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The Boxtrolls is a family event movie from the creators of “Coraline” and “ParaNorman” that introduces audiences to a new breed of family. The Boxtrolls are a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs in the amazing cavernous home they’ve built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When the town’s villain, Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley), comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground, “into the light,” where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnifred. Together, they devise a daring plan to save Eggs’ family. I know I can’t wait to see this movie. Best of all, the Boxtrolls are doing good in our world.
The mission of the Imagination Foundation is to find, foster and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in children around the world. They are sponsoring a Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge, where kids can create and build crafts inspired by the movie, using cardboard boxes as the main resource – just like the Boxtrolls themselves do. This weekend, in select cities, there will be special cardboard challenges taking place in celebration of The Boxtrolls arriving in theaters on 9/26! Kids & families can come take part in each local event to design and decorate their own Boxtroll costume! Here is a list of places they will be, so you can join in the fun:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 9/14
Meet Shoe, Fish and Sparky from The Boxtrolls on September 14th at the Macy’s Center Court at the Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo from 1:00pm – 3:00pm. Be sure to participate in The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge for a chance to win prizes hosted by KMEL-FM and the Imagination Foundation.
ROSEVILLE, CA – 9/13
Join Mix 96 for some family fun at the Roseville Utility Exploration Center on Saturday, September 13th from 10:00am-1:00pm. Get creative with cardboard boxes and recycled items and enter to win special prize packs and a mystery “What’s in the Box?” grand prize.
SEATTLE, WA – 9/14
106.1 KISS-FM is hosting The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge at Kent Station on September 14th from 12:00PM – 2:00PM. Enjoy a day of fun, crafts and not-to-be missed prizes!
DETROIT, MI – 9/14
98.7 AMP Radio is hosting The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge on September 14th from 1:00-4:00pm at the Oakland Mall in Troy. Come and create your own Boxtroll from recycled materials and enter for a chance to win some awesome prize packages! Don’t forget to bring your “BOX” food donation to the event to benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank.
CHICAGO, IL – 9/14
B96 is joining forces with Kohl Children’s Museum in Glenview to host The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge on September 14th from 11:30AM – 2:30PM. Operation Support our Troops will provide boxes and will encourage children to use their imaginations and turn cardboard boxes into something awesome! Boxtrolls will welcome guests and there will be face painters and prizes.
SAN ANTONIO, TX – 9/13
Magic 105.3 is hosting The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge on Saturday, September 13th at the North Star Mall in the NUVO Lounge from 10:00AM – 12:00PM. Enjoy a day of fun, crafts and not-to-be missed prizes!
HOUSTON, TX – 9/14
Come meet The Boxtrolls characters and enjoy a day of fun, crafts and not-to-be missed prizes on Sunday, September 14th from 1:00PM – 3:00PM at the Children’s Museum of Houston with Sunny 99.1!
DALLAS, TX – 9/14
Meet Shoe, Fish and Sparky from The Boxtrolls on September 14th at the Cinemark West in Plano from 1:00pm – 3:00pm. Be sure to participate in The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge for a chance to win prizes hosted by 106.1 KISS FM and the Imagination Foundation.
WASHINGTON, DC- 9/14
Join Tommy McFly from 94.7 Fresh FM in the Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge on September 14th from 1:00pm – 3:00pm at The Plaza at City Center. Enjoy a day of fun, crafts and not-to-be missed prizes!
CHARLOTTE, NC- 9/14
Participate in The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge on Sunday, September 14th at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find, one of the largest comic book stores in the US, from 1:00PM – 3:00PM. Enjoy a day of fun and not-to-be missed prizes!
ORLANDO, FL 9/14
Orlando Science Center is hosting The Boxtrolls Cardboard Challenge on Sunday, September 14th as part of their Maker Faire Event from 12:00PM – 2:00PM. Enjoy a day of fun, crafts and not-to-be missed prizes!
Can’t make any of those? No worries! There is another contest encouraging kids to create their own crafts out of cardboard boxes for a chance to win some pretty awesome prizes! This contest takes place from 8/25-9/29. Participants can share their creations via Twitter or Instagram by tagging their photos with the hashtag #TheBoxtrollsCC to enter to win 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! The Contest Official Rules and Regulations are here.
Great movie and good deeds! Hopefully we’ll see out this weekend!
