SB Finds : Movies, TV & Music

I’m always hunting for that children’s music CD—I’d be willing to bet we all are.  The one that’s entertaining, doesn’t grate on the nerves, the one we parents can play over and over at home or in the car and not just tolerate but actually enjoy. Those albums are kind of rare, and I find that children’s music in Spanish is often especially screechy.  So I was pleased when I received two CDs by José González and Banda Criolla toRead More ...

The Chipmunks have done it again, they hit the theaters and stirred up trouble in their new movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and today you can take them home with you on DVD! In their new movie Alvin, Simon, Theodore, and the Chipettes have a blast while onboard the Carnival Dream cruise ship. It all starts out when the mischievous Chipmunks start looking for a little extra fun, and end up turning the cruise liner into their own personal playground. However, disasterRead More ...

My son loves martial arts. He can talk about Bruce Lee and Jet Li for days. When we were invited to meet the cast from Disney’s Kickin’ It, how could we say no? We got to hang out at the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy to chat with the cast  Dylan Riley Snyder, Alex Jones, Jason Earles, Mateo Arias and Olivia Holt. We even got to see a demonstration by Leo Howard! It was interesting to learn about the actorsRead More ...

On October 23rd, one of Disney’s most beloved characters, Tinker Bell, will be starring in an all new film “Secret of the Wings” along with all her fairy friends. This film will take us on a special journey with Tinker Bell who will venture out into the Winter Woods,  a place that has always been forbidden and mysterious to the warm season fairies. During her journey Tink will discover a magical secret that will change her life forever. Check outRead More ...

Immediately after my girl watched her very first episode of “Doc McStuffins,”  Disney Junior’s new animated series, she ran over to me declaring: “Mamá, ¡soy doctora y quiero curar a todos!” (“Mom, I’m a doctor and I want to cure all!”) This was definitely something I was not expecting to hear just two weeks after she got the most painful shots on her arm at her last check up. She’d been complaining about it every single day and one episodeRead More ...

We don’t go to the movies much…I’ve taken my boys to two sensory-friendly film screenings at our local theater and we didn’t make it to the end of the movie either time.  So I tend to prefer watching movies on DVD at home, and we were excited to preview Hop, the story of E.B., a computer-animated, would-be Easter bunny, and hapless slacker human Fred. I enjoyed the plot well enough, and was especially amused by the appearance of David HasselhoffRead More ...

It’s Fritzi’s fifth birthday! Whistlefritz’s award winning Spanish for Kids program is at it again with their latest release, La Fiesta de Fritzi (Fritzi’s Party), and my two-year old was thrilled to be invited! With their engaging blend of animation and live-action, Alina was captivated by Maria and the Whistlefritz kids as they plan the perfect party for the fun-loving mouse, Fritzi. From learning colors with balloons to the lively family-centered music, La Fiesta de Fritzi (Fritiz’s Party) was aRead More ...

There are certain guilty pleasures that linger from childhood. For many of us born in the ‘70s and ‘80s, one of those childhood attachments is “The Muppets!” That’s why it’s exciting that our kids get to share in the adventures with Kermit, Miss Piggy, and all the other characters we used to love. If you missed the latest version of The Muppets in theaters, don’t worry: it’s being released as a DVD/Blu-Ray combo pack on March 20th! The movie itselfRead More ...