2/22/15; DisneySide At Home Celebration

I am a bit of a Disney Parks fanatic.  I love going to them, talking about them and helping others plan vacations.  In fact this past year I applied to the Disney Parks Moms Panel and made it all the way to round 4 which was quite an accomplishment as the search started with about 15,000 and I made it to Round 4 with about 100.  I unfortunately did not make the panel but the Disney Parks gave me another opportunity to share my Disney love by having a #DisneySide @Home Celebration.

It was a wonderful opportunity to invite some of the kids friends over and have them show off their #DisneySide.  

This was our third Disney Parks at home celebration.  Here you can see a recap of last year, and here was our party from 2010.

There were so many great sponsors included in the Party Pack that I received including HP, all laundry detergent, Duff's Cake Mix, Snuggle Fabric Softner, Disney Palace Pets, Wisk Deep Clean, and some great Mickey and Minnie party supplies.  A big thanks to MomSelect and Disney Parks for giving me this awesome opportunity.

First was the preparation for the party.  I love cake decorating so I was very excited to try out Duff's Tie Dye Cake Mix.  I love watching Duff Till Dawn, and the Kids Baking Championship and admire the work that Duff does.  This cake is so fun to make for the kids and I.  You make the batter and then break it in to six containers.  Each container gets mixed with included food coloring to make these cool colors.

 Then you pour it little by little to get a tie dye effect.

Here it is after being baked.

I decided to frost it with some fun colors and then add on some Disney characters that we had from previous parties.

Then the kids started arriving.  The boys got right to the snacks and playing Disney Infinity.

Disney Infinity is a big hit with my kids and you can see previous reviews here on the 1.0 and 2.0 versions.

The girls broke in to snacks too but couldn't wait to paint their nails.

 We received these cool Disney nail polishes.

The girls were really silly and ready to start picking their colors.

They got right to work painting away.

They were very proud of their newly painted nails.

Then all the kids decided it was time to play some pin the Mickey Mouse mouth on Mickey.

Of course the boys had fun spinning their friends.

Too funny!

 Even our dog Fred got in to the fun showing his #DisneySide by wearing some Minnie Mouse ears.

 Next was time for cake.  Everyone was very excited as they had seen the cake and couldn't wait to eat it.

Here you can see the tie dye inside.

Then they went right back to games.

 The girls also played Go Fish with Disney cards.

 Lauren liked leading a Disney Trivia game.

 I am dog tired now but what a fun time and great to talk Disney Parks with friends.

Disclosure:  I received a party kit from MomSelect and the Disney Parks to have the #DisneySide @Home Celebration.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

12/8/14: Disney Infinity 2.0 Fun With Marvel Super Heroes

We our a Disney family.  We love the Disney Parks, Disney toys , Disney on Ice and of course Disney Video Games.  The kids were very excited to receive the Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2.0 Starter Pack as we enjoyed the original Disney Infinity so much.  This is my next item on your "must have" Holiday List.

We received the PlayStation 3 version Starter Set which includes Thor, Iron Man and Black Widow plus 2 Game disks.  There are many more Marvel Super Heroes in the collection.   I love that there are options to own Disney Infinity 2.0.  If you have Disney Infinity you can download the 2.0 Toy Box Digital Download for $29.99.  You are able to use your existing base and figures.  Evan got right in to game play.

The nice thing about the 2.0 version is that all of the characters and power disks you already have from the first version is compatible with 2.0.  This is good news for us as we have a ton of them.

I love the Sorcerer Mickey Mouse.  My son's favorite are Cars and my daughter's favorites are Anna and Elsa of course.

Plus the all-new Toy Box mode that makes it easier for players to create and share their one-of-a-kind levels and mini-games with family and friends. Toys that you have unlocked in the Disney Infinity Toy Box will be unlocked in the 2.0 version.

The graphics are amazing and the interaction is so cool.  Evan likes that you can fly around.

It is a nice mix of characters and may appeal to an older child demographic.  My son likes it, but my daughter still prefers the core Disney characters.  I have already purchased Stitch for her as I know she will love him as he is her favorite character.

Evan and my husband have definitely played it the most.  I personally love the Toy Box most as you can just create on your own.

Here you can see the set as packaged.  I am sure it will be high on your child's holiday wish list.

Infinite Possibilities, Infinite Fun!

Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes works on Xbox One, Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 system, the PlayStation®4 system, Wii U™ system, Wii™ system, Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system, on smart devices including tablets and mobile phones; and on PC.  The Starter Pack: is $74.99.  A Play Set Pack: $34.99 and Figures: $12.99.

This game is going to be a Hot Gift this holiday season and one you will want to buy early along with Play Sets and Figures.

Find them online:  www.disney.com/infinity 

YouTube:  www.youtube.com/disneyinfinity

Join the Disney Infinity Facebook community: Facebook.com/disneyinfinity

Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DisneyInfinity

Twitter: @disneyinfinity

Instagram: instagram.com/disneyinfinity

Disclosure:  I received this Starter Pack and Cars Play Set for review purposes.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

2/16/14: Disney Side At Home Celebration Fun

I love all that is Disney!  We go to Disney Parks every year, we love watching Disney movies and most of all we love sharing our Disney enthusiasm with all of our friends.  I was extremely lucky to be selected by Disney Parks and MomSelect to host a #DisneySide @Home Celebration.

 We received lots of goodies to facilitate our party.  It included HP Paper, Ocean Spray treats, Luggage from American Tourister, recipes and measuring cups from The Chew, Mickey cookie cutters, Muppets calendars, a Story app iPhone Case, Disney Parks DVD, Run Disney Posters and bracelets, Party supplies, balloons, Mickey and Minnie posters, activities, and recipes.

Here you can see the Luggage.  It is so beautiful.  I love the color!  American Tourister has some beautiful luggage that lets you show your Disney Side.  Plus they are the official luggage of Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

Here are Evan and Lauren all dressed up and ready to party.  We decided to have the kids dress up.  So here is Princess Belle and Woody.

This could be one of my favorite pictures, the kids put Mickey at the door looking out waiting for the guests to come and Fred our dog joined him.

Here are some images of the cupcakes, table and cool balloons.  I had these balloons from another In Home Celebration I held for Disney.

Here you can see the full setup of our table ready to go.

I like this overhead view.

I made these super cute cupcakes.  They were so easy to make.  I just used one large oreo and two smaller oreos to make them look like Mickey.  I did red and pink to signify Mickey and Minnie.

Here is the adults table.  I put out my Disney scrapbooks for people to check out.

We even had juice and snacks that had Disney characters on them.

We decided to also incorporate Disney Infinity in to the party.  The kids love playing it.

They were very excited to show their friends all of their characters and show them the game.  My kids play Disney Infinity a lot.  They love it!  See this post for more information on the game.

I was able to customize this super cute picture of all the kids at:  http://www.disneysidecelebrations.com/HP/

There were princesses every where.

Plus pirates and a cowboy.

I put on the Disney Parks video and we went around the room and said what our favorite Disney character is and talked about our favorite ride.

The kids were having a great time playing together.  Plus we had the Frozen soundtrack playing in the background which is such a popular movie and we all love the songs.

I loved listening to their answers to the questions.  I learned many like Minnie Mouse, and many like Space Mountain.  Space Mountain is my favorite ride but Mickey will always be my favorite.  See this post on how Mickey Mouse will always have my heart.

Watching the video and learning about Disney Parks.

The kids decided to hide eggs for the boys and girls.  The boys had to find a Cars egg and the girls had to find a Princess one.

I love that the kids came up with their own games.

Then it was time for some snacks.

What a great excuse to get the kids together for some fun.

Then they got to eat the Mickey and Minnie cupcakes.

The kids had so much fun.  I hope they got to feel a little of the Disney Magic at my house.

Make sure you show off your #DisneySide online by tagging #DisneySide.

http://www.disneysidecelebrations.com/your-disney-side/

Disclosure:  I received all the items provided above except for food in order to facilitate this party.  This party was sponsored by Disney Parks and MomSelect.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.