A Saintly Switch

This week we watched A Saintly Switch, which was produced by Walt Disney Entertainment and premiered on ABC. 

I thought the movie was funny, but how unfair was it that Sara had to go back into her own body just in time to give birth?! Ouch. The message in the movie is pretty clear - don't talk about others having it so easy when you don't know what they go through every day. Everyone has their own bag of problems. 

We took inspiration from all of the football in the movie and taught the kid how to play paper football. We made field goals out of Popsicle sticks and quite a few different paper footballs until we finally got a good one. The kid needs to work on his flicking skills. 

A Ring of Endless Light

This week everyone ditched me and I watched a Disney Channel Original Movie on my own. Whatever, guys, I can have fun, too. 

This movie had a crazy cast with people who later went on to make some teen drama TV shows. I loved the part about dolphins, because dolphins are cool, but the rest of the story was a little off. And that grandpa who was denying he was sick sure sounds like some people I know! I think I would have liked this movie more if I were maybe 11 and really into the beach and ocean. 

For our activity/craft, the kid and I painted oceans. They are lovely and different. :) 

A Mom For Christmas

I was on my own this week to watch A Mom For Christmas, way after Christmas. 

I feel like I've seen this before, but who knows. There are so many movies out there where mannequins turn to life so it is hard to say. There were some sad parts and some random parts. I don't understand the dad in this story. Why is he just letting this woman into his home to stay and play with his kid? And this sales woman - what sort of magic powers does she have and why? What is up with the rest of the mannequins? The whole thing is mind boggling. But I am pretty certain I would have enjoyed it as a young pre-teen girl, before cell phones and netflix and all that. 

I was drawing a blank for an activity/craft for this one. I'm not going to lie. I talked to the kid and told him it was a movie about moms. I mentioned Mother's Day is next month so he said he would make a Mother's Day present, and then he gave it to me a month early. I'll take it! And while he crafted, I was able to have some time to craft, too! Here is his masterpiece:

A Knight in Camelot

This week we did something completely different and watched A Knight in Camelot. 

Of course I'm being sarcastic. This movie and A Kid in King Arthur's Court, which we watched last week, were both loosely based on Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court". Also, Sandy from this movie is played by the same girl who played Katey in the previous one. She must love knights or Old English...  

Whoopi was very lucky that random things from her desk were sent back with her after her machine malfunctioned. The old laptop ended up saving her life! Thank goodness it had enough battery. 

Overall, this movie felt random. There were some good parts, and I definitely love Whoopi, but I just couldn't understand certain parts of it, like why Merlin was so shady and then becomes her BFF in the end. 

We took inspiration from the castle and decided to paint our own. It doubles as a birdhouse, just in time for Spring. 

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