SPONSORED POST: Disneynature African Cats

This blog is sponsored by the new Disneynature film, African Cats.

Opening in Theaters on Earth Day, April 22, 2011

See African Cats during opening week, and Disneynature will make a donation in your honor to protect lions and cheetahs and the land they call home. 

What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day on April 22? Every year, this day serves as a great reminder to take care of the environment around us, especially the creatures that rely on our planet’s resources. Case in point: the lions and cheetahs that are part of the ecosystem known as the African savanna. This Earth Day the new Disneynature film African Cats takes viewers on a journey to learn how these remarkable animals navigate their unique habitat, as well as about the important role they play in their ecosystem. Watch the video trailer.

Chronicling a true story, African Cats captures the real-life love, humor, and determination of these majestic rulers of the savanna. You’ll meet Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit, and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, the proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion and his sons. 

Let us know your Comments: Why is it important to protect ecosystems such as the African savanna? What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day this year?

SPONSORED POST: Bubble Wrap Inventions

This blog post is sponsored by Bubble Wrap®.

Enter to Win the Bubble Wrap® Competition for Young Inventors!

Deadline: THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW ENTRIES.

Attention, young inventors: It's time to think big! In honor of Bubble Wrap® Appreciation Day, we want you to share your ideas in the Bubble Wrap® Competition for Young Inventors. How? Develop an invention that incorporates the use of Bubble Wrap cushioning. The sky's the limit in terms of what you create! Your invention can be related to sports, entertainment, the environment, and more—anything goes as long as you use Bubble Wrap® cushioning as part of the design. Over $25,000 in prizes and a trip to New York City will be awarded. The deadline is March 23,2011—which is coming up fast!

Still looking for inspiration for your invention? Take your cue from past winners of the competition. They've used Bubble Wrap® cushioning to create everything from a prosthetic leg to wallpaper designed to help children with autism. Now it's your turn!  Remember, you might just have the next big idea!

What are some of YOUR ideas for inventions made out of Bubble Wrap®? Let us know in the Comments!

SPONSORED BLOG ENTRY: Pokemon

This blog post is sponsored by Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs.

Your Official Tour of Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs

Get a feel for the region you'll be protecting in Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs, the third installment of this distinctive and exciting action-adventure series that positions you in the center of the story. This time around, you're always traveling in good company—Ukulele Pichu will pitch in with its electrifying "Pichu's Assist," and four players can now connect via Nintendo DS Local Wireless Connection to go on Wireless Multiplayer Missions. As a Pokémon™ Ranger, it's up to you to work with Pokémon™ to stop the nefarious plans of the Pokémon™ Pinchers!

Have a look at these FIVE colorful screenshots from Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs for a head start on what you’re UP AGAINST.

SPONSORED BLOG POST: Tangled

This blog post is sponsored by Disney's Tangled.

When the kingdom's most wanted, and most charming, bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, who's looking for her ticket out of the tower where she's been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of thugs. Tangled (rated PG) hits theaters on Nov. 24, 2010.

Here are Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, the actors who provide the voices of Rapunzel and Flynn, to tell us more about the movie. . .

SPONSORED BLOG POST: Pokemon

This blog post is sponsored by Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs.

Your Official Tour of Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs

Get a feel for the region you'll be protecting in Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs, the third installment of this distinctive and exciting action-adventure series that positions you in the center of the story. This time around, you're always traveling in good company—Ukulele Pichu will pitch in with its electrifying "Pichu's Assist," and four players can now connect via Nintendo DS Local Wireless Connection to go on Wireless Multiplayer Missions. As a Pokémon™ Ranger, it's up to you to work with Pokémon™ to stop the nefarious plans of the Pokémon™ Pinchers!

Have a look at these FIVE colorful screenshots from Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs for a head start on what you’re UP AGAINST.

SPONSORED BLOG POST: Pokemon

This blog post is sponsored by Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs.

Gearing up for Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs? The next game in the Pokémon Ranger series is an action-adventure game with a detailed story—let's have a look at who you'll be running into on your quest to save the Oblivia region from the powers of darkness!

 

SPONSORED BLOG ENTRY: Karate Kid

Did you catch The Karate Kid in theaters this summer? Good news! It's coming out on Blu-Ray, Combo Pack, and DVD on October 5! 

In this awesome twist on the 1984 movie, Jaden Smith stars as Dre Parker, a 12-year-old boy who moves to Beijing when his mom gets a new job. China isn’t anything like Detroit, and the only thing that keeps Dre from missing life back home is his cute classmate Mei Ying. Unfortunately, Cheng, the class bully and a kung fu expert, will do anything to keep Dre and Mei Ying apart. Everything changes when Mr. Han, the school janitor, agrees to teach Dre kung fu so that he can take on Cheng in a tournament. Check out the trailer!

SPONSORED BLOG ENTRY: Peace One Day!

Hi, everyone! My name is Jeremy Gilley. Eleven years ago, I had the idea to create an annual day of global ceasefire and nonviolence: Peace Day. I wanted it to be like Mother's Day or Valentine's Day. I just couldn't understand all the fighting and suffering happening around me and I wanted to do something about it. I'm a filmmaker, so I decided to make a film about my journey to get this day recognized. Other people might have written a book, but I see the world through images and stories as told in films, so for me it made perfect sense. I had no idea what would happen, but I knew I had to try.

SPONSORED BLOG ENTRY: Megamind

SPONSORED BLOG ENTRY Megamind is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known . . . and the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way—each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as Metro Man. Then one day Megamind actually defeats Metro Man when one of his botched plans actually succeeds. Suddenly, the fate of Metro City is threatened when a new villain arrives and chaos runs rampant, leaving everyone to wonder: Can the world's biggest mind actually be the one to save the day?

SPONSORED BLOG ENTRY: Legend of the Guardians

Guardians of Ga'Hoole fans, get ready for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole being released on September 24!

The movie is based on the first three books from the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky. In them, we meet Soren, a young barn owl who is pushed from his nest by his nasty older brother Kludd, before he can learn to fly. He is captured by other owls and taken to St. Aggie’s Orphanage where they attempt to brainwash him by "moon blinking." He resists it, and makes friends with another owl named Gylfie. They secretly learn how to fly, and escape to go find the great Ga'Hoole tree, where owls go out each night to perform noble deeds.

SPONSORED ENTRY: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

It Isn’t Easy Being a Sorcerer

Nicholas Cage and Jay Baruchel play the sorcerer and his apprentice in Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. They have to save modern day New York City from the ancient forces of darkness. As you can see from the photo below, it can’t be easy to have their jobs.

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Dave: You’ve gotta give me time off from this job. The last time I took a shower was last week.
Balthazar: I told you being a sorcerer’s apprentice was going to be hard work!

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SPONSORED ENTRY: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Only Sorcerers Can Do This

In The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (rated PG), Nicholas Cage plays Balthazar, who was of the great sorcerer Merlin’s original trusted apprentices. Now, stuck in modern day New York City, he takes on a new apprentice (Dave) to teach him all his tricks, and overcome the ancient forces of darkness.

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