Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is coming out on DVD and and Blu-Ray this Tuesday, October 27th, and all three of us had a fun family day at Fox Studios last week to celebrate! We’ve seen the first two, but haven’t quite gotten around to seeing the 3rd one so we’re very excited about the release. Here is a little more information about the movie from the site:
In the coolest Ice Age adventure yet, Manny and the herd discover a lost world of ferociously funny dinosaurs, including a cranky T. rex who’s got a score to settle with Sid! Meanwhile, Scrat goes nuts over the beautiful Scratte, but is she trying to win his heart – or steal his acorn?
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs features the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Queen Latifah (to name a few). The three-disc combo pack will include a Blu-ray, DVD, and a digital copy and includes features such as an Ice Age digital story book maker, two special Scrat shorts, a how-to-draw Scrat tutorial and more (we had an opportunity to preview some of these features last week at the event).
The Three-Disc set will be available on October 27th for $39.99 or you can purchase the standard DVD for $29.98. The Scrat Pack “Double DVD” will also be available for $34.98 and includes a ton of special features including three exclusive “Scrat” games.
After we got a “first look” at the new release, we had a chance to speak with Director Carlos Saldanha and ask questions pertaining to the event. And Aracely and I had an opportunity to interview him personally (unfortunately because we’re in the theater it’s dark, but the questions and answers are excellent!) Check it out:
Next up…food, pictures with Scrat, and Halloween-themed fun…Ice Age style of course! Check out our pictures from the event:
If you haven’t carved a pumpkin yet (we haven’t!), check out this cool Ice Age Pumpkin Carving Pattern (it doesn’t look terribly difficult):
And…does your child still need a costume? What about a Scrat costume?
Materials Needed:
* Squirrel pattern
* Sewing Machine
* Brown plush fabric
* Fake racoon tail
* Bunting
* Dark brown fabric
* Ball cap
* Bailing wire or dowels
* Hot glue
* Teeth
* Large fake eyes
Instructions:
Step 1: Visit a craft store either online or in person. You need to find a few items that are not always the norm in costume making. The fabric can be found at a shop like Joann Fabrics or even Michaels. At the craft store you need to look for a white sharp, pointed object that can be Scrat’s teeth. Another option is visiting a museum that sells fake teeth.
Step 2: To begin you will need to create the body of the squirrel following the pattern. Bunting can help you get the right form, as you will need a little padding in the tummy and rear section. The jump suit should include covering for the feet and arms.
Step 3: To the body of Scrat you will sew on the fake raccoon tail. Or you can make your own tail with faux fur. It is up to you and your budget.
Step 4: The hard part will be the head of Scrat. We have elected to make a hat style hood rather than a hood that will cover your whole face. Take the ball cap, and strip the bill down to the width of the nose. You will use the ball cap to help reinforce the long mouth and nose. From the ball cap use the dowels to form the thinning nose. Cover the entire hat in the brown fabric. (To attach the dowels use a hot glue gun). At the end of the mouth attach brown fabric for the nose. This should be the darker brown.
Step 5: Once the nose is in place you can attach the teeth you have found for the costume.
Step 6: The last step is creating ears and the eyes of Scrat. The eyes need to be very large and round, then the ears can sit behind that.
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How fun!!! That was a great movie! My in-laws took the girls to see it while they visited over the summer! They absolutely loved it!!!!
We haven’t carved any of our pumpkins! We will have to use that patterns for one of them!
I’m awful at arts and crafts and those pumpkins but mine to shame. Anyway though, I haven’t seen Ice Age three either. Like you I saw the first two but not the third. I was sorta ambivalent about it because I tend to think I second and third movie in a series that was just ok to begin with is a little more marketing than art. But, who am I to tell because my next door neighbor’s kids saw it when it came out and they loved it. So, I guess I’ll probably be getting the DVD — falling right into the marketing trap 🙂
What a fantastic day! Your boys (big & small) look like that had a lot of fun. Your pictures look wonderful and you look so beautiful. Thanks for sharing such a terrific family event. I can’t wait to get this movie for my grandson.