Although my tree isn’t up yet and I still haven’t bought a single present, the advent calendars were rolled out a few mornings ago and the kids have seen Father Christmas at Dexter’s school fete. At 3 years old, this is the first year he’s understood the significance of Christmas and he’s very excited.
Helping us set the scene for Christmas and build up the excitement are, as ever, Christmas ads. You’re sat there engrossed in the grim theatre of I’m a Celebrity when Ant and Dec guide us through to a break and our hearts melt as the big boys trawl out their lavish productions.
Among those who have surpassed themselves this year are Sky Movies. Their fun-filled extravaganza is definitely a contender for Christmas ad of the year and taps into some of our much-loved family movie favourites. It follows the story of Rosie who sulkily nabs the Brussel Sprouts off her Christmas dinner plate and disappears under the table after being told to eat them. In her sneaky endeavours she meets many a child’s idol as she flicks between film scenes trying to get rid. She swans through Cinderella’s ballroom casually tossing sprouts in champagne flutes, fends off a hostile dinosaur with a sprout as she helps the characters from Night at the Museum, and manages to dump another during an animated exchange with Baymax from Big Hero 6 - all films that are available over the festive period on Sky Movies.
So capitalising on the theme of the much maligned brussel sprout, Sky Movies invited a few bloggers to recreate a movie using the green version of Marmite. It just so happened, I was one of them. I chose Titanic, and well… this is how I managed to offend James Cameron on more levels than I’d care to mention.
Not alone in my efforts, here are some of my fellow bloggers giving it a go: The Oliver’s Madhouse, What the Redhead Said, The Mini Mes and Me (sit tight for this one), Henry’s Blog and The Yorkshire Dad (not long to wait)… Yes we all spent hours putting these beauties together. Well worth popping a few popcorn kernels ey?
Sooooo…. Given we all made wallys of ourselves, how do you fancy doing the same? … No?
What I said you could Win Sky TV* for a year or £100 vouchers?
If you fancy yourself as the next JJ Abrams, enter the Sky Movies #SproutChristmas Competition and and win big in time for Christmas. Just rip open a packet of sprouts and film a 2-3 min movie and you’ve sorted Christmas dinner or your partner’s or your kids’ pressies!
Sound too much like hard work? Well my movie took a few hours in total. They’re not asking for the new Wallace & Gromit, just a quicky Smartphone-made movie uploaded to their Facebook page. Pop on over to Sky Movies Facebook page for the lowdown and some rather hilarious entries!
Twitter fan? off you pop then - @SkyMovies!
Don’t want to enter but want to see all these great movies whilst supping Moët & Chandon and nicking the Snickers out of your child’s selection box - check out Sky Movies!
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Henry’s mum is wearing my default expression too… how lovely!
My own cheeky monkey
A week ago, I bought you the news that Miffy was going to get her own tv show! Well, as part of my “Miffy Mum” role, I now have my mitts on the full scoop!
