First off, let us say hot buttered popcorn is surprisingly appetizing at 10am on a Saturday morning. Thanks to Walt Disney Pictures Canada, we found ourselves munching our way through a bag with the kids at the Vancouver screening of Chimpanzee, Disneynature's latest offering for Earth Day. We promised our friends at Disney a review, so here it is – a family perspective on Chimpanzee, starting with the youngest of the clan.
"Oscar was cute when he climbed up the trees. It was cute when he didn't break the nut with the log. It was cute when the Mom fed Oscar. It was cute when Oscar and his friend played. I didn't like when Freddie and Scar attacked each other. I want to watch it on TV next!" ~ Daughter 2, age 5
"It was fascinating to watch and you didn't know what would happen next so it kept you in suspense. My favourite part was watching Oscar learn how to crack a nut. He kept on on trying to crack it with bigger and bigger logs then finally he used a rock. I didn't like the part with the Leopard. If I could, I would take my friends to go see this movie, but this time in 3D so then it would seem like you're actually in the jungle!" ~ Daughter 1, age 9
"The best wildlife documentary I've seen. The cinematography was excellent and seeing the outtakes at the end, it was like there was an entire movie in just how the film crew achieved such spectacular results." ~ Dad, Colin
''Mesmerizing cinematography, riveting drama, suspenseful, educational - an hour and a bit well spent. Tim Allen revs things up with an added dose of humour as narrator. I was surprised at how much I learned about chimps – from how they weave sleeping platforms and hunt monkeys to cracking nuts with natural tools – and how much their mamas are like us! ~ Mom, Louise
Disneynature's Chimpanzee opens April 20th and for every ticket purchased during the first week of release, Disneynature will make a donation to the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada to help protect chimpanzees.
Enter to win tickets to the advance screening of Disneynature's Chimpanzee and be one of the first in Canada to see Disney's latest film for Earth Day 2012! We've teamed up with Disneynature to give a total of 21 lucky families the chance to see this exciting new true-life adventure narrated by Tim Allen at special screening events in Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver this Saturday, April 14th. Simply tell us what you'd pack in our reusable Monkey Lunch Bag to keep your little chimps happy and you could win a family pass for four!
About the Film: Meet little Oscar, a 3-year-old Chimpanzee who'd rather make mayhem than join his parents for an afternoon nap. For Oscar, every day is an adventure. But when Oscar's family is confronted by rival band of chimpanzees, he is left to fend for himself until a surprising ally steps in and changes his live forever. Chimpanzee opens in theatres nationwide April 20th in time for Earth Day.Click below to view the trailer.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED -- THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED!
To Enter: Leave a comment below telling us what non-toxic, healthy things you'd pack in one of our new reusable Monkey lunch bags and you'll be entered to win a family pass to the advance screening of Disneynature's Chimpanzee. Alternatively, email your list to us at customerservice(at)lavishandlime(dot)com with 'Chimpanzee Tix Giveaway - Your City' in the subject line. ***Be sure to include your email address and tell us which city you'd like to enter for: Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg or Vancouver***
Deadline for entries is noon PST, Friday, April 13th. Winners will be notified via email that afternoon. Winners will be emailed PDF tickets later that same day to print and take to the screening event being held in their city at 10:00am the next day, Saturday, April 14th.
Extra Entries: Leave separate comments for each - Comment on a post about this Giveaway on our Lavish & Lime Facebook Page - the more comments, the more chances to win - Share a post about this Giveaway on Facebook and tell your friends - Click the 'like' button our Reusable Monkey Lunch Bag product page - Follow us on Pinterest and create a board named 'Pack a Monkey @ Lavish & Lime' then pin all the things you'd like to pack in our reusable Monkey lunch bag. Be sure to include our monkey bag on your board: http://bit.ly/HuLudQ (plus any of our other waste-free lunch products you covet!) and **tell us the link to your board** - Subscribe to receive our Lavish & Lime email newsletter - Follow us on Twitter and tweet: Win 1 of 21 family passes to @Disneynature #Chimpanzee screenings Canada-wide http://bit.ly/HsWffN via @LavishandLime *you can tweet once per day
The skinny? Disneynature films are amazing and well worth seeing. Your family and friends will love you even more for winning free tickets and taking them to see this one. Good luck!
African Cats Advance Screening Ticket Giveaway (the fine print):
Giveaway closes 11:59 am PST Friday, April 13, 2012, the contest closing date. No purchase necessary. More than one entry per person can be counted with bonus entries, but winners will be limited to one prize (family pass of four tickets) per person. To enter, tell us what items you'd pack in our reusable Monkey lunch bag. Leave a comment on this blog post or email it to customerservice(at)lavishandlime(dot)com to enter.
For bonus entries, comment on or share a comment about this giveaway on Facebook, like the monkey lunch bag page at lavishandlime.com, follow Lavish & Lime on Pinterest and create a board named 'Pack the Monkey @ Lavish & Lime', subscribe to the Lavish & Lime e-newsletter or tweet about this giveaway.
Winners of the 21 family passes to Chimpanzee provided by Disneynature (three passes for four people for each of seven cities) will be chosen by a random draw by a representative of Lavish & Lime (the Contest Sponsor) at approximately 12pm on April 13th. Selected entrants will be notified that day by email as set out on their entry comment. As the screenings take place on April 14th and time is of the essence, if a selected entrant cannot be reached by 6pm April 13th or declines the prize, another entrant will be selected.
This contest is open to residents of Canada who are over the age of majority in their province or territory of residence. Prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be transferred or exchanged. It is not redeemable for cash and is non-refundable.
Contest Sponsor is not responsible for cancellation of any of the associated screening events.
Naturally at Lavish & Lime we have limes on our minds, but when we do think lemons, we think cooking or lemonade - especially at this time of year. Yet, there's so much more we can do with lemons than simply eat them, especially when it comes to cleaning. Here are five handy tips for using lemons around the house instead of potentially toxic and smelly chemical cleaning products. For more natural cleaning ideas, click here.
Lemon slices in a bowl of water leave your microwave spic & span.
1. Fridge Store half a lemon in your fridge to help control and eliminate unpleasant smells. 2. Garden Pour lemon juice around areas frequented by ants to repel them.
3. Fresher Air Mix equal amounts of lemon juice and water in a spray bottle and use as an air freshener for a chemical-free air freshener for your home.
4. Furniture Polish Mix two parts olive oil or cooking oil together with one part lemon juice for an effective and incredibly fresh-smelling furniture polish.
5. Microwave Put lemon slices in a bowl of water and heat in your microwave for 30 seconds to a minute then wipe out the microwave. Stains will be easier to remove and any old food odours will be neutralized.
We love spring flowers not just because they mean warmer weather is on its way, but because they add a splash of colour to a landscape that's been otherwise dreary for some time. This colourful window box filled with happy little daffodils sits atop the entrance to Pike Place Market in Seattle, brightening up a very rainy day. We took this photo during our Lavish & Lime spring break tour of the Pacific Northwest.
We've been anxiously waiting and now they've arrived! Glass bottle maker Lifefactory has introduced a new flip cap lid that makes on-the-go much easier, and drier. The bottle itself is made of the same non-leaching, 100% recyclable glass as is the original Lifefactory glass water bottle, but now the wide mouth screw cap features a silicone spout with its own flip off cap for drinking. The ultra funky and colourful silicone cover still hugs the outside of the BPA-free bottle to help protect from breakage but now you have your choice of a hexagonal or circular design. These new flip cap glass water bottles come in two sizes: 650ml and 450ml plus loads of great colours from pale pink to chocolate brown and everything in between. Don't get us wrong, we still love the Lifefactory original bottles with the wide mouth screw caps -- they're just sitting on our desks now, instead of being taken out and about. For more and a drop demo video, click here.
