The Three Caballeros reunited on Season 2 of ‘DuckTales’ this weekend; it reunited me with family memories I had long forgotten. Read More
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‘The Three Caballeros’ and The Rooster Effect
Finally! Hallmark’s New ‘Firefly’ Ornament Gives Us Serenity
I’ve been wanting to add Serenity to our fleet of ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Trek’ ornaments for some time. This year, Hallmark made it happen. Read More
An Old-Fashioned Country Weekend at Our Local Corn Maze
Want to escape the haunts of Halloween or take a breather before the holidays? Get lost in a corn maze this fall. Read More
My Tim Burton Halloween Projects: Sandworm Specimens
Beetlejuice may hate them, but sandworms in a jar are a creepy fun way to end a month of Tim Burton inspired Halloween craft projects. Read More
My Tim Burton Halloween Projects: The Killian Family Lantern
It’s dark out there on All Hallow’s Eve. Create an easy cardboard lantern based on the eerie ‘Sleepy Hollow’ prop. Read More
My Tim Burton Halloween Projects: A ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Scarecrow
I recently gave a Jack The Pumpkin King-inspired scarecrow a makeover. I kept his original “pumpkin head” for something a little more sinister. Read More
My Tim Burton Halloween Projects: Jack Needs a Makeover
Celebrating 25 years of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ with a series of ideas inspired by Tim Burton. This week: New life for an old Pumpkin King. Read More
“The House With a Clock in Its Walls” Is a Wickedly Fun Movie for Fall
Eli Roth’s ‘The House With a Clock in Its Walls’ is the first spooky family offering this fall. Here’s how to incorporate this film into your family’s activities this Halloween season. Read More
Do You Inktober? Here’s Why You – and Your Kids – Should!
Last year, my kids and and I took on the Inktober drawing challenge. Here are some reasons I encourage all families to give it try. Read More
15 Completely Random and Geeky Facts about Creepy Clocks
With “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” coming out this month, take a little “time” to explore some of pop culture’s creepier clocks. Read More
An Adventureland Reading List for Your Tropical Hideaway
The Jungle Cruise movie is a year away, but there are plenty of Adventureland inspired books and comics out there to easily keep intrepid jungle explorers of all ages entertained. Read More
Easy Forties-Themed Birthday Dinner for Teens
From Agent Carter to Glenn Miller, our Forties birthday dinner for our teen hit all the right notes. Read More
Be the Artist: Walt Disney and the Imagineers
Before the Disney Parks spread worldwide, before the massive mergers with Pixar, Marvel, ‘Star Wars’, and everything else, before the growth, the change, the “evolution,” and new faces in charge, there was simply an artist named Walt Disney who liked to dream big. Read More
Celebrating Lieutenant Uhura’s Style With Homemade Earrings
Nichelle Nichols is still greeting ‘Star Trek’ fans in her 80s. My DIY earrings celebrate the woman who first brought Lt. Uhura to life. Read More
Be the Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright referred to his beautiful window design as “light screens.” Make some small votives inspired by his windows. Read More
Weird and Wonderful Things We Found During a Summer at Home
Oh, the places you’ll go and things you can see, even when you don’t go anywhere at all. Read More
Be the Artist: The Box Bags of Enid Collins
Enid Collins created bright and simple box bags from a small town in Texas, and they soon became iconic examples of mid-century fashion design. What would she she design for a comic con today? Read More
20 Completely Random and Geeky Facts About Stop-Motion Animation
Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ turns 25 this year. Here are a few more fun facts about the art form of stop-motion filmmaking. Read More
Be the Artist: The Colorful Architecture of Antoni Gaudí
Create mosaic tributes to Antoni Gaudí’s colorful modernista style using old comics and other upcycled paper. Read More
Clear Out Those T-Shirt Drawers with Some Easy Summer Projects
These three kid friendly projects can help beat the summer afternoon boredom, while upcycling old t-shirts. Read More
