Disney Junior to Become A Channel

On March 23 Disney will debut a brand new channel: Disney Junior. The announcement, in this case pulled from Disney fan magazine website DisZine, doesn’t come as that much of a surprise. In some of its marketing for new shows Disney has mentioned Disney Junior, though before this notice on the new channel I’m sure many, like me, just assumed that any relevant shows would air during Disney Junior (formerly known as Playhouse Disney) hours on its parent channel. Up until this point, Disney Junior has just existed as a scheduling block on the Disney Channel, one meant to indicate … Continue reading

Playhouse Disney Live

When we went to Disney World a couple of years ago, we had the pleasure of seeing Playhouse Disney Live at Disney-MGM Studios. My daughter, then 4 years old, thrilled to seeing Bear in the Big Blue House live on the stage along with Stanley and more. Beginning this September, you won’t have to travel to Disney World to enjoy Playhouse Disney Live as it begins the first U.S. live tour of 70 cities. Playhouse Disney Live The live stage production features four shows worth of characters from Disney Channel’s popular programming block. The featured shows will include characters from … Continue reading

Disney News: This is Disturbing

This news story came across my desk late last night and I have to say – I could hardly believe it when I read it. You may have heard this in the news too, the Disney Channel, a channel we put our faith in to provide our children, particularly our young children, with content that is as far from objectionable as you can get. Last Tuesday morning, at 9:30 a.m., toddlers and other young children tuning in to watch an episode of “Handy Manny” discovered a film depicting hardcore pornography. According to Comcast, the cable company that experienced the interruption … Continue reading

New Imagination Movers Album Out Tomorrow

All fans, or parents of fans, of Playhouse Disney’s bouncy Imagination Movers music quartet have reason for excitement this week, as a new CD from the band hits shelves tomorrow. Meanwhile, The Imagination Movers themselves resume filming their hit series in New Orleans this month. Stitch Kingdom reports that the band’s new CD, released on June 8, features 18 original songs from the second season of Imagination Movers. It also has some details of the third season of the show, which sees the Movers explore beyond the Idea Warehouse and meet up with even more surprise guest stars. I didn’t … Continue reading

9 Frugal Ways to Use Your Computer

Take advantage of your computer and the internet for all that it has to offer. Make that little machine work for you. Here are 9 easy ways that you can use your home computer to save money. Pay bills online and save on postage and late fees. You can even set up automatic reminders for when things are due. Read books online. Try Project Gutenberg to read such classics as The Time Machine and Jane Eyre. There are more than 20,000 books to read for free! Write letters on your computer and e-mail them to save on postage. Or send … Continue reading

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Review

What is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse? It’s a relatively new children’s television series from Disney that began premiered on May 5, 2006. New episodes air on Saturdays and Sundays and it is part of the Playhouse Disney weekend line up. Fans of the classic Disney characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto, will enjoy the programming that is designed to interact with the young viewers. My daughter is a huge fan of the show and asked if I’d add it to our TiVo so she can watch it during the week. The show engages the viewers by involving … Continue reading

The Toddler Pull

A couple of days ago, my daughter was digging around in the bin that houses all of her old baby toys. We’ve held onto them for sentimental reasons, for the most part, but there are four toys in there that were purchased for her on her first Christmas, so it’s neat to have those as some of the first Christmas gifts she ever received. One of the toys she pulled out and started playing with immediately enchanted my now walking (I can’t believe he is growing so fast!) 10 and half month old nephew. He toddled towards it excitedly and … Continue reading