The Croods Indoor Adventure Party

The Croods is coming to DVD and Blu ray TOMORROW - October 1st and we got to celebrate with an awesome party, courtesy of Fox Home Entertainment (thanks!).

Ten kiddos and a their mamas stopped by over the weekend for a screening of The Croods. As part of our party, our guest each be received some awesome party packs:

1 puzzle

1 paint set

1 popcorn cup (with microwave popcorn)

1 bag to hold it all

1 blanket

1 cuddly plush

and some The Croods activity sheets

Eep (Emma Stone) is a girl in a family of cavemen living and hunting in pre-historic times, talking about how her family is one of the few to survive, mainly due to the strict rules of her overprotective father, Grug (Nicolas Cage). In their cave home, Grug tells a story to the family, which includes his wife Ugga (Catherine Keener), his daughter Sandy, his son Thunk (Clark Duke), and his mother-in-law Gran (Cloris Leachman) with a character who mirrors Eep's curious nature. He uses this story to warn the family that exploration and new things pose a threat to their survival, and says to never not be afraid. This irritates the bored and adventurous Eep, and when the family falls asleep after dark, she ignores her father's advice and leaves the cave when she sees a light moving outside.

Seeking the light's source, she meets Guy (Ryan Reynolds), a clever and inventive cave boy. She at first attacks him but then becomes fascinated with the fire he creates and is eager to learn more. He tells her about his theory that the world is reaching its end and asks her to join him. She refuses and Guy leaves, but not before giving her a noise-making shell to call him if she needs help. Eep is then caught by Grug (who had been searching for her), and is later grounded for what she had done. Grug brings Eep home and is joined by the rest of the family, who Eep tells about Guy and shows the shell given to her, only for them to destroy it in fear of new things. An earthquake then occurs, sending everyone running for the cave, only to be stopped by Grug moments before the cave is destroyed by falling rocks. They climb over the wreckage to discover a land with lush vegetation, much different from their usual surroundings of rocky terrain. Grug takes his family into the forest to find a new cave. The family is chased by a Macawnivore (a large, macaw-colored machairodont later called Chunky) and attacked by a swarm of Piranhakeets (deadly red-furred, piranha-like birds). And this is all just the beginning! We loved this movie and we partied hard and had so much fun!