CAMP CROODS VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE

While it may not be an ideal time due to the pandemic to visit Los Angeles' La Brea Tar Pits or Washington DC's Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is hosting some free virtual field trips to these spots to tie in with the release of The Croods: A New Age on Digital, DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K discs. Your family can join in these Camp Croods events taking place at the La Brea Tar Pits on Thursday, February 11, 2021 (6pm - 7:30 ET) / Saturday, February 13 (1:00pm - 2:30 ET) and at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on Tuesday, February  23, 2021 from 6pm - 7 ET). 

There is no charge to participate in these Camp Croods events but advance reservations are required. Participants will have the chance to learn about fossils and prehistoric times from a real life paleontologist plus learn how to draw characters from The Croods with a demonstration by a DreamWorks Animation illustrator who worked on the movie. Combining history and Hollywood together these Camp Croods events are a fun time that is both entertaining and educational. 

This dad blogger had the chance to participate in an exclusive trial run of a Camp Croods session with my son before the free public forums go online and we were geeked to participate. This advance preview included a conversation with the film's director Joel Crawford where he shared some trivia about the time period when the movie takes place and the creatures that live in it. There are a lot of odd critters in The Croods: A New Age and he shared with us some of these zany creature mashups while highlighting a few of his favorites.

The La Brea Tar Pits are temporarily closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in California, but we had the chance to learn a bit about the facility during our Camp Croods experience. Plus we were able to participate in a live question and answer session with one of the paleontologists who works there. She shared with us how they've found hundreds of thousands of fossils excavating these tar pits ranging from the remains of minuscule insects to the gigantic skeletons of elephant-like mastodons at the La Brea Tar Pits.

We also had a drawing lesson from one of the animators for The Croods: A New Age. She showed us step by step how to draw the saber toothed pet of the Croods, Grug. Not only is my son a fan of The Croods movies but art is his favorite class at school so he really enjoyed this demonstration. 

How well do you think you could do hand sketching Grug? Have your family try it out yourselves by participating in one of the free Camp Croods virtual experiences. In addition to the paleontologist talks and drawing demonstrations there are a few more fun aspects to Camp Croods that I will let you be surprised by. Don't miss out in these excellent La Brea Tar Pits and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History that you can enjoy without having to leave the comfort of your own house.

CLICK HERE to rsvp for one of the Camp Croods sessions at the La Brea Tar Pits.

CLICK HERE to rsvp for the Camp Croods session at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

The Croods: A New Age is available to add to your home entertainment video library now on Digital and on February 23, 2021 on 4K disc, Blu-ray and DVD.

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CROODS MOVIE WATCHING PARTY

SPONSORED BY UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Our family loved THE CROODS and were thrilled when we found a sequel was being released by Dreamworks Animation. We weren't so thrilled about going to a theater while the COVID-19 pandemic was so widespread here in Michigan to see it. So while we really enjoy seeing films at movie theaters we decided to wait until THE CROODS: A NEW AGE would be released for home video.

The wait is over! THE CROODS 2 can now be viewed from the comfort of your own home with the movie now available to rent via Video On Demand. My kids are so excited to watch THE CROODS: A NEW AGE tonight!

Join us this evening for a Twitter Party where THE CROODS 2 filmmakers will live tweet and interact with fans while everyone watches the movie together via VOD. Rent the movie, press play at 7pm ET / 4 pm PT, and login to Twitter following @Geekdad248 and @Dreamworks + #TheCroodsWatchParty. Give me a shout out tonight if you are participating!

To add some more fun to your family movie night enjoy this THE CROODS activity pack:

The Croods need a new place to live. So, the first prehistoric family sets off into the world in search of a safer place to call home. When they discover an idyllic walled-in paradise that meets all their needs, they think their problems are solved … except for one thing. Another family already lives there: the Bettermans. 

The Bettermans (emphasis on the “better”)—with their elaborate tree house, amazing inventions and irrigated acres of fresh produce—are a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. When they take the Croods in as the world’s first houseguests, it isn’t long before tensions escalate between the cave family and the modern family. 

 

Just when all seems lost, a new threat will propel both families on an epic adventure outside the safety of the wall, one that will force them to embrace their differences, draw strength from each other and forge a future together.

Get the movie at WatchCroods.com and join us for a TWITTER PARTY tonight!

CROODS CARE

The Croods has been a family favorite of ours. This humorous movie about a prehistoric family that decides to stop hiding in caves and live life out in the world is a funny a heart-warming story that my wife and I enjoy just as much as our kids. We're really excited to see its sequel THE CROODS: A NEW AGE which is being released in theaters for the Thanksgiving Weekend.

In these tough times it meant a lot to find out that this beloved movie is also using its sequel to help those in needs. Tweet a message with #CroodsCare on Twitter and Universal Pictures will make a donation to the charity Feeding America. Universal will also match donations made directly to Feeding America via the CroodsCare Landing Page www.feedingamerica.org/croodscare. Fans can also contribute via a “Virtual Fruit Drive” on Animal Crossing New Horizons by visiting “Croods Cove” using dream code: DA-1282-8266-2121.Each piece of virtual fruit that users donate on the island will translate into real meals. Universal has pledged to support providing one million meals to families in need through this campaign during the holiday season.

Check out this video with the cast of THE CROODS: A NEW AGE discussing Thanksgiving Dinner etiquette and the #CroodsCare charitable campaign:

THE CROODS: A NEW AGE -- IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 25

The Croods have survived their fair share of dangers and disasters, from fanged prehistoric beasts to surviving the end of the world, but now they will face their biggest challenge of all: another family.  In this new story the Croods need a new place to live. When they discover an idyllic walled-in paradise that meets all their needs, they think their problems are solved … except for one thing. 

Another family already lives there: the Bettermans. The Bettermans (emphasis on the “better”)—with their elaborate tree house, amazing inventions and irrigated acres of fresh produce—are a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. When they take the Croods in as the world’s first houseguests, it isn’t long before tensions escalate between the cave family and the modern family. Just when all seems lost, a new threat will propel both families on an epic adventure outside the safety of the wall, one that will force them to embrace their differences, draw strength from each other and forge a future together.