Picturing Disney: 2017

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Once Upon a Holiday Snow White Breakfast at Saks Fifth Avenue

Last weekend, we had the pleasure of attending Disney and Saks Fifth Avenue's

Once upon a holiday breakfast.

Attention Trollhunters fans:

Are you a Trollhunters fan or a Funko Collector? Then this giveaway is right up your alley!

Our friends over at Life with Heidi have teamed up with Dream Works Animation to bring you this huge Trollhunters Giveaway.

Star Wars Limited Edition Jackets

To celebrate The Last Jedi, Columbia Sportswear & Star Wars are launching a new collection of limited edition jackets!

Magical Disney Bracelets by Keep Collective

KEEP Collective has introduced new Disney charms and wrap bracelets just in time for the holidays!

Disney Leather Band

Little Mystery Micro Collectibles: Disney Animator's Newest Collection!

Have you seen the adorable new

Animators' Little Mystery Micro Collectibles?

Pride, Gratitude, Joy and a Giveaway

Thanksgiving has me thinking about pride, gratitude and joy.

Big Hero 6 Baymax Returns New Series Event Monday, 11/20/17 on Disney XD!

Photo Courtesy Disney XD

Big Hero 6 The Series based on the 2014 movie (yay!), will premiere Monday, Nov. 20 (8/7c) with Baymax Returns, a one-hour TV movie airing simultaneously on Disney Channel and Disney XD.

Disney DIY: Easy Pluto Butternut Squash Centerpiece

Easy Pluto Butternut Squash Centerpiece

Hiegh Ho, heigh ho...its off to Central Park we go!

Looks like there were some magical antics in

Central Park on Friday!

Disney’s Empowering Dream Big Princess Photography Campaign to Be Exhibited at United Nations in NYC!

#DREAMBIGPRINCESS

Photos Courtesy of Disney

A Conversation With Mufasa: Alton Fitzgerald White discusses his new book "My Pride- Mastering LIfe's Daily Performance"

Life hands you gifts all the time. Sometimes you run with them. Other times you are so busy or out of tune with yourself that these little gems go unnoticed.

My Pride: Mastering Life's Daily Performance by Alton Fitzgerald White is one of those gifts. Everyone should read this book. Anyone who has ever dreamt of their possibilities or doubted their abilities could benefit from Alton's experience.

Stay Warm this Fall with Thor!

THOR

Are you ready to see Thor: Ragnarok?

Make Your Own Mickey Mouse Wreath For Fall

I have been having major withdrawals since my last trip to Disney. It doesn’t help that I am constantly seeing pictures on social media of all the Disney Parks' beautiful fall decorations.
What is a girl to do?

Disney Foodie Recipe: Roaring Forks S'mores Cupcake Hack!

Disney Treats:

Roaring Forks S'mores Cupcakes

Craving a sweet Disney treat but can't get to the parks?
How about making a quick version at home?

Disney Emoji Blitz

Attention Disney Emoji Blitz lovers:

A most magical Minnie Mouse painting party

We attended a "Minnie Paints the Dots" party that rocked the dots Minnie Style.

It's incredible to be here!

I've been procrastinating about writing this post for two weeks. I simply could not sit down and put into words how excited I am to be taking over Picturing Disney!

The Only Way To Say Goodbye

The First Picture Ever Posted on Picturing Disney: 11/20/11

I founded Picturing Disney almost 7 years ago.
We started out as a small little photo blog devoted to pictures I had taken in the parks over the years.

Power Up Your Next Vacation with NintendoxLeSportSac!!!

LeSportSac has done it again!

Windy City Magic is the perfect read this Summerfall!

Oh I am sorry, you aren't acquainted with the term Summerfall? Well let me explain.

Walt Disney's Favorite Chili Recipe!

Do you love the food at Disney Parks? Do you find yourself craving the hearty meals you sit down to after a day of play? Then I have the recipe for you.

#BrewYourHappyPlace with Trader Sam's!

It is always a perfect time to check out Trader Sam's Coffee Company!

Cars 3: Driven to Win Review!

Thanks to our friends at Disney
we were able to test drive the newest Cars game!

Epcot Food & Wine Festival

Hawaii Booth Kalua Pork Sliders with Pineapple Chutney & Spicy Mayo on Brioche Buns

Kalua pork sliders are so easy to make at home and incredibly delicious!

Muppet Rainbow Connection Cupcakes!

It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to make the Muppets cupcakes...

New MXYZ from Disney Store!

Disney Store sent us some adorable new items from the MXYZ collection!
The adorable Stitch, Minnie & Mickey, and Alice merchandise is fun and functional!

Finding Nemo Squirt Cupcake Recipe!

How cute are these Finding Nemo Squirt Cupcakes? Want to make your own?

1900 Park Fare Strawberry Soup Recipe!

The Strawberry Soup at 1900 Park Fare is divine. Want to make your own at home?

Adult Butterbeer Recipe!

Want to make your very own adult Butterbeer? By adult I do mean alcoholic!

Read on for a super easy, at home recipe!

Picturing Disney Summer Book List!

Disney Publishing Worldwide and Hyperion have always sent us the most amazing books for review and giveaway! We have a huge stack we are working on at our house! Keep up to date with our weekly updates on the Instagram account (we usually share to Facebook as well so make sure you follow us everywhere)!

Here's our early summer favorites for the whole family!

For the littlest littles:
Dream by Matthew Cordell

As you might remember from our Book Review of Wish, we LOVE Matthew Cordell! Be prepared for this to be a favorite to read to the babies in your life, whether that is your own children, siblings, nieces, nephews, or that you might even want to grab a copy to give to your big kids becaust it is SO beautiful!

Next up, we have Night Night, Groot by Brenden Deneen.

As huge Guardians fans in our house, we all love this but its perfect fun for your smallest baby groot fans! I think younger elementary grades would love it most- Kindergarteners to 2nd graders would likely be most entertained.

And our 8 year old (3rd grader)'s pick for the best summer book: Star and Marco's Guide to Mastering Every Dimension

If you have never seen Star vs. the Forces of Evil, it is a true Disney gem and you should enjoy it with your kids when you have some down time on rainy days. This book would would be great for any kid who loves the show and I think the best target audience is somewhere around 8-10 years old!

And the cover picture for this article is featuring my very favorite book of the summer so far:

Wildman by J.C. Geiger

This young adult novel is a beauty! I read it in a day, the words flowed together as the perfect coming of age summer story. It is everything I love about summer reading: a great setting, real characters I can relate to and watch evolve, and of course a little bit of love! This might be classified as YA but I recommend to teens and adults alike!

And finally, for all those lovely ladies looking for a little guided path to self discovery, check out Choose to Matter by Julie Foudy. This one is especially great for a plane ride or beach grab. Its easy to work through and gets your thinking hard about changing your habits and being the best you that you can be! We have actually used some of her "team" exercises with our family and they worked wonderfully!

Happy Summer!