Phineas and Ferb Across the Second Dimension

"There's 104 days of summer vacation and school comes along just to end it ... so the annual problem for our generation is finding a good way to spend it ..."

Yes, if you have a child who watches the Disney Channel then you know this song. Phineas and Ferb are two brothers who will do anything from building a rocket to finding a dodo bird to driving their sister insane! All in the name of summer.

Dylan in 2D

Well, Disney has done it again and now Phineas and Ferb are inviting you to join them in the 2nd Dimension on August 5th at 8/7c on the Disney Channel. Of course the promotions for this have been spreading like wildfire and the games on the Disney Channel website allow your children to 2D themselves and star right along side Phineas and Ferb!

During one of the online games, Dylan was even able to create a custom screen saver and download a t-shirt iron-on image with his 2D character and Phineas and Ferb.

Custom Screen Saver

Will you be joining Phineas and Ferb Across the Second Dimension on August 5th? I know we will ...

LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace

Tonight was the premiere of LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace on Cartoon Network and of course, we had to watch it. In fact, we had to arrange our entire schedule today around this special LEGO event. Dylan has had this day marked on his calender for over a week and was actually counting down the minutes until 7 pm tonight.

The Star Wars blanket was ready on the floor and the smell of popcorn filled the house. The first glimpse of the show starting resulted in what I would call a 'girl scream' and a leap off the couch.

Yes, I would say Dylan was excited to see LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace.

** Spoiler Alert **

Although this was Dylan's choice of movies, I must admit I loved it!

The LEGO Padowan children going on a field trip and encountering various destinations as  C-3PO and R2-D2 attempt to fly the school bus/ship was a great parallel to the new Star Tours ride at Disneyland. The crash landing on Hoth was my favorite.

Another really funny and creative aspect to this movie was seeing George Lucas as a LEGO. He appears every so often, as the director, to inform Darth Vader that he is not in the scene. At one point he even reminds Darth Vader that anyone can wear that mask. Hilarious!

Seeing all of the LEGO characters that Dylan has built come to life on the screen was a wonderful way for him and I to connect. After watching this with him, I have a little bit better understanding of why he loves his LEGO's so much.

So the next time you see a child playing with LEGO's try to use your imagination ... you know, that thing that use to come so naturally to us when we were younger? Imagine those little pieces of plastic coming to life like they did in LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace.

You can watch a trailer of the movie over at the LEGO site and play some cool online games too!

Did you watch LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace?  
What did you think?