We got a bunch of movies a long time ago that we didn’t review yet because we didn’t like them and we don’t like to do bad reviews.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Funny Face are both old movies that they released again with new special features, in honor of Audrey Hepburn’s 80th birthday anniversary. My grandma likes these movies and my mom does too, but I can’t really understand when the people talk because I think they talk too fast! Maya liked the singing and dancing in Funny Face, but I didn’t. My mom liked the special features and the booklet that came with them. They both come with 2 discs and the 2nd disc is all special features.

The best and the most important part is one of the new special features on Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It’s called Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective and it talks about how racist it was to have Mickey Rooney play a Japanese character with so many bad stereotypes. It also talks about other Asian stereotypes in movies and tv and why that’s wrong. And it talks about the Japanese interment camps during WWII and how bad that was. It’s the most interesting part of the DVD. Here are Breakfast at Tiffany’s other special features:

o   A Golightly Gathering  (new)
o   Henry Mancini: More Than Music (new)
o   Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective (new)
o   The Making of a Classic
o   It’s So Audrey: A Style Icon
o   Behind the Gates: The Tour
o   Brilliance in a Blue Box
o   Audrey’s Letter to Tiffany
o   Original Theatrical Trailer
o   Photo Galleries

And Funny Face’s:

o   Kay Thompson: “Think Pink” (new)
o   This is VistaVision (new)
o   Fashion Photographers Exposed (new)
o   The Fashion Designer and His Muse
o   Parisian Dreams
o   Paramount in the ’50s - Retrospective Featurette
o   Original Theatrical Trailer
o   Photo Galleries

And I don’t really like Horton Hears a Who, either. It’s just that they try to be funny, but they are really not. Probably the only funny one is the little yellow one and I think her name is Kate or Katie. AND the Horton Hears a Who people didn’t even send us the real DVD!!! They sent us a promotional copy that came in an envelope and not a nice box!!! AND when you play the movie there’s a logo on the screen the whole time!! Annoying!!! We work hard on these reviews so the least they could do is send us a good copy!!

Lena

We have too many things to tell you about and what if you want to order them off the internet before Christmas? Then we have to tell you a bit about them all at once right now! So here are a bunch of things you should know about. And order today!

Girl Mogul has a lot of cool stuff.

We tried out the Girl Power Self-Esteem Kit, which has Catherine Dee’s The Girls’ Guide to Life book in it. It is a super good book for making strong girls. The kit comes with a journal, pen, pencil, highlighter, and goal notebook. We love this kit! We also talked aboutGirl Mogul’s Conversations to Go conversation starter game in our review here.

Also, Girl Mogul sent Maddie an awesome shirt. It says “Future Leader of the Free World” on it. Maddie’s mom said it faded after one wash, but it’s still cute. They have lots of other cool shirts too.

Manifest Your Magnificence is a bunch of cards that say affirmations like, “I am proud” on them and then you think of something that you’re proud about. It’s really cool. The pictures on the cards are awesome and it comes with a cd of somebody reading the affirmations, too.

Wett-Giggles soap would be a really cute stocking stuffer. They smell good and they have little animals that are really scrub brushes once the soap goes away. The soap is handmade with glycerin, shea butter, and essential oils. Fun!

The Dot Girl’s First Period Kit might be good if you have a girl who is just about to go through puberty.

They’re cute kits with lots of helpful information and products to help with a girl’s first period. And one dollar from every kit you buy goes to The Central Asia Institute, which helps provide schools for girls in remote parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

If you know someone who appreciates treats, but wants to be healthy, you should get Crispy Cat organic candy bars (mint coconut is my mom’s favorite) and La Vita All Natural Cruncy Cookies for their stocking!

Also, it might be fun to order some very cute and tasty Tennessee T-Cakes and have them sent to somebody special.

Oh, I almost forgot. You have to have band-aids, right? Kids like having cool band-aids, right? You could put Sticker Sisters’ Brave Girl-Aids in your child’s stocking along with some of Sticker Sisters’ other cool things.

There. Lots of ideas for last-minute internet shopping.

Liberty

Maya says:

I like the stuff that comes with it, like the stickers, the pencil, and the papers. And I like to plant thing-a-ma-jing-jings.

Along with the stickers, pencil, and activity books, Agromin’s Carrots for Kids seed kit comes with a planter box with tray, carrot seeds, soil made from recycled green material, with no animal waste or sludge. The activity books are fun and informative, and they help kids understand why recycling and going green are important. Like Crissy the Cowpot, this was a hit with Maya. It’s one of those “I didn’t even know I wanted it” gifts. It’s fun to dig in the dirt and exciting for little ones to sow seeds that they planted.

Abby

Don’t forget about this week’s giveaway!

Do you have a whole family you have to buy for? What if you got them all of the stuff they would need to go on an eco-conscious picnic together? They could have lots of fun together and help the environment. A bunch of different companies that like to help the environment sent us some things to test out and we thought it would be a good idea to put them all together to be an eco-conscious picnic set! Here are some things that we tested out and we like to use on a picnic:

• A blanket! Ours is an eco-friendly charcoal heather blanket from Zip N Go that folds up into its own carrying case. And it keeps our butt warm and dry when the ground is wet and cold.
• Cloth napkins! We used Happikins napkins with a handy pouch, and a Fabkins napkin. Both brands have really cute styles to choose from, and using cloth napkins doesn’t waste paper.
• Stainless steel water bottles! Our friends at Baying Hound gave us a Kleen Kanteen to try out and we liked it! It has a wide mouth so we could pour stuff in it better. We also got a cool one from Tappenings. Now we don’t have to use plastic bottles!
• A bag for stuff! Tappenings also sent us a bag made from recycled water bottles and yogurt containers. We stuffed our rollerblades and helmets in it.
• A game! We like Girl Mogul’s Conversations to Go game. It gives us lots of interesting things to talk about while we’re saving the environment.
• Nature books! Give some books about nature so the whole family can learn about the environment while they’re on their picnic. We like Take a Winter Nature Walk by Jane Kirkland. She also wrote all kinds of other Take a Walk books.

Families would love to get this kind of stuff for Christmas!

Lena

You can’t tell from the video, but Cloud B’s Twilight Sea Turtle really does light up the room with soothing green and blue stars and moons. I think you can see that Maya’s enthusiasm for it more than makes up for the lack of visual presentation.

Winner of the 2008 Creative Child Top Choice of the Year Award, the sleepy turtle comes with a star guide to teach kids about the three constellations that will be featured on the bedroom ceiling each night: the Big Dipper, Deophinus the Dolphin, and Cetus the Whale.

Kids can also learn about the importance of conservation by reading the included Twilight Sea Turtle story, which features five endangered species: the Blue Whale, California Sea Otter, Knysna Seahorse, Leatherback Turtle, and Vaquita Dolphin. As a bonus for the eco-conscious, part of the proceeds go to an international conservation organization.

The stars show up best when the turtle is closer to the cieling, but Maya likes to put it on the floor so the stars are spread out all over her room, giving her walls, cieling, and bed a relaxing glow. And, of course, she’s always asleep by the time the turtle’s 45-minute self timer turns it off.

Abby

P.S. HUGE giveaway!