With Spring Break and Earth Day upon us, wouldn't it be nice to do some fun nature related activities with the kids? Disneynature's Chimpanzee hits theaters on April 20th, and to get your kids excited for it you can download this fun-filled Chimpanzee Family Activity Book. There are 17 pages of activities including:
Dot to Dot
Spot the Difference
Maze
Animal Cards
and fun Facts about Chimpanzees!
Our Spring break is coming up next week, and I need a way to keep 4 kids busy so that I do not lose my mind. Since it can also tie into Earth Day, this pack will be great for us!
In addition, if you are a homeschooling parent or a teacher, there is also a Chimpanzee Educator's Guide that you can download to use with your students. The educator’s guide includes more than 100 pages of lessons and activities targeted to grades 2 through 6. The lessons are aligned to National Science Education Standards and integrate interactive elements to help engage your child/class.
This Earth Day, Disneynature will be opening it's fourth film: Chimpanzee. This movie will introduce us to the adorable young chimp Oscar, and we will follow his journey through the African Forest. As with past Disneynature films, proceeds from the opening week will go to a related charity. This time, 20¢ per ticket sold to the Jane Goodall Institute for the Disneynature Tchimpounga Nature Reserve Project.
Our boys have seen several previews and trailers for Chimpanzee and are excited to see it. It is hard not to fall in love with Oscar already because he is just so adorable!
"In theaters on April 20, 2012, Disneynature’s newest True Life Adventure introduces Oscar, a young chimpanzee whose playful curiosity and zest for discovery light up the African forest until a twist of fate leaves Oscar to fend for himself with a little help from an unexpected ally.
Directed by Alastair Fothergill (“African Cats” and “Earth”) and Mark Linfield (“Earth”), and narrated by Tim Allen (ABC’s “Last Man Standing”), Disneynature joined forces with the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) for a special “See ‘Chimpanzee,’ Save Chimpanzees” program. For every moviegoer who sees “Chimpanzee” during the film’s opening week (April 20-26, 2012), Disneynature will make a donation to JGI through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund in order to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. For more information, visit Disney.com/Chimpanzee."
Giveaway!
One (1) winner will receive a Disneynature Chimpanzee prize pack which includes the following:
One Oscar Plush
One Disneynature Chimpanzee The Making of the Film Book
One Reusable Tote Bag
This giveaway is open to legal residents in US only, 18+ only and will end on April 14, 2012 at 12:01am EST. One winner will be chosen at random using Rafflecopter and will be announced in the widget. Winner has 24 hours to claim his/her prize otherwise a new winner will be picked. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. Prize fulfillment is the responsibility of the sponsoring company. This blog and its author are not responsible for giveaway prizes that are lost in transit or damaged. This blog is also not responsible if a sponsor/company does not send prize(s). Naturally, I will communicate with said company(s) several times, and make every effort to resolve the issue. Good luck!
This Earth Day, the fourth film from Disneynature opens in theaters: Chimpanzee. Journey deep into the African forests and meet young chimp Oscar and follow his unique story.
"Disneynature’s newest True-Life Adventure introduces Oscar, a young chimp whose playful curiosity and zest for discovery light up the African forest until a twist of fate leaves Oscar to fend for himself with a little help from an unexpected ally."
We loved African Cats last year and I am looking forward to taking our boys to see Chimpanzeethis April. I am lucky that our sons love learning about animals and love nature, so a movie like this will be so fun for them and educational as well.
As with past Disneynature films, ticket proceeds from the opening week go to a charity. "See CHIMPANZEE, Save Chimpanzees" will be April 20 through April 26 and during this week, Disneynature will contribute 20¢ per ticket sold to the Jane Goodall Institute for the Disneynature Tchimpounga Nature Reserve Project. The goals of this project are to protect the habitat, educate the next generation about the plight of the chimpanzees and care for orphaned chimpanzees.
Take a look at the Chimpanzee official trailer and tell me that Oscar is not the cutest little thing! I definitely want to learn more about his story.
Will you "See a Chimp, Save a Chimp" this Earth Day? Who will you take with you?
Last week I mentioned that Disneynature's African Cats opens on Earth Day. Although we still have just under a week till the premier, already there have been more than $1.7 million in advance ticket sales for opening week! The "See African Cats, Save the Savanna" initiative is giving a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales for that first week of April 22 - 28 to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). That means that the $1.7 million equals more than 9,500 acres of land to be conserved within Kenya’s Amboseli Wildlife Corridor! What an awesome start, lets hope the number continues to rise.
Here is a new clip from the movie, how can anyone pass up seeing a movie with such adorable cubs!
"An epic true story set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, “African Cats” captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the Savanna. Narrated by Oscar®-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson, the story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion and his sons. An awe-inspiring adventure blending family bonds with the power and cunning of the wild, “African Cats” leaps into theatres on Earth Day, April 22, 2011."
Giveaway
One (1) winner will receive one of each of the African Cats childrens books Sita the Cheetah and A Lion’s Pride
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The third movie from Disneynature, African Cats, opens this Earth Day: April 22, 2011. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, African Cats follows the true life stories of a lion cub, Mara; a cheetah, Sita, and her 5 newborns; and Fang, leader of the pride. It is like the real life version of The Lion King! My boys and I have already watched the trailer a dozen times and they keep asking for more. What child doesn't love to watch real life animals in action?
See African Cats, Save the Savanna
During the opening week of African Cats, Aprill 22 - 28, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. The goal is to ensure the future of animals in the African savanna. "See African Cats, Save the Savanna" is the third conservation project from Disney. In 2009 with the release of Earth, three million trees were planted in the Brazil's Atlantic Forrest. Then in 2010, with the movie Oceans, audiences helped to establish 40,000 acres of marine protected areas in The Bahamas.
How Can You Help?
- SEE THE MOVIE! Get to the theaters with your family to see African Cats between April 22 - 28.
- Like Disneynature on Facebook where you can interact with African Cats content every day. Share content with your Facebook friends to help spread the word.
- Pledge to see African Cats on Eventful. There is a real-time counter to show how many people have participated, and there will also be a graphical map representing the number of acres across the savanna that are being conserved based upon the number of pledges received. Upon arriving at the theater, fans can check in via their mobile device to win special prizes.
- Buy your tickets through Disney Tickets Together. Facebook's first social ticketing application, this allows fans to engage with the film by inviting friends to see African Cats and purchase tickets for local theaters without ever leaving Facebook. For all "African Cats" events created in Tickets Together, Disney will increase the donation to the Save the Savanna fund for every "Yes" RSVP that the events receive. The application launches during the week of April 18.
For more information on African Cats, the "See African Cats, Save the Savanna" initiative or to download educational guides, visit Disney.com/AfricanCats.
