-disney-dvd-winners/ http://neenmachine.com/2008/05/07/we-have-a-disney-dvd-winners/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 13:43:37 +0000 Neena http://neenmachine.com/2008/05/07/we-have-a-disney-dvd-winners/ Copyright © 2008 Neena. Visit the original article at http://neenmachine.com/2008/05/07/we-have-a-disney-dvd-winners/.
Congratulations to Chefdruck, Linda, and Theresa for winning the NeenMachine.com Disney DVD - The Classic Caballeros Collection - giveaway!

You will be receiving an email from me shortly.

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]]> http://neenmachine.com/2008/05/07/we-have-a-disney-dvd-winners/feed/ Disney DVD Giveaway! - Saludos Amigos/The Three Caballeros http://neenmachine.com/2008/04/30/disney-dvd-giveaway-saludos-amigos/ http://neenmachine.com/2008/04/30/disney-dvd-giveaway-saludos-amigos/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:40:05 +0000 Neena http://neenmachine.com/2008/04/30/disney-dvd-giveaway-saludos-amigos/ Copyright © 2008 Neena. Visit the original article at http://neenmachine.com/2008/04/30/disney-dvd-giveaway-saludos-amigos/.
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Win this Walt Disney DVD: Classic Caballeros Collection

It is time for a new Parenting Tips at NeenMachine.com giveaway! I have 3 copies of this Walt Disney DVD to giveaway: The Classic Caballeros Collection featuring 2 movies - Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros.

Explore Latin American culture with your children. These classic Academy Award Nominated films feature the antics of well loved Disney characters - Goofy, Donald, and Walt Disney! Released on April 29th, 2008 this Classic Collection DVD promises fun for all:

Embark on thrilling adventures to South America and Mexico with Goofy, Donald Duck and Walt Disney himself as they experience all the music, beauty and excitement Latin America has to offer. In Saludos Amigos, Walt and his team of artists, musicians, writers and animators say “Adios!” to the U.S. to explore the heart and soul of Latin America.

Entering the contest is simple - just leave a comment on this post. Something as plain as - “I would love to win this!” is fine. One entry per person, U.S. residents age 18 and over only, please. Click here for full contest rules.

As always, you get an extra entry for signing up to receive email updates from Parenting Tips at NeenMachine.com. (Never miss another contest!) And if you blog about the contest you also get another entry - just leave a comment with your post’s URL so I can be sure to count it.

Hurry, the deadline to enter is midnight on Tuesday May 6th!

Stay tuned for my in depth reveiw of this Disney DVD - The Caballeros Collection early next week.

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]]> http://neenmachine.com/2008/04/30/disney-dvd-giveaway-saludos-amigos/feed/ The Secret Garden http://neenmachine.com/2008/02/11/the-secret-garden/ http://neenmachine.com/2008/02/11/the-secret-garden/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:55:16 +0000 Neena http://neenmachine.com/2008/02/11/the-secret-garden/ Copyright © 2008 Neena. Visit the original article at http://neenmachine.com/2008/02/11/the-secret-garden/.
the-secret-garden.jpgHere is a movie that you may have missed - The Secret Garden. Based on the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett (author of A Little Princess), this version of The Secret Garden was produced by Francis Ford Coppola and co-stars none other than Maggie Smith (Professor Minerva McGonagall of Harry Potter fame).

The movie begins in India where the main character, Mary Lennox, loses her parents in a tragic earthquake. Having no other family, Mary goes home to a mansion in England called Misseltwhaite Manor, where she is taken in by her uncle who is mourning the loss of his wife. The uncle, Lord Craven, travels a lot to deal with the grief and leaves Mary in England with the housekeeper.

Mary begins to learn the truth - that her pregnant aunt died from a fall, and her child (Mary’s cousin) appears to be handicapped and also lives at Misselthwaite Manor. Mary also discovers the Secret Garden that belonged to her aunt and has long since been locked up and abandoned. Mary becomes friends with her cousin, and a few young servant children. Together they find warm friendship and laughter. Mary’s cousin, who was comically suppressed by the overprotective housekeeper, begins to thrive in the company of Mary and the children. And together the children rediscover The Secret Garden and nurse it back to beauty.

This movie is a lovely adaptation of classic literature. After seeing this movie, my children are eager to read Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden and A Little Princess as well.

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]]> http://neenmachine.com/2008/02/11/the-secret-garden/feed/ Mom Tip: Leap Frog Videos and DVD’s http://neenmachine.com/2007/03/06/mom-tip-leap-frog-videosdvds/ http://neenmachine.com/2007/03/06/mom-tip-leap-frog-videosdvds/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:45:00 +0000 Neena http://neenmachine.com/2007/03/06/mom-tip-leap-frog-videosdvds/ Copyright © 2008 Neena. Visit the original article at http://neenmachine.com/2007/03/06/mom-tip-leap-frog-videosdvds/.
I don’t think my oldest child watched TV until he was two years old. As a fanatic new parent, I wanted to stimulate his mind every minute of every day and was wary of the evils of the “tube”. All that changed when baby #2 came along.

Now #4 is three years old and I NEED her to watch TV - at least a little bit. How else will I get everything done?

However I don’t feel as guilty leaving her with the “electronic babysitter” if she is watching something educational. I have discovered two wonderful DVD’s from LeapFrog that she loves to watch. One is the Letter Factory and the other is the Talking Words Factory.

To my amazement she can now recognize all of the letters in the alphabet and she knows the sounds that they make! I think she is a genius but LeapFrog may have had something to do with that.

So when she comes running to ask me if she can watch the Letter Factory for the third time I say OK with a clear conscience.

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