Happy Mother's Day from Disney Sisters

Happy Mother's Day from Disney Sisters!

We'd like to thank our mom Shelley for being such a loving and giving mother. She raised us with her own Magic and we will forever be grateful. She encouraged our creativity and embraced each of our differences, god knows we are all as different as night and day! She truly believes in us and nobody could be a bigger cheerleader than her. Thanks Mom for all the love and laughs!

We Love You Mom!

What makes your mom special? 

Leave a comment and share a special memory of your mother with us!

Happy St. Partrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day from The Disney Sisters

And Kermit The Frog

We've also got some craft ideas from Disney Family to share with you today.

Lady and the Tramp Party

With the newly released Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition on DVD, we have been hearing about people having Pasta Parties and we got inspired to have one for ourselves. I chose a little Italian restaurant, that reminded us Tony's, the place where Lady and Tramp had their first meal together. It's called Guido's in Sherman Oaks. Truth be told we go there quite often!

Kaia got to invite some of her best pals to join in on the fun! She picked out their goody bags, we downloaded some activity printables, ordered a round of spaghetti & pizza and let them go to town. After the dinner party fit for little girls or pups... We went home and watched the movie together. It was the best dog-gone way to spend an evening.

To find more fun ideas to help you create your ultimate Lady and the Tramp Party, go to Disney Family. If you haven't already gotten your copy of this movie from the stores, it is only out for a limited time. And yes, I talked my mom-blogging friend, Bernadette into sharing the spaghetti with her daughter just like Lady and Tramp did in the classic. Bella Notte!

Disclaimer: Thanks to Disney for supplying us the goods to throw our Pasta Party. And thanks to Guido's for being so accommodating. We had a truly delicious time!

UP Valentine's Day Card from Disney Family

Learn how to make this Valentine's Day Card from Disney Family inspired by the movie UP!

Our family loves holidays. We enjoy making a big deal over each special day. We even plan our calendars around them. Christmas, Halloween, Easter, you name it, we love it! The tradition started with our Great-Grandmother and has come on down the line to us girls. Valentine's Day is definitely one of the most festive days of the year. Any chance to celebrate LOVE is fine by us. Plus our mom's Birthday is February 11th, so while growing up the entire month of February was always extra special.

There is an online Disney destination that is a no-brainer for us, to get ideas for arts, crafts, cards & recipes, especially during the holidays. It's called DisneyFamily.Com and if you are not familiar with it, here are some other cute Valentine's Day cards that will make you a fan: Woody's Lasson Valentine,  Lumiere's Flicking Hearts Valentine, Charm-ing Cars Valentine's.

Last year I made my husband a handmade card that I found on Disney Family. We really like the movie UP, and I just fell in love with this craft the second I saw it. Here are the steps to make this adorable Valentine's Day Card inspired by the Disney Pixar Animated film UP. This would also work perfectly as a Birthday card, or Congratulatory card by changing the wording on the inside. Get creative and just have fun with it . . .  I know I sure did!

You will need:

You will need an 8 x 10 cardstock page

Additional piece of paper or cardstock to make the house

Small Heart Stickers around 15 (optional)

Pens, Markers or Crayons to color the house

Black marker for the windows & balloon strings

Glue or Glue Stick

Print out this page of House Cut-Outs / Design your own house template

(I made this craft last year & it is no longer available online, but I have an image of the page, these are from DisneyFamily.com. We did not create it.)

Buy heart stickers, or cut out small heart shapes. (I liked the idea of buying, because it meant less cutting for me) I got these from the Target dollar bin, (these hearts were kind of cool because they had a felt-like feel to them) but any craft store will do.

Cut shapes that will turn into the house. 

We used 6 shapes here, (since we already had the heart shapes for balloons) including: 

House Front, Roof, Dormer, Window Bay, Window Bay Roof, Chimney. 

Color one side of your shapes, any shade you choose. I thought the more colorful the better, and liked painting each shape a different color. But different shades of brown would work too. (they show that in the online example below)

Glue your shapes together to form the UP house. I used a glue stick.

Draw in your windows and the door with a black marker. I also outlined the house, but you can do whatever you think works well.

Then fold a 8x10 piece of cardstock paper longways & glue your house towards the bottom of the card. (make sure to save room for the balloons and the long strings.) We used white, but the example used blue (for sky) which also looked super cute.

Glue down as many heart balloon shapes as you want towards the top of the card. (I think I used 16) Make sure to leave plenty of room to draw in balloon strings. When you have the amount of ballons you are happy with draw in a bunch of ballon strings in black marker from the roof to the bottoms of the balloons, it doesn't have to be exact.

Lastly personalize your card with a little note to your special someone. Any sappy reference to UP, Ellie & Carl, the sky, or flying will do! 

This was my husband's Valentine's Day card last year I put, "You make my heart soar!"

Happy Valentine's Day...

You make our hearts soar!

with love, 

Disney Sisters

Halloween Crafts and Recipes with Disney Family.Com

Yesterday we showed you all about how to create your very own Disney character pumpkin, like Jack Skellington using the free Disney pumpkin carving templates.

Today we'd like to talk about other things you can make and bake over at Disney Family.com. 

All October long they have been celebrating the 31 Days of Halloween Activities with magical ideas to make your holiday Disney Spooktacular! Like a Mickey Mouse Flashlight Cover to help light your way while Trick-Or-Treating. (Cute)

Last week we attended a Halloween Bash hosted by Disney Interactive Media Group. (more about the games soon - Disney Universe anyone?) We learned all about how many fun and festive activities available on Disney Family.com. It really is the online Halloween Headquarters!

Here are just some of the delightful things that you will find:

Disney-Inspired Halloween Crafts

Disney Halloween Treats and Spooky Snacks

(pictured below are Jack Skellington Cupcakes and Mickey Mummy Cupcakes) 

Disney Halloween Costume Ideas 

Disney Halloween Decorations

(pictured below are the Mickey's Pumpkin Patch)

Here's an example of how the Disney Sisters use Disney Family.com:

When Jessica's daughter Kaia brought home a blank ghost from school and said the teacher told us to decorate this with some help from our parents. She knew she didn't have to look far for some inspiration. She went to Disney Family.com and came across her favorite Halloween craft:

  Mickey's Cutie Halloween Bats. 

They added some ears & a few bats to the project & it came out adorable!  (pictured below)

To check out all the Disney Halloween fun, visit Disney Family.com/Holidays.

And here's a little sneak peek of Thanksgiving Crafts to be thankful for.

Full Disclosure: We were not compensated in any way for this post. We were invited to a Halloween Bash from DIMG. The views reflected on this post are those of the Disney Sisters only.

Pumpkin Carving Disney Style

Ever wonder how the Disneyland Resort gets their pumpkins to look so amazing? 

It's all Disney magic, but we've found the secret on Disney Family.com. You would totally impress all of your friends if you carved out this Disney Magic. Twenty templates are offered for characters including Mickey and Friends, Jack Skellington, Phineas and Ferb, and the newest Disney Princess, Rapunzel. It's easy you can download and print templates to use, and you too could have your pumpkins be the talk of your neighborhood.

If you've never been to Disney Family this is the perfect holiday to get acquainted with it. All October long, it's the 31 Days of Disney Crafts and Recipes to get your house or Halloween Party all decked out. Get the top 30 Disney Halloween printables HERE. But this site isn't just for Halloween, they have info and ideas on everything you may need as a parent, teacher or disney fan. Every season, every occasion, birthdays, even unbirthdays! They also have great info on Parenting and Travel. It's the perfect online family go-to destination.

DisneyFamily.com: The Possibility Shop

Good News!
Disney Sisters have just discovered 
Jim Henson's
The Possibility Shop located on DisneyFamily.com

What is The Possibility Shop you ask?

 It's an online place to get creative inspiration and ideas to enjoy with your family,
and it's only a click away!

After watching several episodes, of The Possibility Shop we decided to share this one, OUR FAVORITE in particular. School has started everywhere and many kids are facing going to a new school or starting school for the first time. We love the super clever ways you can empower your kids shared in this video and help them get through any "butterflies" Click here for the list of materials needed to do this craft.

The Possibility Shop

Other things you'll find at The Possibility Shop

There are easy-to-follow instructions for all the activities shared:

Activity Guides

You bet there are some clever ideas shared in the section: 

Clorox Bright Ideas

(Did we mention The Possibility Shop is presented by Clorox?)

 In short cute videos  Courtney Watkins, author of 'Courtney's Creative Adventures' and the host of

  The Possibility Shop shares her ideas with easy and fun crafts you can do with your kids.

 Work together and show your kids all things are possible!

This cute online series is on it's 3rd season already!
 Missed season 1 or 2? No problem, watch them here:
Watch Season 1   or  Watch Season 2

*You can also "Like" The Possibility Shop on Facebook*