STAR WARS DAYS Are Back at LEGOLAND California: June 3-4 #LegolandCA

LEGO^® Star Wars™ Days is back and ready to take over LEGOLAND^® 
California Resort this weekend on June 3rd and 4th!!!
This Star Wars celebration is bigger than ever before with the opening of the new LEGO^® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Miniland Model Display. 
The latest addition includes a 16-foot-long Star Destroyer Finalizer. 
It is made of more than 350,000 LEGO bricks!

The Finalizer hovers more than 6 feet in the air and now holds the title of "The
Longest LEGO Star Wars Miniland Model Ever Created!" The new display is
hard to miss and is located in the center of LEGO Star Wars Miniland.



The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Miniland Model display includes six
different scenes representing the first 30 minutes of Star Wars: The Force 
Awakens. The six scenes include: Kylo Ren's capture of Poe at Jakku; Rey's 
rescue of BB-8; Poe and Finn's escape from the Star Destroyer Finalizer; 
the wreck of Finn and Poe's TIE fighter; Rey, Finn and BB-8's escape from 
Niima Outpost; and the escape from the Starship Graveyard.



In addition to check out the new additions to Star Wars Miniland, you can have 
some galactic fun participating in activities such as the LEGO Star Wars™ 
Family Build Challenge, LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Scavenger 
Hunt, Jedi™ Trivia, costume contests and much more!



Fans of LEGO^® Star Wars™: Droid™ Tales are also in for a big treat! 
On both days, all five episodes of LEGO^® Star Wars™: Droid™ Tales will air 
at the LEGO Show Place theater. AND on Saturday June 3, guests will be joined 
by the show’s writer and executive producer, Michael Price, for a special 
Q&A after each episode showing!

Here's a breakdown of this weekend's festivities!

ACTIVITIES:

 LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Mini Movie

1 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and 4 p.m. 

(Q & A with Michael Price following each screening on Saturday!)

LEGO Star Wars Costume Contest Registration

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Contest: 4 p.m.

Jedi Trivia

11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

Throughout the Day: 

Droid Hunt with Costumed Fan Groups

LEGO Star Wars Scavenger Hunt in Miniland

LEGO Star Wars Fan Gallery

LEGO Star Wars Family Build Challenge

Appearances by costumed fan groups

LEGOLAND California Unveils Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Miniland #LEGOLANDCA

LEGOLAND California has an exciting new addition in Miniland!
Star Wars fans are going to go crazy over the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force
Awakens Miniland Model Display. The latest addition includes a 16-foot-long
Star Destroyer Finalizer. It is made of more than 350,000 LEGO bricks!



The Finalizer hovers more than 6 feet in the air and now holds the title of "The
Longest LEGO Star Wars Miniland Model Ever Created!" The new display is
hard to miss and is located in the center of LEGO Star Wars Miniland. LEGO
Star Wars Miniland first opened at LEGOLAND California in 2011. Since it's
opening the LEGO Star Wars Miniland gallery was added in 2012 and the LEGO
Star Wars Miniland Death Star was added in 2015.



The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Miniland Model display includes six
different scenes representing the first 30 minutes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The six scenes include: Kylo Ren's capture of Poe at Jakku; Rey's rescue of BB-8;
Poe and Finn's escape from the Star Destroyer Finalizer; the wreck of Finn and
Poe's TIE fighter; Rey, Finn and BB-8's escape from Niima Outpost; and the escape
from the Starship Graveyard.



The new display features lights, sound effects, and animation. It is open just in
time for spring break and is included in the cost of admission to the LEGOLAND
California Resort. General Manger of LEGOLAND California Resort, Peter
Ronchetti said, "I am excited to introduce the latest addition . . . as once again, our
Master Builders used incredible detail in constructing the new LEGO models . . ."

Be sure to make LEGOLAND California Resort part of your spring vacation plans

so that you can check out this beautiful new LEGO Star Wars display.

And don't forget to check out the tickets deals that are currently going on at 

LEGOLAND California Resort.

DIY LEGO Lightsaber Earrings

We love Star Wars and it's been so fun to watch all the movies with

the kids and see the excitement as they experience Jedis, Siths and The Force

 for the first time. Grace is especially in love with Darth Vader. 

I'm not sure if I should be worried about her love of the Dark Side, 

but it sure is fun when she asks to watch "Doo-Doo" 

(you know because Darth Vader's theme song

goes "doo-doo-doo-doodoo-doo-doodoo-doo").

So, given our love of Star Wars, when May the Fourth (aka Star Wars Day)

came around this year, we all got into the spirit. 

I think that JT owns just about every Star Wars t-shirt you can find at Walmart or Target, 

so he just picked his current favorite and was ready to go. 

Isabella decided to pair her "May the Force Be With You" shirt with 

her favorite LuLaRoe leggings and then she wanted to have Rey's hair style. 

Thank goodness for YouTube tutorials!

I got all fancy with Grace and made her a Darth Vader t-shirt of her very own

and paired it with a paper bag skirt that I made out of a gold Star Wars

logo print fabric that I had been saving for just the right occasion.  

I didn't want to be left out of the festivities, so I decided

to make myself some LEGO lightsaber earrings. Since we also love LEGOS,

I knew we would have all the supplies to make these super cool

accessories. So, I gathered them all up and got to work.

 

In addition to raiding your kids' LEGO stash for the lightsabers,

you will need:

• Jewelry Glue
• Earring Findings
• Jump Hoops
• Jewelry Pliers

STEP ONE

Apply a tiny bit of glue to your lightsaber blade and insert it into

one end of the hilt. You don't have to do this, as the blades fit

pretty snuggly into the hilts, but I wanted to make sure they 

would stay put.

STEP TWO

Take one jump ring and using your jewelry pliers, squeeze it gently

into a slender oval that will fit into the other end of the hilt.

Apply some glue into the hilt opening and insert and oval shaped

jump ring into the hilt hole. Hold for a moment and then repeat the

process with the other lightsaber. I followed the directions and let

the glue cure 24 hours before doing the next step.

STEP THREE

Once your glue has cured following the directions on the package,

then you can attach your second jump ring your lightsaber and then attach

your earring findings.

BAM! You're done and now you have super cool LEGO lightsaber

earrings to help you look cool on the next Star Wars Day!

If your kids are not keen on letting you raid their LEGO stash,

then you can find great bulk sets of different colors of lightsabers on

Ebay. I borrowed from my kids while they were at school and then

I ordered some on Ebay to replace them! 

I'm not sure how Darth Vader feels about them, but the rest of my

LEGO Star Wars minifigures think that they are pretty cool.

I can't wait for my bulk lot of LEGO lightsabers to get here from Ebay

so that I can replace the ones I "borrowed" and then make some

more earrings in every color. 

They were relatively light and the perfect size for an earring.

I think the minifigure earrings look awesome, but I have a feeling that

they would be heavier than I like my earrings to be. So, these lightsaber

earrings were perfect for me. Isabella would like me to make her some

BB8 earrings, so I need to get working on that.

Until then, May the Fourth Be With You!

Do you have someone in your life that would love these?

Happy Star Wars Day: May the Fourth Be With You {Printable}

You know we love us some Star Wars at this house! My littlest has been a lover of
the Dark Side for her whole life. I think that's why we like her so much. I created
a cute printable for you to print and snap pictures with today. I hope you get as
much joy out of this fun day as we do!

You can print a copy of the May the Fourth Be With You Printable: Yoda Style

by following the link. I hope you'll tag me on Instagram and Twitter with the fun

pictures you take with it! I'm @mormishmom on boy of them!

I hope your day is filled with lots of light saber earrings, sparkly Darth Vader
shirts and many, many hours of Star Wars movies!

As always - please adhere to the rules for the printables:
- Funky PolkaDot Giraffe printables are for PERSONAL use only.
-Please do not remove the watermark.
- Please link back to this site if you post anywhere on the internet.

TOO Cute Tuesday: Linky Par-Tay! #268

We haven't had Disneyland passes for awhile now, so I was so sad to hear

that they are taking out the Disneyland goats permanently for the new

Star Wars Land. Don't get me wrong, we are huge Star Wars fans,

and I know that it will be amazing. But I just have so many happy

memories of this "little" guy and visiting the goat-ees at Disneyland

every week because he loved animals so much.

Now onto TOO Cute Tuesday!

What did you make this week that is TOO Cute??

Come link up!

Rules:

• Must be made by you.
• Link up to the specific post - not your main blog.
• No Etsy shops or giveaways please :)
• Please post the button or link back here so more people can join in the fun.
• Visit some of the other participants and leave them some LOVE!

TOO Cute Tuesday will be open Tuesday-Saturday.
On Saturday or Monday I'll highlight some of my favorites
and then we'll start over on Tuesday!


<a border="0" href="http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/search/label/Too%20Cute%20Tuesday" target="_blank"><img src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p12/mormishgirl/Blog/TooCuteTuesdayNEW.jpg" /></a>

This post brought to you by:


 
I changed the linky party so that the most recently uploaded project will show up as number one. This way everyone gets a chance on top. So, look in the first spot for your project, not at the end. Thanks!!!

May the Fourth {Grade} Be With You Printable

We survived the first day of school! 

And everyone passed out as soon as their heads hit the pillows.

Last year, for JT's birthday, I made a cool Minecraft Binder Cover

for his birthday and it was so fun to have it personalized to something he loves.

Well, the night before school started I was up and prepping all the school supplies

and labeling everything I pulled out JT's new homework binder and I decided it was

too plain and needed a little sprucing up.

So, instead of going to bed, I decided to make a cool binder cover for this year's binder.

JT is loving Star Wars right now (what almost 10-year-old doesn't?) and

then it hit me, "May the Fourth (grade) Be With You". Get it?!

May the Force Be With You, May the Fourth (grade) Be With You!

I was cracking myself up and so excited that it worked perfectly with 

his current grade and interest.

So, if you've got a Star Wars lover in your life that could used a cool
homework binder cover for his fourth grade year, then this free printable is for you!
The above image is just a preview for your hi-res 8.5x11"
May the Fourth (grade) Be With You print, follow the link!

Shark Week Shirt Tutorial: Come to the Shark Side #SharkWeek

It's no secret that we love us some Star Wars at this house, but did you also know that we love sharks too? We live for SHARK WEEK and we can't wait each summer to watch this crazy week long celebration of sharks. I don't if it's because we live in Southern California and are avid beach goers or if it's because I wanted to be a Marine Biologist when I was a kid, but the love of the ocean and these mysterious creatures is strong with this family!

So, this year, I decided to really get into the spirit of SHARK WEEK and create a fun t-shirt design to commemorate the week. I combined our love of Star Wars with our love of SHARK WEEK and the COME TO THE SHARK SIDE t-shirt design was born!

{CUTTING THE DESIGN}

I created the design in Photoshop and then saved it as a format that could be used by my Silhouette SD machine. Yes! I still have the Silhouetted SD. Maybe one day I'll get upgraded to the Silhouette Cameo. If you're listening Silhouette America - I am open to sponsorship! Hee, hee! 

I like to do a cut of the design in paper first to make sure I like how the size and dimensions work on the shirt I'm working with. It helps me to get a visual of the design on the shirt and make sure that the cut design translates well to a vinyl iron-on image.

Then, before you cut your vinyl design, make sure that you have flipped it to MIRROR IMAGE or backwards so that the words are facing the right way when you iron it on. You'll load the heat transfer vinyl with the clear plastic backing down. I always use a mat, but with the HTV you don't have to.

Set your blade and cut settings to the type of material you are using. You don't want it to cut through the clear plastic backing, because after you weed your design (or remove all the extra vinyl from around the design), you want your design to be stuck to the clear film so you can flip it and iron it onto your shirt.

{WEED AND IRON ON}

Once it's all cut, it's time to weed! Once all the extra vinyl is weeded (or removed), then you iron it on! TIP: To make sure I get the design centered on the shirt, I fold the shirt in half and iron a crease into the shirt. Follow the directions on the HTV product for how long to iron and such. Then, get to ironing!

{WEAR AND ENJOY}

I think this would be super cute on a tote bag, but Grace is loving it as a super cool shark shirt. She insisted on having her diving sharks in the the picture too, so they hitched a ride in her pockets. I hope you enjoy SHARK WEEK and this t-shirt design. 

You can download the Silhouette cut file by clicking here!

DO YOU LOVE SHARK WEEK? HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE?

20 Winter Themed Adult Coloring Pages

I have recently become obsessed with coloring!

It's all the rage right now - especially for adults - and I love it.

We had several rainy days over the last couple of weeks and coloring an

intricate design while listening to the soothing sound of rain outside and sipping

on a delicious cup of Crio Bru and life is good!

So I did some research for you and found 20 free and fabulous

winter coloring pages that you can enjoy during all your rainy (or snowy) winter days.

Grab your favorite colored pencils, or maybe twistable crayons are your thing,

and do some winter adult coloring.

Coloring - it's not just for kids!

1. Snowman and Winter Things Coloring Page

2. Snowman Mandala

3. Winter Snowflake Coloring Page

4. Frozen Fever Snowgies Cake Coloring Page

5. Choose Hope Today Coloring Page

6. Various Holiday/Winter Coloring Pages  

7.  Snowflake Mandala Coloring Page

8.  Snowmen Coloring Page

9. Russian Towers Coloring Page

10. Intricate Snowflake Coloring Page 

11.  Winter Trees Coloring Page

12. Winter Bookmarks Coloring Page 

13. 2016 Coloring Page

14. 2016 Kawaii Coloring Page

15. Star Wars Stormtrooper Coloring Page (because, Star Wars!)

16. New Year Blessings Coloring Page

17. Happy Snowman Coloring Page

18. 2016 Calendar Mandala Coloring Page

19. Cardinal in the Snow Coloring Page

20. Winter Raccoon Coloring Page

Winter Fun at Discovery Cube Orange County

It's winter here in Orange County and although we might not have piles of snow outside
our doors, there is not shortage of winter fun at the Discovery Cube Orange County.
 Debuting this year for the first time is Winter Wonderfest and it has real snow!!!
Real snow in sunny southern California? Yes! And my kids were  thrilled for the
opportunity to drive 10 minutes to the Discovery Cube, instead of 12 hours to
Grandma's house in Utah, to play in the cold stuff this winter.

December 19th - January 3rd

You can go tubing down the 70 foot slope!

There were two snow sledding hills - one for the big kids and one for even your little
kids. All of my kids loved the snow sledding. See below for a video of Grace enjoying
herself.She went sledding three or four times and was still asking for more!

I think all three of the kids loved the snow play area best of all.

As a kid I grew up in Las Vegas, so it was such a treat to spend Christmas in Idaho 

at my Grandparents' house and enjoy the snow. My kids also love playing in the snow 

at grandma and grandpa's house, but they don't love the 12 hour drive.

So being able to build a snowman and enjoy the fluffy stuff after a 10 minute drive 

was amazing!

Plus, it gave us an excuse to bust out our cute snow gear and look adorable for the
camera. I was worried that Grace wouldn't like the snow because it was cold and
she's never really been exposed to snow, but she loved it! Even if her mittens were a
tad too big!

There are lots of tools for working in the snow, including some adorable pieces to
make sure your snowman is put together properly.
I think JT made four or five snowmen, because he liked deconstructing them just
as much as he building them.

While you're there for Winter Wonderfest, don't forget to take advantage of your
museum admission to see the amazing 10th Annual Science of Gingerbread displays.
I keep saying that one year we'll enter a gingerbread creation and then I go
and see how amazing the entries are and I think - I don't know if I can do that!
I especially loved the Peanuts scene and Star Wars Death Star entries.
They were so cool!

November 27th - January 3rd

And be sure to build your car and race it in the 2015 Gingerbread Derby.
You're provided with all the pieces to make a delicious car to race against your friends.
Since JT is a Cub Scout and participates in the Pinewood Derby each year,
he really loves this part of The Science of Gingerbread exhibit.

And finally, if you're looking for an alternative to a late night

on New Year's Eve for the kids, then you need to head to Discovery Cube Orange County

for Noon Year's Eve! This year's superhero themed Noon Year's Eve party will help

you ring the 2016 with hats, streamers, balloon drop and a ginger ale toast!

Be sure to come dressed as your favorite superhero!

December 30th & 31st 12PM and 2PM

So, if you're looking for some family friendly, science rich, snowy and yummy

fun during your holiday vacation, Discovery Cube Orange County has you covered

with Winter Wonderfest, The Science of Gingerbread, and Noon Year's Eve Celebration!