Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Space Adventure ~ Giveaway

Mornings in our house wouldn’t be the same with M-I-C-K-E-Y, M-O-U-S-E. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse was my daughter’s first TV show, and to this day it is her favorite (and she will tell you so, although Jake and the Neverland Pirates is now her second favorite). Somehow even though she has seen them ALL on TV, having them on DVD makes them even more special. So, when MMCH releases a new episode on DVD, she announces its coming arrival (thanks Disney Channel for all of the commercials) and her desire to add it to her “collection.”

Mickey Mouse recently blasted off with its newest DVD release Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure.

It’s Adventure Day and Professor Von Drake is sending Mickey and pals into the far reaches of outer space. The team blasts off in their Clubhouse Rocket in search of Treasure Stars that will point the way to the Out-of-this-World Treasure, their ultimate goal. The interplanetary trip takes preschool viewers first to the Moon, Mars and the Rings of Saturn. Along the way, the gang gets help from friendly space aliens Moon Men Chip and Dale, Martian Mickey and Pluto from Pluto but they also encounter sneaky Space Pirate Pete, who wants the Treasure all for himself. Eventually the Clubhouse Rocket’s crew and Space Pirate Pete manage to become friends, and they all follow the trail of the Treasure Stars to the mysterious Planet Mickey where they discover the location of the Out-of-this-World Treasure. It turns out to be a futuristic, space age version of the Clubhouse — the perfect meeting place for all pals across the universe!

It came as no surprise that K was completely into her new MMCH “movie.” For all the Toodles fans out there, in this episode Space Pirate Pete introduces his new helper, Quoodles (a female Toodles). And both helpers sport faces and voices (like Professor Van Drake gave Toodles on his birthday in “Happy Birthday Toodles.”) Oh Quoodles!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure is now available on Amazon.

If you have a MMCH fan in your house, I have a treat for you – a free activity pack. The activity pack includes coloring sheets, games and even a fun project. Download the activity pack here.

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Giveaway – Win a copy of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Space Adventure on DVD for your preschooler.

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Disclosure – I was provided a copy of this DVD to facilitate this review, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Free Disney Mickey Mouse Halloween Book App For iPad iPhone

Here’s a sweet Halloween treat. If your little one is crazy for the Mouse, download a Mickey Mouse Spooky Night Halloween book app for FREE today. We have the physical book the app is based on, and it is really cute. So I am excited to let K check out the interactive app that includes puzzles.

The app is normally $.99, but today only it is free.  Download the book app here.

Minnie Mickey Mouse Birthday Party Decorations, Cake, Ears & More

I have had so many requests for this post, it is embarrassing how long it has taken me to post it. My daughter’s second birthday party was Minnie Mouse, and I searched everywhere for ears for the guests to wear. When I wasn’t able to find anything that was both cute and affordable, I decided to make my own. I posted my Minnie/Mickey Mouse Ears Tutorial, and the response has been tremendous. I am so proud of all the moms who have been inspired to make ears for their little Minnie or Mickey Mouse birthdays and Halloween costumes! But the moms want to know what else I did… So more than a year after posting my Minnie Mouse Ears tutorial, here are more pictures from the party and decorations I made. Enjoy!

My party theme was Minnie Mouse, specifically Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Minnie Mouse, with pink and white polka dots, but all of my decorations could easily be made with the classic red and white or Mickey Mouse.

The first step to a great party is the perfect invitation. Guests knew Minnie Mouse would rule the day the moment they opened the invitation. I searched high and low for the pink and white paper. I even put out a plea on Facebook, and a friend in Tennessee found the paper at Hobby Lobby and bought me every sheet in stock.

The mouse head shape and bow were created with the Disney Mickey and Friends Cricut Cartridge. If you don’t have a Cricut machine, they could be hand cut, but man does the Cricut make it quick work. I downloaded the Walt Disney font (for free) online – just Google it. You can’t tell from the picture, but I also used dimensional tape when I assembled the invites so they are 3D.

What’s a birthday without a birthday cake (or cupcakes). Baking is the one “project” I can’t take credit for. If I made it, no one would have eaten it. But luckily I have an amazing baker friend who took my invitation, and turned it into a cake. Not only was the cake ADORABLE, it was to-die-for yummy carrot cake (a family favorite).

The cupcakes were made by another friend because my daughter loves cupcakes, and I wasn’t sure the kids would love carrot cake as much as my family does. Plus, I had this great idea to decorate the cupcakes, so we had two deserts. (Cupcake toppers were also made with my Cricut, a bit of hot glue and lollipop sticks – found in the food section of craft stores. If you don’t have a Cricut, you can also use a Mickey Mouse punch and just add pink ribbon for the bows – I have this medium punch and large punch too.)

More about the food… I found these Mickey Mouse head chicken nuggets by Kirkland at Costco. They are all white meat and made with whole grains, and for frozen nuggets, pretty tasty. The kids loved them! I also bought Organic, Winnie the Pooh Disney animal crackers - not Minnie, but as close as I could find.

I used store-bought Minnie Mouse paper plates and napkins, but to try to be more green I purchased the reusable party cups for all of the kids. (I was able to get these for about $.80 each, so it was part of the take home goodies. Tons were left behind, so we actually have a full set for the kids to use here.)

The tables were decorated with confetti created with a small Mickey Mouse punch, the cupcake toppers with playdough stands and pictures of K at Disney.

For K’s first birthday, I purchased 1-9 cookie cutters. I don’t bake, but I do love to use them as a stencil for crafts. I cut out “2″s and hung them from the trees out front, the chandlers and door knobs and even taped some to the bathroom mirrors. (Notice the banner in the background? I made that for K’s first birthday. For her first birthday it had cupcakes separating the words, and each year I just swap out the characters for the new theme. It hangs the length of two sliding glass doors – like +20 feet – so I don’t have any great pictures of it.)

And, of course, no party is complete without goodie bags! The bags turned out so cute, if I do say so myself. Again, they were made with my Cricut machine, and then I just printed the kids names out on white paper, cut out the name circles and glued them to the heads. Then (and here is where my cleverness paid off) I used rubber cement to attach the heads to the bags. Using rubber cement allowed the moms to carefully and cleaning peel the Minnie/Mickey heads off the bags. I told the moms (via a note in the bags) that the names were made to be hung on the kids’ doors, and more than a year and half later several of the kids STILL have their Minnie/Mickey names hanging on their doors (including K, of course). The kids loved it, and the moms did too!

Inside the goodie bags were small Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Minnie/Daisy) coloring books that I picked up at Walgreens around Valentine’s day 2 for $1; Minnie Mouse bowls from the Disney Store, picked up on clearance for $1.50 each (the boys got CARS); and Minnie/Mickey and friends stickers.

Of course, the highlight of the party were the Minnie/Mickey Mouse ears. Read my tutorial to make your own.

Disney Movie Rewards Pluto Pillow Pet

If you’ve been saving up those Disney Movie Rewards, I have good news for you. DMR just released some HOT new rewards. Usually when Disney posts new rewards they go fast, so head over to your Disney Movie Rewards account ASAP to check out the latest and greatest. My top pick a Hug N Go Pluto (basically a Disney Pillow Pet) only 1,125 points. (Already ordered mine!) Other cool new stuff includes a Bambi lunch box (500 points) and a Mickey Scooter!

Need a few free points to push you over? Check my older posts to make sure you have all of the current free codes available in your account. You can find all of my DMR codes here.

Disney Infant Boys Mickey Mouse Sneaker – $7.99 Shipped

Sears has a great price on infant boys Mickey Mouse sneakers on sale for $7.99 with free shipping.  The sneakers are available in sizes 2-6.

Check them out here.