Disney Frozen party recipes: Olaf the Snowman, Queen Elsa, Princess Anna snacks

Disney Frozen has taken the world by snowstorm, so what better theme than Disney Frozen for a children's winter party? Disney Frozen is an arctic adventure like Hans Christian Andersen’s "Fairy Snow Queen" Here are Disney Frozen winter party recipes with treats inspired by Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, Kristoff and Olaf the Snowman. Warm your child's birthday with these winter party recipes. Don't have a birthday to celebrate a winter party for? Throw use these party recipes for a just-because winter party!  Disney Frozen party recipes: Olaf the Snowman, Queen Elsa, Princess Anna snacks

Disney book party for kids: Preschool toddler birthday party with Disney books | Examiner.com

Parents does this sound familiar? The older kids are back to school leaving you with bored, lonely preschool and toddler children. How about some cheap, interactive fun to engage little ones not yet in school? Here's a perfect rainy day activity: a Disney book party for kids. Use this for an easy preschool or toddler birthday party based on kids books.   Disney book party for kids: Preschool toddler birthday party with Disney books | Examiner.com

Black History Month movies, films, TV shows to honor African American experience

Teachers, are you looking for ways to explore African American culture for Black History Month? Here are movies, films and TV shows to help. These Black History Month movies cover the African American experience from slavery through Jim Crow, segregation, civil rights and to the present. Some films feature Africans who are not Americans but who have shaped black history. These films explore contributions of black Americans in sports, entertainment, music, science, arts and culture. Watch these movies for Black History Month. Many parts of the African American experience are very harsh and these Black History Month movies are realistic. Parents and teachers should prepare children before viewing. Parent approval may be needed for schools to show these films. But the stories movies portray are important--events can't be dumbed down or sanitized or lessons won't be learned and racism will continue.   Black History Month movies, films, TV shows to honor African American experience | Examiner.com

Black History Month movies, films, TV shows to honor African American experience

Teachers, are you looking for ways to explore African American culture for Black History Month? Here are movies, films and TV shows to help. These Black History Month movies cover the African American experience from slavery through Jim Crow, segregation, civil rights and to the present. Some films feature Africans who are not Americans but who have shaped black history. These films explore contributions of black Americans in sports, entertainment, music, science, arts and culture. Watch these movies for Black History Month. Many parts of the African American experience are very harsh and these Black History Month movies are realistic. Parents and teachers should prepare children before viewing. Parent approval may be needed for schools to show these films. But the stories movies portray are important--events can't be dumbed down or sanitized or lessons won't be learned and racism will continue.   Black History Month movies, films, TV shows to honor African American experience | Examiner.com

Hot pic of Mariah Carey in winter bathing suit gets social media cold shoulder | Examiner.com

A hot pic of Mariah Carey in a winter bathing suit is getting the cold shoulder from social media. Carey posted the usual family pictures from a Christmas Aspen, Colorado vacay but added one which is causing heated debate. People magazine reported on Dec. 28, that Mariah Carey posed in a gold bathing suit, draped deliciously over the side of a hot tub--in the dead of winter! Snow is all around and the singer even appears to have been playing in the frigid weather. Social media is questioning whether the hot pic of the winter bathing suit was photoshopped and if so, why?   Hot pic of Mariah Carey in winter bathing suit gets social media cold shoulder | Examiner.com

Best Christmas movies, cartoons and holiday classics to watch with your family

Christmas movies and classic films are a huge part of holiday festivities. Are there holiday classics you have to see every year or it won't feel like Christmas? Here is the quintessential list of best Christmas movies. "It's a Wonderful Life"--There's a debate in among traditionalists over which of two megalithic Christmas movies is the best: Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th Street." And that debate ends here: "It's a Wonderful Life" wins. "Miracle on 34th Street" has its charms but can't compare.  Best Christmas movies, cartoons and holiday classics to watch with your family | Examiner.com

Top 10 most-loved classic Christmas cartoons, holiday magic for young and old

Christmas cartoons are as an important a holiday tradition as candy canes and mistletoe. Some of us remember before cable TV and DVD, when we could watch Christmas shows but once a year. A rumor would go through the classroom that "Charlie Brown" or "The Grinch" would be on that night. Kids would rush home, hoping to get dibs on the TV channel knob. Woe to you if a dad or an older sibling got there first and refused to change the channel. You were stuck till next year. And that's if you had a TV. Not everyone did.   Top 10 most-loved classic Christmas cartoons, holiday magic for young and old