Check out The Boxtrolls Events At a Location Near You! #TheBoxtrolls

The Boxtrolls are almost here and I think it is one of this year’s most anticipated films (or at least in my home it is!) It looks like such a fun movie with a positive message about acceptance, and who can resist some good old fashion stopmotion animation? I love the creativity that goes into the making of these types of films and can’t wait to see all the fine details.

Along with all the creativity that goes into making stopmotion films, the Imagination Foundation fosters creativity in children around the world. Focus, the people that are bringing you The Boxtrolls, is funding a Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge where kids can build crafts inspired by the movie, and using easy to find resources like a cardboard box! Check out all the Boxtrolls Events, there might be one near you!

Here are all the Imagination Foundation Event Dates:

• Boston, MA: Saturday 9/20 from 11am-3pm at the Framingham Food Truck Festival

• Cleveland, OH: Saturday 9/20 from 11am-2pm at SouthPark Mall

• Salt Lake City, UT: Saturday 9/20 from 12pm-3pm at Station Park Mall in Farmington

• Kansas City, MO:  Sunday 9/21 2pm – 4pm at the Science City at Union Station

• Minneapolis, MN: Sunday 9/21 from 1pm-3pm at Mall of America in the Sears Court

• Austin, TX: Sunday 9/21 from 1pm-3pm at Givens Recreation Center from 1pm-3pm

• Baltimore, MD: Sunday 9/21 from 2pm-4pm at the Port Discovery Atrium

• Philadelphia, PA: Sunday 9/21 from 12pm-3pm at Franklin Mills Mall

• Raleigh, NC: Sunday 9/21 from 1pm-4pm at the CenterFest Arts Festival (in the Kids Zone) in Durham

• Pittsburgh, PA(9/21) : Sunday 9/21 from 12pm-3pm at Carnegie Science Center

• San Diego, CA: Sunday 9/21 from 10:30am-3pm at the San Diego Padres game against the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park

There is also a contest which ends on 9/29/14 where you can share your Boxtroll creation on social media by using the hashtag #TheBoxtrollsCC. Grand Prize: one (1) Grand Prize winner will be picked on September 29th and receive an “Imagination Box” for creative play, including an Apple iMac, an iPad Air, Microsoft Office, The Print Shop and Kid Pix softwares, a $500 DiscoveryStore.com gift card, and a $1000 Michaels Arts & Crafts gift card. Be sure to check out the contest rules.

Unfortunately I don’t have a location near me to attend, but I would love to hear your experiences if you do happen to stop by one of these events with your kids. It’s a fun, family themed event where kids can unleash their creative juices and families can make memories!

Don’t forget, The Boxtrolls is coming out next week! Be sure to take the kids to see it on September 26, 2014 at a theater near you! I will be taking my oldest daughter to see it. She hasn’t stopped talking about it for months!