Joel Gratcyk

For every LEGO® ornament built and shared, the LEGO Group will donate one LEGO set through local charity partners, giving 500,000 children around the world the chance to play.

Smallfoot, from Warner Brothers, has instantly become one of my favorite animated movies ever. The movie is visually stunning. The songs are catchy and not overdone like can happen in some animated flicks. The storyline is entertaining, a little surprising, and perfectly describes some of the events going on in the real world enough to start a conversation, but not point any fingers. I love it.

Disclosure: We attended the opening night of "The Art Deco Nutcracker" as guests of the event. “The Art Deco Nutcracker” by Alexei Kremnev includes a record-setting...

One does not have to be an uber-geek to enjoy this sci-fi retooling of this Charles Dickens holiday classic. 

Disclosure: We were invited guests of Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Chicago & HGTV's "Santa HQ" This is a 360 photo. Drag the image around to see...

We spent Thanksgiving Day up in Wisconsin with family on the lake. The day involved playing football, beer sampling, lots of food, and video...

  Disclosure: A copy of Christopher Robin was provided to me free of charge on behalf of Walt Disney Studios. I grew up on Winnie The Pooh...