"La la la la la la..." The classic cartoon characters that once defined Saturday morning cartoons will be coming to the big screen in a new live action/animated film. The release date for the smurfy new film is set for December 17, 2010, and can you imagine...did you ever think that one day, you could be watching the Smurfs on the big screen in 3D? The new film will be directed by Raja Gosnell (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Scooby-Doo), and produced by Jordan Kerner (Charlotte's Web, George of the Jungle). Here's to a blue Christmas in 2010!

Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, the sequel to Disney's popular TV movie Camp Rock, is set to begin production this summer and air next year. The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and others will return for The Final Jam, along with newcomers Matthew "Mdot" Finley and Chloe Bridges. In the new movie, Camp Rockers are stunned to learn of the opening of Camp Star, a state-of-the-art rival music camp which has attracted many of the campers and instructors who used to be at Camp Rock. When Camp Star challenges Camp Rock to the ultimate music showdown, Camp Rockers get ready to prove their musical superiority. The highly anticipated sequel takes on a familiar "Romeo and Juliet" theme when Nate (Nick Jonas) falls for Dana (Chloe Bridges), the daughter of the owner of Camp Star.

(Photo from Camp Rock, © Disney.)

Do your kids ever watch episodes of their favorite TV shows online? A new bill in Congress, the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, seeks to make it mandatory for channels like Disney and Nickelodeon (among others) to provide closed caption online. The goal of the bill? -- making the Internet more accessible to the hearing impaired. Now that the Internet has become such and integral part of life, it is important that the medium is as accessible as possible. If you would like to get involved in the cause, Jamie Berke, our About.com guide to deafness, is leading a grassroots effort to get the bill passed.

Like most parents, I set strict limits on my kids' TV watching. But if they're sick, all of that is out the window! If they're really sick, they can watch it all day if they want to. I remember doing that as a kid, and it was the only thing that really took my mind off of how miserable I felt.

Well, next week my daughter is getting her tonsils out. I am really nervous about the recovery period, so I've already ordered her a bunch of new books, I've made a list of foods to get at the store so we can be prepared for when we get home, and now I'm trying to figure out what movies to have at the ready. She's six, so of course she adores the princess movies and Tinkerbell, but I'm thinking I need to find something really new and exciting. Being the daughter of a mom who writes about kids' movies, she has seen most of what is already out, so I think I may have to go old school. My thoughts so far are Annie, Swiss Family Robinson, and Pollyanna. Do those bring back any memories?

What do your kids love to watch or do when they don't feel well?