Disney’s Emmy Award-winning Imagination Movers are in the middle of their “In a Big Warehouse” concert tour which started February 4, 2011 in their home state of Louisiana. The wildly popular New Orleans-based rock band for kids of all ages will and has traveled coast to coast playing their most popular songs and bringing the magic of the Imagination Movers television series’ Idea Warehouse to life performing in a series of 100 shows across the nation. Concertgoers can expect special appearances from Nina, Warehouse Mouse and other characters from the TV series.
“Nothing beats the excitement of playing live rock n roll with the help of thousands of great fans,” says Rich Collins (aka Mover Rich). “We encourage our audience to be an essential part of the show by singing, clapping, shouting, dancing and generally letting the energy of a real rock concert lift their spirits. Everybody needs a nap after one of our gigs. Including the grownups – and especially us!”
Since signing to Walt Disney Records, the Imagination Movers have sold more than 100,000 albums, received multiple awards and earned critical praise from the Associated Press, Entertainment Weekly and many other media outlets. Their newest release, In a Big Warehouse, the soundtrack for the second season of the television series, hit the charts this fall, debuting at #2 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Albums chart and bowing at #3 on Billboard’s Children’s Chart.
The tour has been a big hit with fans and if you cant make it to the live show they’ve event got a special TV version thats currently airing on Disney Junior. This special episode is also available on iTunes, I found that out by shopping for the new episodes from 2011 that are also on sale now.
April 23rd the show rolls in to Boston’s Orpheum Theater with an 11:30am and a 2:30pm show. They also have some special guests opening the show this stop is Choo Choo Soul. I’m sure kids of all ages will love the show and I for one cant wait to see them in NYC. For more information on tickets and for the tour dates, VIP packages and venues visit www.imaginationmovers.com.
The Imagination Movers are Collins, a former journalist and father of five; Scott Durbin, a teacher and father of two; Dave Poche, an architect and father of two; and Scott “Smitty” Smith, a New Orleans firefighter who was part of the Hurricane Katrina search and rescue effort.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. April 8th, 2011.
Leave a comment below with who your favorite character on imagination movers is and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
You get 1 extra entry for following @dadarocks on twitter –www.twitter.com/dadarocks You must comment that you’re a follower. You get 1 extra entry for following @imovers on twitter – www.twitter.com/imovers You must comment that you’re a follower.
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: @imovers @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/hzPxUQ and you must also comment with the link to your tweet.
Example: I want to win tickets to see the #imaginationmovers live in #boston thanks to @imovers & @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/hzPxUQ
You get 1 extra entry for becoming our FAN on facebook – www.facebook.com/dadarocks You must comment that you’re a fan.
You get 1 extra entry for becoming their FAN on facebook –www.facebook.com/imaginationmovers (and leave a note saying that www.dadarocks.com sent you) You must comment that you’re a fan.
You will have 24 hours to reply before we pick another winner!
Disclaimer: Thanks to the Imagination Movers for providing the tickets for this giveaway.
Being a parent there are certain things you’re going to have to buy diapers and milk. Neither comes cheap and neither are used sparingly. There are points post breast milk, post formula that I was going to the store more then once a week to pickup a gallon of milk. I’m sure I’m not alone… This week we’re taking care of the Milk for one lucky fan, who knows maybe next we’ll take care of the diapers (yah thats not such a subtle hint at whats to come).
Let’s get to the details we’ve got
3 x Reusable latté sleeves
3 x Cereal bowls
3 x Insulated to-go cups (w/ lid and straw)
1 x Coupon booklet for a year’s worth of free milk (well its 52 gallons but since its almost april you need to use coupons before 1/31/12 so it’s not really a year – just 52 gallons!)
Each coupon is for $4 (off a gallon of milk) which on many brands would make it free. AWESOME GIVEAWAY?! right – I know. Let’s just quickly do some math $4 times 52 equals 208 dollars we’re saving you.
If you want to learn more about milk (sure you may want to know about all those great vitamin D facts like…) Milk is one of the few food sources of vitamin D. In fact, it’s the leading source of vitamin D in the American diet. The recommended three 8-ounce glasses of lowfat or fat free milk provide 75 percent of the daily value for vitamin D. Milk also provides eight other essential nutrients, including calcium, potassium and vitamin A, which many Americans also lack.
Research shows that nine out of 10 Americans are missing key nutrients. To help close this nutrient gap, Milk has launched an education initiative to encouragepeople to “Pour One More” serving of milk for their families every day.
Want to give back the Milk Mustache Campaign Facebook page –http://www.facebook.com/MilkMustache – where people can “Pass a Glass” to friends through April 11th (for every glass passed, $1 goes to Feeding America for their hunger relief efforts).
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. April 2rd, 2011.
Leave a comment below with who drinks milk in your family and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: @MilkMustache @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/hKwE8z and you must also comment with the link to your tweet.
Example: I want to win a years worth of #milk from @MilkMustache & @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/hKwE8z
You get 1 extra entry for following @dadarocks on twitter – www.twitter.com/dadarocks You must comment that you’re a follower.
You get 1 extra entry for following @MilkMustache on twitter – www.twitter.com/MilkMustache You must comment that you’re a follower.
You get 1 extra entry for becoming our FAN on facebook – www.facebook.com/dadarocks You must comment that you’re a fan.
You get 1 extra entry for becoming their FAN on facebook –www.facebook.com/MilkMustache (and leave a note saying that www.dadarocks.com sent you) You must comment that you’re a fan.
You will have 24 hours to reply before we pick another winner!
Disclaimer: Milk for this contest was provided by Got Milk.
I’ve partnered with SAY Media and Microsoft on this campaign and in the hopes of opening a dialog around the concept of kids and computers (and more specific to me toddlers and slates/tablets) to allow brands to connect with audiences around their passions in environments where they’re spending time and opinions are being shaped. What develops Kids’ creativity? I felt the answer out of the choices was drawing because creativity is the imagination at play, drawing is just that imagination. Because you start with just a blank page everything you draw or create is from your memory or imagination, you can create an entire world on your own. – what would you answer this question as? http://new.conversations.typepad.com/co0147e2cbe67b970b/which-activity-best-develops-kids-creativity. Full disclosure this post was Sponsored by ASUS Windows Slate.
Hopefully by now you’ve seen a few of the dadarocks tweets or a few of the dadarocks facebook page updates, but if not you might have missed the news about Late Night Parents. Really Late Night Parents was born from the desire for a parenting show that could be hosted at night for when those that have 9-5s could catch up or simply have the kids fast asleep to enjoy hearing the latest in parenting news and products.
I asked my good internet friend Josh Becker of DadStreet.com to take the 2nd seat and away it went… fast forward 9 weeks, we’ve had our glitches but more then that we’ve found great success and a real audience (I was worried there would be crickets). The best part is that if you’re not watching it live there is great content in watching the show in replay. The replays are up on iTunes, Vimeo, Blip, Boxee, Roku, and MomTV (along with a few others).
The show is geared for expecting parents, new parents, parents of toddlers, and parents of little kids/tweens. We really try to cover the range and by doing so we also get to help parents out with amazing giveaways. This week we have a few great giveaways up and going up. The biggest of which is Mamas & Papas Mylo Stroller Giveaway.
The live show is Monday Nights at 11PM est. and I really hope you get a chance to check it out! For more information please check out http://latenightparents.com
Disney’s 50th full-length animated feature film, Tangled is a visually appealing, music-filled adventure full of romance and humor. The movie focuses on Rapunzel, this latest retelling begins with a tiny piece of sunlight falling to earth and a magical golden flower sprouting where it lands. The flower, and its ability to restore youth, is discovered, used and kept secret by Mother Gothel. When the kingdom’s beloved queen falls ill, a search for the flower (apparently its existence wasn’t *completely* secret) is successfully undertaken and the healing potion brewed from it restores the queen’s health. The flower’s magical abilities are also transferred to the hair of the queen’s unborn child, Rapunzel. When Mother Gothel discovers this and learns that the magical properties are only retained as long as the hair remains uncut, she kidnaps Rapunzel and raises her as her own child. Claiming that she wants to keep Rapunzel safe from a frightening world full of danger and thugs, Mother Gothel locks her away in a remote tower. While her hair (almost a character in and of itself) grows longer and longer, Rapunzel blossoms into a surprisingly well-adjusted young woman and gifted artist who longs to see the world – particularly the mysterious lights that appear in the night sky each year on her birthday.
Enter our amusing narrator, Flynn Rider, a roguish thief who has just stolen a tiara and is on the run from palace guards when he comes across Rapunzel’s tower and takes refuge there. The very competent Rapunzel restrains Flynn, hides the tiara and strikes a bargain with him – she will return the tiara to him if he will agree to take her to see those mysterious lights, which he tells her are floating lanterns. Flynn agrees and the two set off on a rollicking adventure. Pursued now, not only by Maximus – a horse from the palace guard who refuses to give up the chase – but also by a pair of thugs Flynn double-crossed AND Mother Gothel, Flynn and Rapunzel learn to trust each other as they make one narrow escape from their pursuers after another.
This movie is a new age of Disney were the princess isnt helpless she’s actually got a ton of spunk and if very independent. As with all Disney moves there is a double edge to the humor which makes it totally enjoyable for an adult to watch along too. Adding to this great package is 3D and this movie certainly is better for it. The 3D animation is awesome.
BONUS FEATURES
Blu-ray
· Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale – Exactly how long is Rapunzel’s hair? How many lanterns were used? Where did Pascal’s name come from? Which Disney animated feature first utilized CG animation? These and more will be answered when Mandy Moore and Zach Levi take viewers on a kooky behind-the-scenes tour to learn how the filmmakers styled this film’s “Golden Tresses.”
· Deleted Scenes – Co-directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno introduce three scenes and illuminate why they were ultimately cut.
Ø The Jaunty Moose
Ø Chemistry Develops
Ø “Vigor The Visionary”
· Extended Songs – The complete versions of two great songs are shared in a unique feature that explains the co-directors decision to scale them down.
Ø “When Will My Life Begin”
Ø “Mother Knows Best”
· Two Original Storybook Openings – Two alternate versions of the film’s opening sequence described by co-directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard.
· 50th Animated Feature Countdown – A video montage celebrating Tangled as the 50th film to join The Walt Disney Studios’ prestigious lineup of classic animated features.
· 9 Tangled Teasers – A collection of the most unique and quirky commercials made for the theatrical release of “Tangled.” Some are spoofs based off of infomercials and/or breaking news, some are teasers and others are simply just funny filmstrips.
The prize pack includes:
2D Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
Adult Size Large Blue T-Shirt featuring Maximus the police horse
Adult Size Large Green T-Shirt featuring Pascal the chameleon
a do-it-yourself paper lantern
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. March 28th, 2011.
What is the Chameleon’s name? and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: #Disney #Tangled DVD @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/g8ViK4 and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win the #Disney #Tangled DVD from @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/g8ViK4
Abracadabra! It’s Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show! Mickey, Minnie and a host of Disney friends come together with world-class magicians to perform magic from legendary Disney films right before your eyes. See the Fairy Godmother transform Cinderella’s rags into a beautiful ball gown in a split second; the spectacular levitation of Aladdin’s Princess Jasmine; and the enchanted dancing brooms of Fantasia. Join Donald and Goofy, Alice and the Mad Hatter, and many more for a one-of-a-kind stage show you’ll never forget.
A SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR YOU
When you go to this Ticketmaster page to purchase seats for opening night on March 17, they can use the code BLOGGER (original, huh?!) to save $10 on all seats from the $19.50 to the $84.50 price levels.
We’ve got 4 tickets to Saturday March 19th at 11am show.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. March 16th, 2011.
What magical words did the Fairy Godmother say to help Cinderella get ready for the ball? and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
a) Hocus Pocus b) Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
c) Abracadabra
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: #DisneyLive #MickeyMagicShow @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/i15tIx and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win the #DisneyLive #MickeyMagicShow tickets to @MSGnyc from @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/i15tIx
‘De Blob 2’ by THQ [Amazon] is an open world platformer which utilizes unique painting functionality as the main game mechanic. Sequel to 2008’s Wii release de Blob, de Blob 2 is set a few years after the events of the first game and revolves around another attempt to wipe all colorful individuality from Prisma City and its residents. It’s up to the player to join the Color Underground and bring color back to the world. Features include: multiplayer support, 12 new single player levels, new power-ups and epic boss battles.
In de Blob 2 Comrade Black and the Inkies are back with a whole new plot to rid the world of color. With all-new help from Papa Blanc and his flock of followers the Blancs, Blob and his friends will have their work cut out for them bringing color back to the citizens of Prisma City. Set off on an action-packed color adventure where custom paints, patterns and music bring the world to life. de Blob 2 is a creative evolution driven by your imagination.
Features
Imagine – Set off on an action packed color adventure with 12 new single player story levels where custom paints, patterns and music bring the world to life any way you want
Laugh – Only the colorful prankster Blob can foil Papa Blanc’s evil hypno plot to steal all the color from Prisma City
Power – Speed smash through walls, jet jump over skyscrapers and slam squash Inkies with all new power-ups that turn you into a super Blob
Explore – Paint your way past icy outposts, tropical bio domes and distant space stations to free the fair citizens of Prisma City
Transform – Inside, outside, above the Earth and below it, Blob embarks on mini missions and epic boss battles to restore color and music back to this rich universe
Share – Recruit your friends to join the color evolution in all new cooperative multiplayer modes
Once you start playing its like crack… once you’re kids start playing – well then you’re golden ;). Really the game play is great, the game design colors are amazing and really shows you how they’re pushing the gaming devices to create worlds of their own. There is a done of humor in this game – it made me laugh out loud a few times and kept my kid giggling while we played it. Its fun for all ages.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. March 16th, 2011.
Win De Blob 2 for Wii! Tell us your favorite feature on the game and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: @THQ @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/ePqefT and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win the #DeBlob2 for #Wii from @dadarocks & @THQ – http://dad.tc/ePqefT
A new show called Tomorrow Morning at the York Theatre Company. Tomorrow Morning is a warmly sophisticated new musical about the coupling and uncoupling of relationships. Witty, moving and emotionally complex, it speaks to anyone who has ever fallen in or out of love. Tomorrow Morning has received previous productions in both London and Chicago and, in 2009, won Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Musical.
The York Theatre Company
619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street
www.yorktheatre.org
Performances Begin March 21st
Tomorrow Morning is a warmly sophisticated new musical about the coupling and
uncoupling of relationships. Witty, moving and emotionally complex, it speaks to
anyone who has ever fallen in or out of love. Tomorrow Morning has received previous
productions in both London and Chicago and, in 2009, won Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson
Award for Best Musical.
Two Easy Ways to Purchase Discounted Tickets
See TOMORROW MORNING for just $47.00 (regularly $67.50)
1. Visit YorkTheatre.org and mention code HHCMORNING
2. CALL (212) 935-5820 and mention code HHCMORNING
RESTRICTIONS:
Offer not valid in conjunction with any other offer or on previously purchased tickets. Subject to
availability and prior sale. All sales final. No refunds or exchanges. Offer may be revoked at any
time. Blackout dates may apply. Purchase by March 31st for performances through April 5th.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59am EST. March 14th, 2011.
1 Lucky reader will win a pair of tickets to see Tomorrow Morning! Tell us why you need a date night and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: #TomorrowMorning @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/fATUCM and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win the #TomorrowMorning Date night tickets #NYC from @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/fATUCM
The final season of Disney Channel’s trailblazing comedy series,
“Hannah Montana” arrives on a 2-Disc DVD Set March 8, 2011 [Amazon], from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Specially packaged to include all 13 final season episodes, this exciting release also contains an exclusive alternate ending to the series finale; a series retrospective; cast goodbyes and an all-new collectible memory book; a Hannah Montana photograph with signature and much, much more – it’s the perfect tribute to the end of an era!
Giving fans of all ages the chance to complete their DVD series collection, HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER: FINAL SEASON beautifully concludes the laughter and fun of Miley Stewart’s (Miley Cyrus) high school adventures while also unveiling her big superstar secret. For those who have followed Hannah Montana for four-plus amazing years and are ready to see how it all ends, Miley Stewart has found herself at crossroads during her senior year. After all these years, does she still have the best of both worlds? Can she continue her alter ego, Hannah Montana, or will she leave it all behind to be an ordinary girl? This exciting release invites viewers to come join Miley, Lilly, Oliver, Robby Ray, Jackson, Rico and special guest stars Sheryl Crow, Cody Linley, Dolly Parton and more as they bring the groundbreaking and beloved series to a close. Debuting March 8, 2011, the collectible HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER: FINAL SEASON 2-Disc DVD Set will retail for the suggested price of $29.99 in the U.S. and $35.99 in Canada. DVD Packaging & Bonus Features:
HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER: FINAL SEASON is packaged as a 2-Disc DVD set which includes all
13 episodes from the final season, three all-new bonus features (An Alternate Ending to the Series Finale,
From Auditions to Wrap: The Cast Looks Back & Cast Goodbyes) and a 28-page commemorative Hannah
Montana memory book that includes show history/trivia, a Hannah Montana photograph with signature and
more.
Disc Specifications:
Feature Run Time: Approximately 341 minutes
Rated: G
Technical: 1:78:1 – 16×9
If you love it or hate it Hannah Montana has changed the culture of being a tween girl in america. And if you hate to admit it you know its funny in that way that can only make a tween laugh.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. March 14th, 2011.
2 Lucky people will win Hannah Montana DVD! Tell us your favorite character on Hannah Montana and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: #HannahMontana @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/fUty9V and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win the #HannahMontana Final Season DVD from @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/fUty9V
SpongeBobSquarePants: The Great Patty Caper [Amazon]
Come for a crazy ride with SpongeBob as everyone becomes a suspect in SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Patty Caper. In addition to this Krabby Patty recipe caper, check out the wily ways Mr. Krabs’ tries to handle Pearl’s appetite, SpongeBob’s escape from a tight place, Plankton’s wildest disguise yet and latest scheme to steal the Krabby Patty formula. And that’s not all – don’t miss the fast food grease wars and SpongeBob’s newfound modeling career. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Patty Caper lands on DVD March 8, 2011 for the suggested retail price of $16.99.
For more than a decade, the porous brainchild of creator Steve Hillenburg has grown from a single Saturday morning kids’ show to a certified pop culture maverick. Since its launch in July 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has emerged as a pop culture phenomenon with 77 million viewers monthly, and has been the number-one animated program with Kids 6-11 for more than eight consecutive years.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Patty Caper Episode Synopses:
The Great Patty Caper
It’s part whodunit, part whereisit as SpongeBob, Patrick and Plankton take a train to search for the Krabby Patty recipe’s latest hiding place.
Growth Spout
When Pearl starts growing rapidly, Mr. Krabs’ wallet is in for a fight to survive.
Stuck in the Wringer
SpongeBob gets himself into quite a situation when he gets stuck in a wringer after his shower.
Someone’s in the Kitchen with Sandy
In his latest attempt to steal the Krabby Patty formula, Plankton disguises himself as Sandy.
The Inside Job
In another crazy move for the Krabby Patty formula, Plankton manages to infiltrate SpongeBob’s head.
Greasy Buffoons
Mr. Krabs and Plankton overindulge everyone and their love of greasy food in an all-out fast food war.
Model Sponge
Spongebob attempts a modeling career as a kitchen sponge.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Patty Caper Fast Facts:
Street Date: March 8, 2011
DVD SRP: $16.99
Catalogue: 821424
Running Time: 89 Minutes DVD Special Features: · The Great Patty Caper Shorts
SpongeHolmes
The Porter Reveal
Gumshoe SquarePants
Of course I’ve got the humor that loves SpongeBob and my kid is starting to laugh at his antics too (YAHHH) – its a good dvd another one for the collection – great for the long flights for these upcoming spring breaks.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. March 14th, 2011.
2 Lucky people will win SpongeBob DVD! Tell us your favorite character on SpongeBob and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information: @NickelodeonDVD @dadarocks – http://dad.tc/g3vS1K and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win the #SpongeBob DVD from @dadarocks & @NickelodeonDVD – http://dad.tc/g3vS1K
