"I've got a job for you. Keep on the dodge and saddle up the law dolly past them horned hens."

So.... We've seen the film and as parents we all know, that if they like a film they want to see the great products that accompany it. The Disney store understandably have a great selection and Opeie has been taking full advantage of all the fun things available. Firstly after watching the movie there was a lot of questions about the characters and what was going on so DK Books The Good Dinosaur: The Essential Guide has been perfect for answering all those dino related questions. You can find out about all of the characters and the impact they have on the movie.

Opeie loves role playing with his toys and this six piece figurine playset has been awesome for stomping around the house, fighting with the Raptor and the Pterodactyl while finding places to camouflage Forrest woodbush.

Opeie loves a a good soft toy and has been loving carrying the two main characters around with him.  Arlo and Spot are a great addition to Opeie's play time and have attended many tea parties and lots of car trips.

My favourite product was The Good Dinosaur Tin Art Case Set as it gave Opeie the chance to make the most of his artistic side and get creative. With literally everything an artistic child could need included in this cute carry case it has been perfect for taking about with us on all of our home schooling adventures. As soon as the case arrived we sat down together for some drawing and painting fun and Opeie drew an awesome dinosaur from his imagination.

The finished piece turned out to be amazing...

There are lots of other great products at the Disney store that tie in with the movie, my favourite being the Butch hoodie and the Pyjamas.

Its nice to see that the Disney store has thought about us adult fans too, so now its time for me to have a big cup of coffee in my Dinosaur Mug.

"You have to get through your fear to see the beauty on the other side."

There has been a huge build up to the release of The Good Dinosaur in our house. Our mini dinosaur enthusiast has been so excited about seeing the film ever since he saw the trailer a while back and this week we finally got a chance to go and see the film. The four of us headed out for a family night out but then seperated at the cinema. Mrs M and Seth went off to see Spectre and thinking at the time I may have drawn the short straw, me and my boy made our way to screen 9 to embrace our inner dinosaur.

Opeie had decided that he was going to watch the movie as Arlo himself and wore his Good Dinosaur mask all the way to the cinema. He did inform me that it would be cool if I was to dress as Spot too but I had no intention of heading out in the cold wearing nothing but leaves to cover up my modesty. I really wanted to get a lovely picture of Opeie in front a big cardboard cut out for the movie but sadly there wasn't one in the cinema.

The movie was amazing and I may have had a little tear in my eye at the end, Disney really know how to pull on your heart strings. When we exited the screening we had an hour to kill before the rest of the humans joined us. Luckily it was late night shopping so we gave Opeie's Arlo mask a tour of the shopping centre. My own little Good Dinosaur was getting thumbs ups and smiles from everyone.

After a good hour of stomping about, me and my dinosaur made our way back to the cinema to pick up the other humans and make our way home. We would definitely recommend the film, if you are heading out to see it, why not take a mini dinosaur too, they'll love it.