Mom Loves Entertainment

What would childhood be without the fun traditions? One of these traditions, many adults may remember is that fun Easter egg hunt. They may remember running around their yard looking for those real eggs or those fake eggs filled with treasure. They may remember doing this in their new Easter clothes, trying hard to find more eggs than their siblings, cousins or neighbors. Yet, back then those children never thought about the work that it took to put on those Easter egg hunt. However, if those children are now parents, especially mothers, they may soon know about this work because they may be now preparing these same hunts for their children.

How do they begin? A smart mother begins by deciding which type of eggs she wants to hide. Most may prefer hiding the fake ones and allowing the children to color a few. If she wants to hide the fake ones, she may then want to head to her nearest dollar store. This is where she can find the cheapest prices for the eggs and the treasures she can hide inside them.

These Dollar stores will offer a variety of small toys and small candies that can be put inside the eggs. A mom can also add some simple things that the children will like such as stickers and tattoos. Remember all you need to do is place one treasure in one egg.  While she is at the Dollar store, she can also pick up some nice Easter baskets for the kids to carry, as they look for the eggs, she will soon be hiding.

Next, mom decides how many children to invite. She must remember the more kids that are invited the more eggs she will need. However, she can also ask the other mothers to ship in and help with the eggs. They just need to be given to the host in plenty of time to hide the eggs prior to the party.

Then the big step begins and that is hiding the eggs. Mom needs to keep in mind the ages of the children as she hides them. She needs to hide them in locations that they will find them. Yet, she wants them to be a little changeling. If she has many eggs to hide, she can always enlist dad or older children in the household to help.

Finally, on the day of the party, mom needs to make sure that every child has a basket in hand and is ready to search for all the eggs. Hopefully, by the time the last egg is found, each child is happy and tired.

St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday to celebrate with the children. It is a fun way to enjoy the beginning of spring, a fun Irish holiday and celebrate with family. You can also add the small members of the family to the celebrating by making it a PG rated party. A mom can do this simply by adding some fun family oriented activities into the mix.

First, the party itself should be held in the daytime or at least early in the evening. This will allow the children plenty of time to enjoy the fun before their bedtime arrives and before they become sleepy. Next, mom needs to think up a fun menu, the children and the adults can enjoy.

She could keep things simple and planning a buffet style snack buffet. This can include simple sandwiches, salads, fruit servings and some cut up vegetables. For the drinks, she may want to stick with the color of the day and mix up some lime green punch or add some green food coloring to some lemonade.  Of course, the menu wouldn’t be complete without some cup cakes with green colored icing on top.

Next, she should think about some entertainment for the children and those kids at heart. She should make sure there are plenty of games on hand. For a fun idea, mom could make a type of pin the tail on the donkey game. She can just take a picture of a Leprechaun have it enlarged and replace this with the donkey. Mom can then make some shamerocks for the kids to pin to the Leprechaun. Mom now has a cute game and a cute party decoration.

Mom may also want to have some family favorite board games, handy. For those children who like to play outside she should also gather up: a baseball and mitt, a Frisbee, and other outside toys.

Finally, once the plans are prepared, mom should remember one simple fact. When it comes time to do the shopping, she should get as many of those supplies at her local dollar store. These stores usually carry:  napkins, paper plates, seasonal decorations (yes, even St. Patrick Days decorations), prizes to give out to the children, small games the children can play,

The talented and very notable Danny Devito speaks for the trees in the new movie that was adapted by the popular Dr. Ssuss’ book “The Lorax.”

The boy meets a little orange creature known as “The Lorax.” The Lorax is the voice of Danny Devito. The Lorax wants to stop the corporation that is manufacturing the Thneeds and he wants to save the trees.

This story is based on the popular “Dr. Seuss’s, book “The Lorax.” It was written in 1971, long before being green was popular.

Many movie goers are also excited to see this film because Ted is the voice of popular teen sensation Zac Effron. Plus, singer, actress Taylor Swift is doing the voice of Ashley, the young girl who dreams of seeing a real life tree.

This movie will be hitting the theatres on March 2, 2012. Many moms may be planning on taking their families to see this movie. It can be a great way to spend an afternoon or evening with your children. Plus, after all the fun time is shared, the family may even be able to have some real conversations on some simple steps that their own family can take to help protect the environment.