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Backyard Movie Theater

Backyard Movie Theater

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00507

A few factors came together to influence my decision to purchase a giant screen for the back yard. First and foremost is that the terrible neighbors that lived next door and who would should obscenities at all hours have been removed. I am hopeful to see who moves in after that building has been completely renovated. A whole lot of work has been going on there. It is quality work and I hope that quality people move in. The other factor is that we’re going to be home a lot more often because of the pandemic and there are no open movie theaters.

I bought the screen from Amazon.com and while it was a bit pricey it goes up and comes down very easily and the picture looks great. I was even able to get everything back into the bag when all was said and done. The screen is 120 inches and it the screen snaps to a large light frame. There re ropes to tie it down in case of wind, which we had but it stayed up.

In order to play our entertainment we used our Cinemood, a small portable projector for kids. This is a pretty powerful product, though. I received it several years ago as a review and am only now taking full advantage of it. The light inside is strong and it projects a nice picture. It also has bluetooth and can be controlled by an iPad. I was able to connect two My Audio Pet mini speakers to the Cinemood to get big sound. Netflix and Amazon are both built into this device so we can choose movies from those platforms easily. I think the only real issue is having it dark enough outside to really enjoy this. We went outside around 7:45 or so and had to keep the Cinemood close to the screen for a while until it got darker, as it got darker I would move the Cinemood further away in order to make the picture larger. By the end of the screening the picture filed the entire screen.

She-Ra Finale

We watched the last 3 episodes of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. This was a fantastic series that both kids enjoyed very much. It was nice to share this with them. The show is one of friendship, inclusion, and he power of being unique. Eva was so excited for the finale that we were a bit concerned that she would not sleep afterward. Luckily, she did.

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Review: Space Battle Lunchtime Game

Space Battle Lunchtime

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00506

We received an advanced copy of Space Battle Lunchtime the game and the first comic book for free so that we could read the comic, play the game and review it for you. Opinions are our own.My kids love cooking competition shows. They love to bake and experiment. They also enjoy funny comics and silly space creatures. Therefore Space Battle Lunchtime was right on time for the kids and I to enjoy a new game. In the game you battle as one of the chefs on a space cooking show. This closely follows the comic book where a young woman, Peony, is recruited to be a contestant on the show. She is from Earth and must learn how to cook amazing dishes with crazy foods that she’s never seen before. She uses her skills and gets a little help from the tv crew to make it through to the finals of the competition.

In the game you take on the role of one of the cooks in the battle. You must create dishes for the judges and depending upon how accurately you can match the flavors to the dishes the more points you earn. You can make the dishes totally wrong, too. Makes me think of a crazy part of the comic where one of the cooks makes a dish with way too much salt and one of the judges is a slug creature. Yeah, neither fared well after that incident.

Playing Space Battle Lunchtime

The game is creative and fun. Gives players the chance to try and be strategic in their dish creations. The first player to score 21 points wins. The player that goes first is the one who cooked something for someone else most recently. I like that. Gameplay is straightforward and easy to learn. Kids will pick it up after a round or two and then become more savvy in their moves.

The game officially releases today and you can order it through Amazon.com and our affiliate links below. I’ve also included links to the comic book series.