#"You can torture us and bomb us and burn our districts to the ground, but Fire Is Catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!" -Katniss Everdeen

Mockingjay Part 1

The seventifith hunger games is over and Katniss Everdeen has, against all odds, has survived. But not without casualties. Her district was burned to the ground and Peeta was taken captive. Her family is safe though. They were taken in with the remaining survivors of District 13. Now she has to become the face of the rebellion or to let the spark she started die off. She must become the symbol of a civil war to save Panem, whatever the personal cost to herself and her family. She must become the Mockingjay.

Many People were spectacle when they heard that director Francis Lawrence decided to spilt Suzanne Collins book "Mockingjay" into two parts. Lawrence had already had great success with the first two movies of this series " The Hunger Games" and "Catching Fire," but people were still afraid it might drag.  This however, was not the case. The movie flowed very well and ended up being a great five star movie. It brings out a hole new, much more deadly hunger games, that costs everything they have and everything they are. The plot focuses on three main points: The civil war to take over the Capitol, Katniss's struggle to keep grasp on reality, and yes, her love life (#Gross!) as she is torn between her life long friend Gale and Peeta, a boy who sacrificed it all for her in both of her games. This movie seals up its greatness with a insane cliff hanger that leaves just enough closer to keep yourself from breaking the television. 

Acting

The acting in Mockingjay Part 1 is just about as good as it gets. Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, and of course Jennifer Lawrence are specular. Jennifer Lawrence was especially good in this movie by really making you feel what Katniss feels. Philip Seymour Hoffman made his appearance as Plutarch Heavensbee and finished his career with a great performance.

 

Music

       The sound tract for Mockingjay Part 1 is pretty normal with the

         exception of "Air Raid Drill". You

     have the three basic theme

           songs from all three movies tide in there nicely. The thing that

really sets this album apart is

Jennifer Lawrence singing "The

"   Hanging Tree." #Epic! This song is taken

       straight from Suzanne Collins book

      and is sang to perfection by Jennifer

                                                 Lawrence. The song is about a man calling our for his love at a hanging tree. It has a catchy beat and is very creepy and very awesome. The credit song is the "Yellow Flicker Beat" and Lorde did a great job of capturing Katniss's feelings.

Special Effects

The special effects are one of the many things that make this movie special. There are explosions, dams bursting, gun fire, fire arrows, etc. And all of them are unbelievably realistic. The only time there was a place where you could tell it was CGI was on some of the wounds in a hospital that Katniss and a group of rebels visited. Besides that it was flawless.





Conclusion

Director Francis Lawrence said the main reason he made Part 1 of Mockingjay was to show Katniss losing a grasp on things. .He did an excellent job at this. The main points of this movie were strong and the actors did a great job of making you feel their emotion. This was also by far the cleanest Hunger Games movie yet with no bad language, though it was definitely the most violent and graphic.

 Instead of changing the story Francis Lawrence improve on some things that were already mentioned in the book. In other words, instead of creating a new story like most people do, he added to it.  Although some people did say that they thought it dragged a bit, the plot was amazing, the acting was superb, Jennifer Lawrence singing "The Hanging Tree" was awesome, and the special effects were almost flawless. Oh yeah, and Haymitch was great too. Instead of 24 kids getting thrown into an arena you have the whole country fighting to be set free. It is definitely the best Hunger Games yet! #MustSee



Melted Crayon Art

Hi everyone! For today's Tuesday Treats I have a really fun craft for you. Melted Crayon Art, yay! It's totally different from any art work you've seen, and it only takes a few things to make. In the summer you can do this outside or in your garage, but if you live where it's cold you'll want to do this inside. There's all kinds of different ways to create crayon art. There's also all kinds of different looks you can get in the end. For one, you can make almost any shape of crayon art, such as a heart or letter. You can go crazy with any colors you desire. Will it be a canvas of blues and greens, pinks and purples, or maybe rainbow? I've even seen people use a black canvas and metallic crayons. That's one of the beauties of melted crayon art, it's customizable. You end up with a totally unique piece that no one can ever replicate. It's kind of like a snowflake, no two pieces are exactly alike. So are you ready to make your very own melted crayon art? Okay then, lets get started! (Warning this craft will get a little messy!)

Supplies;
- a canvas (any size will do but I will be using a smaller one)
- crayons
- a hot glue gun
- a hair dryer
- construction paper (optional)

- a garbage bag or newspaper (This is to protect your workspace from crayon. We will be heating it up so drops of the melted wax will splatter and get on your workspace area. You definitely don't want to spend an hour scrubbing the crayon off your kitchen floor.)

Instructions:

Step 1: First choose the colors you want and take the wrappers off the crayons. You can do this easily by soaking them in cold water for about 10 minutes or so.

Step 2: Plug in your glue gun and let it heat up. Decide which order the crayon colors will go on the canvas. Then put a strip of glue down a crayon and press it into the canvas. Start at the edge then keep gluing the crayons on side by side until you have reached the other edge.

Step 3: Place your newspaper on the ground. Hold the top of the canvas with your hand and lean it back a little.

Step 4: Turn the hair dryer on low blast, high heat. Everyone's hair dryer is different so as you heat the crayons play with the settings and adjust them to what works best for you.

Step 5: Blow the hair dryer straight at the crayons going back and forth until they start to melt. Now tip it down so the heat hits the top of the crayons from above. Focus on one area at a time, working your way across the canvas. You should see the drips going down the canvas now. Slowly follow them straight down the canvas, keeping the hair dryer tipped down a little.

Step 6: Keep doing this until you have the look you want. Then let the canvas dry for a while. You can stop here if you like what you have. If you want to keep going you can take the construction paper (any color you want) and trace a word or name on it. Cut it out and glue it onto your canvas at the bottom.

Step 7: Let it dry and then hang your awesome art work up, give it to someone as a gift, or do whatever you'd like with it.

Thanks for making this with me today. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. If you have any comments or questions let me know in the comment section below.

- Brooke :)

Craving Savings

Okay. So you are reading a book, and it's 3:00 in the afternoon. A thought flutters in your mind. You try to shoo it away, and focus on the book you're reading. You can't.  You are craving something. Something sweet. But what is there? You check your pantry for Oreos. Nope. Brownie mix? Nothing. What do you do??? Where do you turn???

WELL LOOK NO FURTHER!!! WE HAVE THE ANSWER.

And all you need is three simple ingredients. Peanut butter, sugar, and one egg. that's all you need for these simple-yet-delicious peanut butter cookies.

Step #1: Put one cup of peanut butter, one cup of sugar, and one egg in a small bowl.

Step #2: Mix it all together with a fork, *YES, A FORK.*

You want it to look like this after you mix it all up (with your fork, of course):

Step #3: Using a spoon, *YES, A SPOON...*

"Spoon" it onto a cookie sheet evenly, like this:

Step #4: Using a fork, *YES, A FORK...*

Press it into the cookie dough balls in a criss-cross fashion, like thus:

Isn't this a cool recipe? My friend gave it to me. I decided that I needed to fill in this space so I am babbling on and on so that I can do just that. well, I'm gonna be done now. Keep reading and following!!!




 Step #5: Put those babies in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown, and...

                                BAMO!!! 

There you go! Now follow us and comment and share with friends and tell everyone that we have the most awesome blog ever and like us and please don't ever unlike us and follow us! : )

Thanks all!

-Diana Rush

Destiny:  a symbolic game that actually could affect you eternal future.

            Destiny is a fast paced, first person shooter video game filled with many interesting places and a very cool storyline. Players can compete throughout the storyline in raids, player vs. player or different difficulties that arise. Participants can perform a variety of tasks solo style, or they team up with friends to throw down the enemies.

The basic storyline:  At the beginning of the game, players are found by "the ghost," which is specially designed to find them, help in their journey, and do things they cannot do, like open sealed doors and scan the area.  The ghosts can looks like

 After the ghost explains objectives, story lines and such to the player, the player chooses his class, which is specially designed to do certain things.  Then player then moves on to working their way through the game learning their special abilities and earning better gear to aid them in their quests. Here is an example of it.http://youtu.be/9ZyQK6kUdWQ

          In describing the game of Destiny, I cannot overlook the similarities I see and experience in a life lived for Jesus Christ. When Jesus lived as a man on earth, he brought life and hope to everyone he talked to. But after a time of preaching, teaching, and healing, the devil used evil people to get Jesus killed, which was all part of what had to happen in order for us to be saved.  When Jesus died and was raised from the dead, He sent the Holy Spirit to help us, to find us, and to give us advice that will honor Him and help direct our course.  The difference between the game of Destiny: "The Story of the Traveler,” and the accounts of Jesus is that Jesus defeated death, overcame the darkness, and will forever protect our eternal destinies if we give our life to him, his word and his plan for our lives on this earth.  When or if you play Destiny again, which you totally should, think about you how you eternal destiny could be affected by a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Thanks for considering, Fernando.

The Maze Runner

     A teenage boy wakes up in cage with boxes, and junk, and even a hog. A cage that is being hurled upward, and the boy doesn't know what's going on. The cage finally stops its upward journey to reveal bright light, and several faces looking down. The boy has no memories and finds himself in a large grassy area, The Glade, surrounded by huge walls and dozens  of other boys his age. He learns from a kind boy, Alby, that every boy there does his part, growing food and building shelter. He is told never to go beyond the walls and that if one goes out at night he will be killed by the unknown Grievers. He learns that no one there has any memories, and that every month the cage comes up with supplies and another boy. He is told that the only memory that he will recover is his name, like everybody else. And he finally does: Thomas. But Thomas, he isn't quite like the other boys. He is curious.

Strawberry Pie Tarts

     Happy Tuesday Interneters! So Valentines day is coming up... and what I have for you has nothing to do with Valentines Day. Unless you want to use it for a Valentines party, I suppose. I have a recipe for you today, and if you're the kind of person that likes pie crust as much as the filling or more, you're in for a treat. Without further ado: Strawberry Pie Tarts.

Cake Batter Fudge

Hey everyone! For today's Tuesday Treats I have a super yummy and super easy recipe for you! It's actually a no-bake recipe so that means it's even easier. I love no-bakes for that reason. This recipe is originally from Baked From A Box. My sister found it one day and we decided to make it for a snack. It was so delicious that we ate the entire batch in 3 days! You most likely will have the ingredients in your house already. So what are you still sitting there for? Let's get cooking!

Here's What You'll Need;

-1 cup yellow cake mix
-1 cup powdered sugar
-1/2 a stick (1/4 cup butter)
-1/4 cup milk
-sprinkles! (I would suggest rainbow but you can use whatever you like)

(You can make this without dairy also, just use 1/4 cup margarine and 1/8 cup soy milk.)



Directions;

Step 1: Mix the cake mix and powdered sugar into a microwave safe bowl.

Step 2: Cut your butter into pieces and add it in. Do Not Mix.

Step 3: Place in microwave for 2 minutes.

Step 4: Take it out and mix immediately.

Step 5: Now mix in sprinkles (yum!) Put into a greased pan. You can use a plastic container as a substitute if you do not have a pan. Just make sure it is greased with butter or canola oil.

Step 5: Refrigerate for 1 hour then cut into squares and ENJOY!

Yay! Now you made delicious cake batter fudge with only a few simple ingredients and no special equipment. Isn't it good?! I told ya. Enjoy it, share it, or keep it for yourself. That's all for my section of Tuesday Treats! Be sure to check out the other awesome blog posts while your here! What did you think of this recipe? Was it easy? Did you have problems making it? Did you like it? Do you just think our blog is awesome? Let us know in the comment section!! Don't be shy and don't forget to share our blog with your friends. Thanks for joining me today! - Brooke :)