EPIC is coming to Blu-ray and DVD starting on August 20th and guess what? We all get a sneak peek! A few days ago I published a blog post that had some really fun EPIC activity sheets and I hope you all had a chance to print them out for the kids.
Debuting on Blu-ray & DVD August 20th, 2013
MK, Nod, Queen Tara, and General Ronin work together to fight against the forces of evil and save the natural world. They want to keep the world beautiful, green, and wild. You can help in their endeavor by following these five simple steps toward becoming epically green.
From the creators of Ice Age, the year’s funniest, most exhilarating animated adventure comes home as EPIC debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Deluxe Edition Blu-ray, and DVD this August 20 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Directed by Chris Wedge (The Ice Age Franchise) and featuring an amazing voice cast including Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Pitbull, and Beyoncé, the blockbuster film comes home just in time to help families become one with nature and end the summer in Epic style.
Ways to be ‘Epically Green’
Unplug
Bomba has a lot of technology that he uses to discover the world. Although we may not realize it, our appliances suck up energy all day long. By simply unplugging your cell phone charger when it’s not in use, you can save a lot of energy and in turn save the beauty outside your back door.
Turn It Off for Mub and Grub
In addition to unplugging your appliances and chargers, be sure to turn off any lights that aren’t in use. Make the most of natural light during the day by letting the sunshine in through windows. At night, be sure to turn the computer all the way off instead of simply logging out. By taking a few extra minutes a day, we can help save our outdoor friends like Mub and Grub.
Carpool
The Leafmen travel by hummingbird, producing no environmentally harmful waste. It may be pretty impossible for people our size to get from place to place on a bird, but there are other ways to be green. By simply sharing your ride with friends or family, you can significantly decrease the pollution in our air.
Launder Like a Leafman
The Leafmen use their surroundings to create stylish armor. Although we may not realize it, even clothing can have an impact on the environment. Washing clothes uses tons of water and energy! Try to put off this chore as long as possible and only do your laundry on cold cycles and when you have large loads. Take good care of your clothes so that you don’t have to buy new ones as often.
Grow a Garden
You can create your own personal, beautiful Moonhaven right outside the back door. Create a garden full of flowers, herbs, vegetables, and fruits. This will have a fantastic impact on your backyard as well as the rest of the natural world. When you aren’t buying goods that have been transported long distances, you are helping to reduce the harmful toxins in our atmosphere.
Disclaimer: Shelly is a official insider for the Fox Home Entertainment Insiders Club and is one of twenty special bloggers in this program. The information contained within this post was provided to her by Fox Home Entertainment to share with her blog readers. The prize mentioned in this blog post & giveaway will be supplied to the winner from Fox Home Entertainment Insiders Club.
We love gardening. Watching a plant grow from a see is magical and reconnects us to nature and the roots of what we eat too!
I like the unplugging, that’s something I need to do but forget about it, I guess that what runs my light bill up
I love the launder like a leaf man! The less laundry doing the better!
my favorite is powering down the computer at night rather than just logging off..its so simple and better for your computer anyways
I like the unplugging tip, its an easy thing to do and so many just don’t realize it.
I like the carpooling idea. It’s easy to do and goes a long way!
I like the garden tip because I would love to grow my own veggies.
I like the unplugging tip
I love the unplug tip. Who knew that would save money?!
I like tip 3
I like the carpool idea. I always carpool with another family when driving my kids to school!
I like the tip about growing a garden. Not only can it add color, but you can grow healthy local food too!
the tip I like is grow a garden. I have wanted to do a vegetable garden. Hope to do so soon
my green tip is to carpool when you can
I like Launder Like a Leafman because it just makes sense. This is how we do our laundry.
my green tip is to carpool whenever possible to save fuel!
I like the carpool tip, because not only does it help the environment it also saves money.
i like the tip about keeping a veggie garden…saves money and a whole lot healthier
We grow fresh fruits and vegetables when we can. We also turn lights and fans off when we leave the room.
By simply unplugging your cell phone charger when it’s not in use, you can save a lot of energy and in turn save the beauty outside your back door.
I love to use natural light over electric lights whenever I can. I turn off lights as much as possible.
I like the Unplug I am constantly fighting that battle with my kids..They leave tvs and whatnot going all night long and it really irritates me.
I like the Carpool Tip..It would help the environment and would help people save money.
keep a veggie garden.It helps with the cost of food and is better for you.
Growing a garden.
great tip to unplug things when not in use. I do this with lots of stuff in the house by shutting off powerstrips when not need. but i should unplug my phone charger when not in use. haven’t been doing that.
I like growing a garden. I feel you can make really fresh food that way and it encourages a bond with nature. Plus it is good for you 🙂
unplugging when not in use – i do this sometimes but I really need to do it regularly.
I really like the ” unplugging your appliances and chargers” this not only helps in conserving energy but also for safety purposes
Growing a garden is my favorite tip because not only does homegrown taste better, you can make it without any chemicals or anything.
My favorite is the tip to turn off what you are not using. My family is always leaving the computer on, and I am constantly turning off lights that no one is using!
Grow a Garden is my favorite. We have a few gardens and it is a great way to get the family outside, working together, and excited about healthy food and our beautiful environment – it also accomplishes less screen time since the kids are outside with me.
Turn it off- My family is really bad at turning off our computers at night.
Unplug laptops and chargers… saves energy and also prevents damage.
Grow a garden; the backyard vegetables are a wonderful bounty when wanting to prepare a rainbow salad.
take laptop and phone chargers out of the wall when not using
My favorite tip is grow a garden.
I love working in the garden no matter if it is flowers or vegetables. I love the beauty of each and the theraputic value.
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I like growing a garden. I have a garden and I frequently harvest lettuce, mint, basil leaves, fruit, and other herbs. The pumpkins are growing quickly this time of year!
use cold water for large loads of laundry
I like the Unplug tip, not only to go green but to spend more time with family without technology distracting us.
I appreciate learning that putting off laundry is helping the environment…
I love the tip about a garden because I have a small garden and work in it daily unless its raining!!
Turn It Off for Mub and Grub–This tip is just so easy to do.
I like the laundry advice as water shortages is likely to be huge issue over the next century.
I really like the idea of unplugging your cell phone charger, just today on Headline News, I saw a story about Iphone Cell chargers, and how they can cost more than a refrigerator in yearly energy use!
I like the tips for doing laundry. They are easy to follow and have a big impact. Thanks for the chance to win!
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I like the growing a garden because I have one.
unplugging the electronics
I like the Turn it Off for Mub and Grub tip. We try to turn off everything when not in use and we turn off the lights when we leave the room and it really has helped our electric bill.
Unplugging your cell phone charger is a good tip. I never thought about it but I’m going to start unplugging mine.
We live in an apartment but we always grow our own veggies/herbs on the deck in the summer. We grow lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and spices.
launder like a leafman easy to do best tip
Turn It Off for Mub and Grub (unplugging) is my favorite green tip listed–because it’s easy to do but easy to forget!
Turn it off! That is huge for me. I always power down appliances and unplug chargers when they’re not in use. It adds up!
unplugging items
We always turn off the lights when we leave the room. I should unplug my cell phone charger when I am not using it.