Miss Piggy & the Muppets

I have a fondness for Miss Piggy.  Not just because she was a big part of my morning childhood routine of watching the Muppet Show while eating all of the marshmallows out of my bowl of Lucky Charms.  I'm a big girl and I love that Piggy is big and fabulous!

The Miss Piggy collection has gotten a little out of hand.  A few items are up on ebay now.


Miss Piggy and other Muppets items on Ebay now.....

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Care Bears clothes

Obviously, you're nothing on this playground without Care Bears clothes. 
Shelly had to leave because she had on Rainbow Brite overalls and ET Shoes.

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Seuss Land at Universal Orlando

A spinning ride where they squirt water
on you as you circle the fish bowl.

You ride in fish! Red, Blue, One or Two.

I recently flew across the country and visited Universal Orlando and the Universal Islands of Adventure.  They do a great job of theming and adding new and amazing things.  (I'll talk about Harry Potter later!) One of the more fun areas of the park is the Dr. Seuss area.  It's more themed for little kids, but everyone can enjoy it.  There's a "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" ride where you spin around the fish bowl and the big fish on top spits water at you.



There's also a Caro-Seuss-Al, filled with Seuss like creatures that carry you around and around, and up and down.  You'll recognize many of the creatures from your favorite stories on the carousel.
















One of my favorite things to do in a theme park is to check out the merchandizing. I know, I know, but it truly fascinates me what they can come up with.  These shirts were all so much fun!




I love the Sneeches!

They had a green eggs and ham stand, but it was closed by the time we got to this area.  I don't know if they actually served Green Eggs and Ham.

My Sister is such a Grinch sometimes!



That's me!



 

Poochie

The first time I saw Poochie was at a sleepover.  The girl's mom had rented it at the video store and thought we might like it.  She was right!  I loved Poochie and all of the little stationary and stamper sets.  I had the stamper toy that was shaped like her, and you pushed down on her sunglasses to stamp on your paper. 

I watched it recently, and it is a super cheesy Japanese animation cartoon.  I guess that's why I really only remembered the toys.  They are WAY better than the cartoon!

 

Environmental Care Bears 1991

	Do you remember, in the 90's, when the Care Bears went environmental? They got a bit of a make over, that wasn't too popular.  The bears got these expanded graphics on shiny tummies with super bright colored fur.  They just weren't as sweet and cuddly as they once were.
	Care Bears Forever This site has some fantastic images of Care Bears old and new and those funky environmental bears!
	A few of my Care Bears items on ETSY.   Care Bears Mint on Card Jumper Window Suction Birthday Bear PVC VintageToyAddict   Care Bears Vintage Christmas Special Nutcracker Suite VHS Tape VintageToyAddict   Vintage Care Bears Coloring Book Chasing Colds by Dorsey Laboratories RARE Promo VintageToyAddict

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Book Review: Nestle Make-It and Bake-It Kids Cookbook

Mmmm, Nestle Quik!  This fun book tells all about how to make lots of tasty items using Nestle Quik. 

Buy This Book on Etsy for only $5!

Quik Bunny and Semi-Sweetie are your tour guides to great tasting treats!

Remember kids, always get help from an adult!!!

Aww, fun crafts too!

Love the spoon and plastic Diner cup.  I wonder if the coupon is still valid?  There's no expiration date.

Get your new friends in plush versions too!

And don't forget to beg your parents to buy all of these great Nestle products kids.

 

Help Save The Drive In

If you have been following the blog for a while, you know that I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Drive-In.  My closest Drive-In theater is The 99w in Newburg, Oregon. This theater opened in 1953 and is still run by the Francis family today. Next year all movies will be digital and no longer produced on film. That means that Drive-Ins across the country have to upgrade to new digital projectors. These are about $80,000. A small independent family run theater just doesn't make that much money.

So here is how you can help...

Honda is running a promotion. Project Drive-In allows people to vote everyday for the next 30 days, for their favorite Drive-In. They are giving away 5 digital projectors to the top 5 Drive-Ins. You can also pledge to support your local Drive-In by, you know, going there. And you can share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or whatever.

I'm gonna remind you a few times because I feel that it is really important to keep our cultural history alive! So please go and vote AT LEAST once!  Please vote for the 99W or your local Drive-In.

http://projectdrivein.com/