Win a Copy of The Croods and A Belt plush

The The Croods, a family-friendly adventure is coming to Blu-ray and DVD October 1st. In the beginning, Grug is suspicious of Guy’s weird ideas and doesn't want the family to listen to his advice. Eventually, Grug starts coming up with a ton of great inventions himself. Take a look below at five of the croodaceous inventions and when and where they really became a part of our lives. 

1. The Snapshot: During their journey, Grug has the fantastic idea of leaving your mark behind with a snapshot. The first photograph was taken in the early 1820s. A French man named Joseph Nicephore Niépce used a camera obscura to create an image of an engraving. The process was very complicated and took eight hours of exposure to light to create!
2. Shoes: After putting on her first pair of boots, Eep enthusiastically exclaimed, “I love them!” Who can blame her? Imagine a life having to walk around without shoes on a daily basis. Though Guy comes up with the idea in The Croods, the original shoe dates back to approximately 7,000 or 8,000 BC. Originally, most shoes were in the style of a sandal and could be created from whatever material was available to the people (such as cow hide).
3. Sunglasses: Grug’s original shades were certainly stylish and would definitely protect your eyes from the sun’s rays, but they were a little impractical because you could not see through them. In the prehistoric era, Inuit people created ivory goggles to protect their eyes from the sun with narrow slits for viewing. A man named James Ayscough developed the original tinted lenses for glasses in the mid-eighteenth century. These lenses typically had a blue or green tint.
4. The See-Saw: During Grug’s frenzy of inventions to try and impress his family, he created the see-saw, a fun game for children that is now often seen in parks and playgrounds. Although it is not entirely known when the first see-saw was created and used, it is believed that the word originated in the 1600s and has been a staple of children’s playgrounds ever since.
5. The Umbrella: Guy helps protect Eep from the downpour with his own version of an umbrella, created with leaves and sticks in The Croods. Umbrellas or parasols can be seen in ancient sculptures and drawings. However, not everyone was able to have their own umbrella during these times. For instance, in sculptures from Ninevah, the only person ever shown with a parasol is the monarch.

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If you are in US or Canada and would like to win a copy of The Croods blu-ray and a small Belt plush before October 20th then enter it through the rafflecopter below. Please follow all my social media networks, leave comments and respond within 48 hours from the time of contact with a US or Canadian postal address to be eligible to win. 
Update: The winner is Lori

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