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A TRIO OF T-REXES — An Apatosaurus named Arlo must face his fears—and three impressive T-Rexes—in Disney•Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur.” Featuring the voices of AJ Buckley, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott as the T-Rexes, “The Good Dinosaur” opens in theaters nationwide Nov. 25, 2015. ©2015 Disney•Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

“The Good Dinosaur” asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.

Young children will be able to relate to Arlo. Arlo has been afraid of everything since he was born. He has two siblings, Libby and Buck. He was the runt of the three. Libby and Buck are successful on the farm, but Arlo’s timid nature causes him to have trouble adjusting to farm life.

Henry, Arlo’s father, tries to build up Arlo’s courage and gives him a task to help boost his confidence and self-esteem. He puts him in charge of guarding their silo. He helps Arlo set a trap. It catches a cave boy, but Arlo doesn’t have the heart to kill him. Instead he sets him free. Henry is disappointed in Arlo. He decides to take Arlo with him to catch the cave boy.

During their journey, Arlo and Henry get caught in a flash flood. Henry saves his son, but he is swept away and dies. After his father dies, Arlo finds alone. He becomes more responsible on the family farm. One day he spots the cave boy in the silo. He chases the cave boy, and they both fall into the river. This time Arlo is swept far away from his home. He must find the courage to face his fears and find his way home.

Save the date and head out to see the Good Dinosaur. Until than enjoy the Good Dinosaur activity pack. Print, color and enjoy. Print the activity sheets here.

Preschool Garden Vegetable Printables

Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on preschool garden vegetable printables for kids. I found these kids coloring pages at www.vegetable-gardening-online.com. So, I thought I would share them with my readers. These vegetable coloring pages are a fun way to expose children to gardening. Furthermore, you can discuss the importance of vegetables in our diet.

It’s also a great way to start a conversation about backyard vegetable gardening with your children too. They can become familiar with growing their own food. Getting children involved in gardening teaches them to nurture and to become self-sufficient. Furthermore, children should learn to be responsible at an early age. Responsibility will become a life lesson.

Teaching children to become self-sufficient is imperative. One of the best ways to become self-sufficient is to grow your own fruit and vegetables. So, start small and build you garden over time. First, try planting kaleidoscope carrots to peak your child’s interest. Orange can be boring so add a little color. Plant kaleidoscope carrots that are yellow, purple, orange, red and sometimes white.

Another interesting project is to plant colored popcorn. Popcorn is a favorite on movie night. Husk the corn after it has dried and store for movie night. Furthermore, tomatoes come in different colors too. I plant red, yellow, orange and purple tomatoes. Get creative and make it a family event. Children often like what you like. If you introduce them to things early, it will stick with them.

My grandchildren love gardening. I introduced them to gardening by allowing them to water my garden. I allowed them to pick peppers and green beans. Soon they wanted to plant their own vegetables.

Furthermore, allow your children to explore seed catalogues. They can check out different varieties of plants and flowers. For example, sunflower are big deal at my house. We plant Russian Mammoth, Lemon Queen, and Autumn beauty for a colorful summer display. The Mexican Sunflower is small and could be a variable option for children. Don’t leave pumpkins off you list. Remember they do require lots of space though.

I plan to let my granddaughter color these preschool garden vegetable printables. So, grab a box of crayons and print these tomato, green beans, carrot and corn printables, and let your kids go to work too.

Last, stay tuned for our April Showers posts this month. We’ll be sharing more activities for kids, craft roundups and other ideas for those rainy days. You can download the preschool garden vegetable printables here. You may also like: Kids Gardening Crafts