Family

In our last post, we passed along a list for movies to share with Mom (via Zoom, Netflix Party on Chrome), and here’s another good list from ET. Very little overlap, so check ’em both out!

Movies to Watch With Your Mom While Social Distancing on Mother’s Day

Here are some good streaming options to celebrate your mom on her special holiday.

Make this Sunday night family time with this super fun line-up of singers and great Disney songs. We’ve got some John Legend and Jennifer Hudson. We’ve got some Katy Perry. We’ve got some Halsey. See the whole line-up here!

Full Lineup for Sunday’s Disney Sing-along.

Warm up your vocal chords as some really big stars join the parade!

Wish I’d written that headline, but it’s straight from JK. But take both of our words for it and jump to this story from USA Today to get the skinny on how you can hear a chapter-by-chapter celebrity reading of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Fun stuff for everyone. Boredom, be gone!

Daniel Radcliffe returns to the world of ‘Harry Potter’ to keep fans entertained during quarantine

ShowBiz Minute: Obama, Archie, ‘Harry Potter’ AP

This one offers less of a May the Fourth guide and more of a mindset as we binge along into the C-19 night. The CNN crew takes you right into the Hero’s Journey itself to offer a shed a little light on the value of great escapism in times like these. Let the escape begin!

May the Fourth be with you, always, even during the pandemic

Finally! A holiday that isn’t crippled by coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing! The Force must be with us.

Honestly, how can you resist this double-feature dandy? The stars are different, the songs are different and even the story seems a little different. But both versions are on Netflix this month, so plan your night and decide for yourself – who’s the One and Only Willy Wonka?

Well, this has pure joy written all over it. This Saturday at noon EST, the Beatles will be streaming the sing-along version of Yellow Submarine worldwide. So call all your friends, kick open the windows, fire it up and belt out the hits together! Especially, All You Need is Love, y’all!

The Beatles to stream Yellow Submarine live sing-a-long this weekend

The Beatles will stream the restored sing-a-long versions of the animated film Yellow Submarine this Saturday, April 25th on YouTube.

This is so great from Broadway Cares – and another turn on from a friend in NYC! It starts with a touching 8-minute message before diving into the show, which is thrilling. But don’t skip the opening –it’s so important for us all to hear from each other right now – and consider donating, if you can.

Free Stream of Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway | Broadway Cares

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will stream special Disney on Broadway’s 25th anniversary concert as benefit for COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

This is a super great find from a super great friend. (Big shout out to Beth in NYC!) Seriously, even if you just make a two minute binge out of this, it’ll be two minutes incredibly well spent. Try the Jellyfish…

15 adorable and mesmerizing animal livestreams you can watch from home

While social distancing at home, you can feel comforted with virtual views of baby goats, snow leopard cubs, and sleeping koalas.

After watching as many cooking shows as I could stomach with my daughter, I was looking for something new for us to watch together. This show on SyFy is a delight! Same structure… teams answer challenges from experts… but the goal here is to build creatures, not bake cakes. It’s no exactly new, but sure new to us. So far, so great.

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge

A group of Creature Designers compete against each other to create puppets and animatronics such as those found in science fiction, comedy and kids’ and family shows, with the ultimate winner getting a position with the famed Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

This three-day festival in Golden Gate Park in SF is far more than just bluegrass. And they kindly record shows and keep them up in their archives for all. Fill your house with music and feel good! No waiting!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Webcast

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 18 – Fri Oct 5, Sat Oct 6, & Sun Oct 7, 2019. 3 days and 80 acts on 6 stages in San Francisco’s beautiful Golden Gate Park

In case ya didn’t know. In case you hadn’t heard. Amazon is doing families a serious solid by putting shows out there for free, and TechCrunch did everyone the kindness of passing along the word.

Amazon Prime Video is streaming kids’ movies and TV for free, no Prime membership required – TechCrunch

Amazon is making a selection of family-friendly and programming for kids available for free streaming on Prime Video as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, which has people trapped at home. The content is available to all Amazon customers, and includes a mix of Amazon Original kid and family sho…