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Watch This With Your Kids – Who Is Simon Miller?

August 3, 2011 By Elizabeth

This Saturday, August 6th, Walmart and P&G present the newest Family Movie Night feature, Who is Simon Miller?, starring Loren Dean (“Bones”) as Simon and Robyn Lively (regular on TV & half-sister of Blake Lively) as his wife Meredith. Simon’s frequent business trips have created distance between him and his 18 year old honor student daughter Sarah and 15 year old video gamer Kevin. But this is no business trip, as Meredith and her kids learn when they discover a stash of passports hidden in a desk drawer, each with Simon’s face but a different name. And then Simon calls, but only to tell them not to tell anyone he’s gone, not even the authorities.

Meredith, Sarah and Kevin band together to solve the mystery of who Simon is and where he has gone. Who is Simon Miller? is fast-paced and exciting while remaining family-friendly in keeping with the genre. I recommend watching this with your kids this Saturday night!

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Change of Plans Sneak Peek and Giveaway

January 7, 2011 By Elizabeth

This Saturday night, gather your family around the TV and tune in to Change of Plans, the third made-for-TV movie from P&G and Walmart. I reviewed the two previous P&G and Walmart movie collaborations, The Jensen Project and Secrets of the Mountain, and we really enjoyed both of them. From what I’ve seen so far of Change of Plans, I think we’re going to enjoy that one too!

Starring Brooke White, Joe Flanigan and Phylicia Rashad, Change of Plans airs on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 8/7c on FOX. Brooke White (“American Idol”) plays Sally Danville, a musician married to fighter pilot Jason (Joe Flanigan, “Stargate: Atlantis”). Sally and Jason are very much in love, very involved in their careers, and not at all prepared for what is about to happen.

A phone call from caseworker Dorothy (Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show) surprises Sally with the news that her best friend from college has died in a tragic accident while serving in the Peace Corps, and that she has been named the legal guardian of her friend’s four children – three of whom were adopted from third-world countries. While Sally feels badly for the children and agrees to take them in, she tells Dorothy that it would be best if homes were found for the children. Dorothy tells her that most likely the children will be split up, which tugs at Sally’s heart.

Now Sally and her husband, Jason , must quickly learn to parent this instant family and help the kids deal with culture clashes and life in America. The story is both humorous and heartwarming, revealing how fulfilling life can be when you look beyond your own plans and invest in the lives of others. With songs by Brooke, this is a feel-good movie that I think is perfect for family movie night. Grab some popcorn and candy, snuggle under a blanket, and enjoy the movie!

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Back to School Shopping: Walmart Vs. Target

September 2, 2010 By Elizabeth

: Image via CrunchBase

I realize school has already started for a lot of your kids, but here in Michigan, school doesn’t start until after Labor Day. I got an email about checking out the great prices on back-to-school supplies at Walmart, and since I’ve always bought school supplies at Target, I was curious to see what the differences were in price. Walmart offered to send me a gift card and a list of recommended school supplies so I could do some comparison shopping between the two.

WALMART:

I set off for Walmart with my list and the kids, and found the Back-to-School section right at the front of the store. There were multiple aisles filled with multiple blue cardboard boxes STUFFED with school supplies. We started at the top of the list and got shopping! This was the list Walmart sent me, I think it’s based on what the average shopper needs for kids of varying ages:

Avery Durable View Binder – 1 inch – $2.50
Big Brite Liner Highlighters – 5 pack – $1.50
Bic Mechanical Pencil (7mm) – 10 pack – $1.50
Black & White Composition Book – 100 sheets – $0.25 – SOLD OUT. Paid $2.00 for a patterned one.
Crayola Colored Pencils – 12 count – $1.00
Crayola Crayons – 24 count – $0.25
Crayola Marker Classic Broad – 10 count – $1.00
Crayola Marker Washable Broad – 9 count – $2.00
Dixon #2 Pencils – 24 count – $1.00 – Rang up at $0.88
Elmer’s School Glue – 4 oz. – $0.25
Elmer’s School Glue Stick twin pack – $0.25
Index Card 3×5 Ruled – 100 count – $0.44
Mead Reinforced Wide Ruled Filler Paper – 150 sheet – $2.50 – SOLD OUT. Norcom brand only $0.75 !
Pink Eraser by Peachtree Playthings – 2 pack – $1.00
School Backpack – $5.00 or $9.00
Spiral Notebook Wide Ruled – 70 sheet – $0.15
3-pack folders – $2.50 – Rang up at $2.00
10-Digit Desk Calculator – $3.00

The total for the 18 items came to just $26.28 before tax! Best of all, my kids can use everything on the list, and what we don’t need, their school is happy to take.

TARGET:

I took the shopping list to Target and looked for the same or similar items and jotted down the prices. Here’s what I found:

Avery Binder – $2.74 MORE
Bic Highlighters – didn’t have, Target Value Pack 5 highlighters – $1.74 MORE
Bic Mechanical Pencils – didn’t have 10 pack, 8 pack $1.20 SAME
Composition Book – Target had the Black & White ones for $0.25, same price as Walmart when the books were in stock SAME
Crayola 24 count crayons – $0.25 SAME
Crayola colored pencils – Target didn’t have 12 packs, 24 packs were $2.84. Walmart’s price is 8 cents each, Target’s is 11 cents each MORE
Crayola Classic markers – $1.00 SAME
Crayola Washable markers – $2.00 SAME
#2 Pencils – Target had Wood Barrel pencils, 24 count, $0.94 LESS
Elmer’s School Glue – $0.25 SAME
Glue Stick Twin Pack – $0.25 SAME
Index Cards 3×5 Ruled – $0.44 SAME
Wide Ruled Filler Paper – $0.75 LESS
2 pack Pink Erasers – $0.97 LESS
Backpacks – Target had a clearance section, there were a few marked $10.48 and one marked $6.98 MORE
Spiral Notebook Wide Ruled – $1.00 MORE
3-pack folders – the ones at Walmart are coated on the outside, heavy. Target has paper ones for $0.15, I didn’t see the nicer coated ones. I’ll call this “less” but I hesitate to do so since it isn’t the exact same thing, just so you know. LESS
Desk Calculator – Target had a space for a Sharp Basic Plastic Calculator for $2.99 but there were none hanging there, so I don’t know how many digits it would have calculated out to. I’m going to assume it would be the same. SAME

Total for that list, assuming you buy the 24 pack of colored pencils and three of their paper folders, your total would be $27.05.

I was surprised how close the totals were! Although I have to say, Walmart seemed to have more choices in the different categories, as far as patterns or designs go, and while Target was almost entirely cleaned out of backpacks, Walmart still had a good selection. I’d say if you still need to buy school supplies and you do your grocery shopping at Walmart, check out their back-to-school section for some great deals. Even if you already bought school supplies, you can always use more crayons, right?

Walmart provided me with a gift card and a recommended school supply shopping list for this review. All opinions, etc., are, as always, my own.