Tanabata

Since I moved to Australia, I have missed having a winter holiday. Christmas in in the middle of the summer here which is very different, but I do love that New Year's Eve is warm! The only problem is when it is winter there is no holiday to brighten things…

Hanazuki Party

Hanazuki started out as an online cartoon by Hasbro. I think it eventually moved to TV in the US. As far as I know there will be a season 2 of this show. The toys were in Australia, but only the first wave. I was lucky to pick up a…

The Breadwinner Dinner and Crafts

Cartoon Saloon's third movie takes place outside of Ireland. This movie is based on a book about a girl in modern day Afghanistan. It's an amazing movie, but it does depict some harsh realities for the people living in Afghanistan, so it may be too confronting for small children. It…

The Secret of Kells Snacks

I am currently working on making food from all of Cartoon Saloon's feature films. The first two, The Secret of Kells and The Song of the Sea are Irish folklore based. Their fourth film will be Wolfwalkers and it will compete the trio. The Secret of Kells may be a…
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