Skylanders Eon’s Elite Spyro and Chop Chop

Eon's Elite Spyro

The first two of the eight Eon’s Elite Skylanders figures have arrived at my house. I received two packages this week from Activision. One was full of Wave 2 figures and that was so awesome to receive. The second was of the two Eon’s Elite figures, Chop Chop and Spyro. This second box floored me because I was not intending to purchase these figures for myself. With so many figures that I have collected I couldn’t justify another repaint of the same figure that I already had several times over. The figures themselves are repaints of the series one figures. They are not remolded, they are repainted in a fancy metallic paint. The paint job on them is excellent. They have pretty incredible packaging, too. Each comes in a shiny holographic foil box and inside there is a display case with a 3D lenticular background. It is rumored that when you put them all together that the backgrounds form one complete scene of Skylands. The bottom of the display is in the color of the character’s element and on the packaging two more of Eon’s elite were shown: Trigger Happy and Whirlwind. Continue reading Skylanders Eon’s Elite Spyro and Chop Chop

The Return of Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest and Season 9 Premiere

Last year Eva and Andrew discovered the Curious George Halloween Special called Halloween Boo Fest. They watched it nearly every day and loved it. Well, it is returning again on October 27th and also October 31, 2014. It also happens to coincide with the launch of Season 9 of Curious George. Program information and episode descriptions below.

CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest
CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest is a one-hour PBS KIDS special that celebrates curiosity, friendship and trying new things, all while providing safe and family-friendly holiday entertainment.
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CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest – Airs Monday, October 27 and Friday, October 31

It’s George’s first Halloween in the country, and Bill tells him and Allie about the “Legend of No Noggin” – a spooky tale about a hat-kicking scarecrow who haunts the countryside on Halloween. But is the legend real? George and Allie are determined to find out by taking a picture of No Noggin in hat-kicking action. But first, George needs to figure out what he’s going to be for Halloween so he can win the costume contest at the town Boo Festival and give the prize to the Man with the Yellow Hat. Will George be able to put together the perfect costume and find out the truth about No Noggin? Only the curious will find out! Continue reading The Return of Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest and Season 9 Premiere