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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Dinosaur Train Spooky Scavenger Hunt Giveaway & Review

Halloween Fun with PBS Kids & The Jim Henson Company
  • All New Episodes from Dinosaur Train and Sid the Science Kid scheduled to air on PBS Kids®
  • Halloween Costumes to Make at Home Designed by The Famous Jim Henson Creature Shop
  • Dinosaur Train Halloween Costumes from California Costume Collections Available for Purchase
  • “The Spooky Scavenger Hunt” New Book Available from Grosset & Dunlap

Dinosaur Train NEW EPISODE Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch premiere 10/20 on PBS Kids (check local listings)
Repeats- 10/24, 10/28, 10/30 , 10/31

In Haunted Roundhouse, dad takes the kid son a special Night Train to Troodon Town, where the Troodons have decorated their Roundhouse into a “haunted house” for a spooky party. The kids end up meeting a strange new nocturnal creature – a mammal named Vlad Volaticotherium,who was hiding in the roundhouse trying to get some sleep.  And in Big Pond Pumpkin Patch, the Pteranodon family learns more about the customs of their neighbors, the Lambeosaurus family, when they are invited for the first time to accompany them to the Big Pond to celebrate “Gourd Day” – a kind of Mesozoic Halloween. The kids see their first pumpkins, and Larry Lambeosaurus even shows our family how to hollow them out and carve faces into them.

Sid the Science Kid NEW EPISODE Spooky Science Special premieres 10/17 on PBS Kids (check local listings)
Show Repeats- 10/25, 10/28, 10/30, 10/31

In Halloween Spooky Science Special, it’s Halloween time and Sid and his friends have dressed up in the spookiest and scariest costumes possible.  Sid is a bat with big fangs.  May is a spooky black cat.  Gabriela is a furry, yucky spider.  And Gerald is a super spooky skeleton that goes boo!  Susie (dressed as a silly mad scientist) loves their costumes, and helps the kids discover that Halloween can be spooky and scientific!  The kids investigate how bats are helpful creatures that catch mosquitoes, spiders are expert engineer web builders, cats are leaping aerial acrobats, and skeletons help hold up our body frames! At the Halloween party, the kids also investigate how to make icky, gooey green slime.  Susie then ends the day with a special “Halloween Parade” song so the kids can march around and show off their spooky and scientific costumes!  

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES TO BUY OR MAKE!
Dinosaur Train Halloween Costumes for Purchase, from California Costume Collections.
Dinosaur Train Buddy Costume
Buddy is the main character on the hit TV series, Dinosaur Train.  This colorful costume includes the orange colored T-Rex jumpsuit,Buddy the dinosaur hood, and the shoe covers to match the costume. Available for toddlers ages 3-4, and children between the ages of 4-6. SRP: $34.99 –
39.99. 

Dinosaur Train Costume – Tiny  
Tiny is one of the main characters on the hit TV series, Dinosaur Train.  This colorful costume includes the green colored Pteranodon jumpsuit, Tiny the dinosaur hood, and green shoe covers to match the costume.  Available for toddlers ages 3-4, and children between the ages of 4-6.Each Dinosaur Train costume is made up of soft fabric to enhance achild’s comfort while wearing them. The costumes are also created in vibrant colors and realistic design patterns to make your toddler look and feel like a dinosaur train character. SRP $34.99 – 39.99.

Sid the Science Kid Happy Halloween Black Trick-or-Treat Bag
Now, Sid and his friends Gerald, May and Gabriela can come along while your child is trick-or-treating with this spooky candy bag that can be personalized with a youngster's name. To collect your favorite candy and goodies, check out the Sid the Science Kid Happy Halloween Black Trick-or-Treat Bag. available for $14.99 at the following link.
http://sidscience.shop.pbskids.org/sid-the-science-kid-happy-halloween-black-trick-or-treat-bag.html


MAKE COSTUME AT HOME: Jim Henson's Creature Shop — the folks who brought you Elmo and Miss Piggy, among many others — have created a Buddy costume that can be made at home! For sew and no sew options, click this link: http://www.pbs.org/parents/dinosaurtrain/costumeAnd to see a video of the sew version, click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QANroqbPing

And click this link to find out how you can make your own Sid the Science Kid Halloween Costume! http://www.pbs.org/parents/sid/halloween.html

The Spooky Scavenger Hunt Book
For a little scary Dinosaur Train Halloween Fun – enjoy reading The Spooky Scavenger Hunt” from Grosset & Dunlap in which Mr. Pteranodon takes Buddy and Tiny on a night time trip to the Big Pond for a spooky nature walk! Mr. Pteranodon and the conductor insist they can't be scared, but when the conductor's mom jumps out at them, everyone gets a good scare! This simple storybook is perfect for read-aloud fun!  Ages 4 - 8;SRP $3.99. 

My take on The Spooky Scavenger Hunt Book:
This book has beautiful graphics and lively colors. My sons are already fans of the show and always enjoy reading a good book. They are so into spooky this year but, not too spooky. This book is perfect for the little ones it shows how to use your hearing, seeing, smelling senses. It has the scary suspense and the good ending:)
 
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Thanks to PBS KIDS & The Henson Company one ofThe Spooky Scavenger Hunt Book from Grosset & Dunlap


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Disclosure: We received a copy of the book to review. Information & giveaway was provided by company & PR. No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

148 comments:

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Thanks for the costume ideas! This time of year is always so hard. I hate spending $30 on something that only gets worn once!

Lisa

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the field guide is one of our favorites.. the kids like listening to all the fun facts

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SavingsInSeconds said...

GFC follower

We like Tiny!

SavingsInSeconds said...

I've never visited their website!
The field guide is cool!

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Field guide

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cman said...

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Buddy.

cman said...

Super Mario.

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Follower - Nickolay

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Mommy 2 Monkeys said...

I like Tiny.

Roxann said...

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Our favorite is Tiny.

Roxann said...

My son is going to be Super Mario for Halloween.

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c allen said...

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Unknown said...

GFC Kendra22 and like Buddy
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Unknown said...

favorite activity @ Dinosaur Train interactive website is
hatching party game

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Unknown said...

2
favorite activity @ Dinosaur Train interactive website is
hatching party game

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Unknown said...

3
favorite activity @ Dinosaur Train interactive website is
hatching party game

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Unknown said...

we do not dress up but our church puts on a harvest festival that we will be doing

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thanks

Erica G said...

gfc follower Erica G
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Erica G said...

My daughter is going as Rapunzel for halloween!
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