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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DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD for GIVEAWAY + Amtrak Vacations®

 The Jim Henson Company, Random House Children’sBooks and Paramount Home Entertainment have partnered with Amtrak for a nationwide promotion in August to support the season premiere on PBS KIDS of Dinosaur Train:  Dinosaur Big City on August 22 and the DVD release on August 23. 

From August 1 – 31, families can embark on their own DINOSAUR TRAIN adventure by entering the Amtrak - Dinosaur Train Sweepstakes.  One lucky family of 4 (2 adults / 2 children) will win an Amtrak Vacations® Rocky Mountain National Park Tour to visit the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park, Colorado as part of the grand prize.  In addition, the promotion will feature DINOSAUR TRAIN place mats on Long Distance Trains, while seat backs, counter cards, activity book giveaways will be in over 100 stations nationwide to promote the sweepstakes and DVD release.  One million ticket jackets will be used system wide featuring DINOSAUR TRAIN. The “Dinosaur Big City” DVD will also include an Amtrak offer in 50,000 units.  Visit www.henson.com/Dtsweepstakes for promotion details.

DINOSAUR TRAIN, created by Craig Bartlett(Hey Arnold!), embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific thinking and skills. Each episode includes animated segments with live-action sequences featuring a paleontologist who brings to life the show's natural science and natural history curriculum for preschoolers, giving specific facts about dinosaurs and comparing their features to animals of today.


The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD includes eight fun and engaging learning adventures, as well as interactive games, coloring pages, dinosaur reference guide and information for parents. The DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.99 U.S./$15.99 Canada. 

The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD is presented in wide screen with Dolby Digital English Stereo and English SDH subtitles.  The run time is 100 minutes.  The DVD includes the following:

Adventures:
·      Dinosaur BigCity – Part 1
·      Dinosaur BigCity – Part 2
·      Dinosaur BigCity – Part 3
·      Dinosaur BigCity – Part 4
·      Troodon Train Day
·      King Cryolophosaurus
·      The Theropod Club
·      Laura Giganotosaurus

Special Features:
·      Interactive Games
·      Coloring Pages
·      Dinosaur Reference Guide
·      Dinosaur Discoveries with Dr. Scott, the paleontologist

In “Dinosaur BigCity,” join Buddy the T. rex and his Pteranodon family as they gather all their Theropod friends together to travel to the big Theropod Club Convention which is being held in Laramidia, the “Dinosaur Big City!” Among the travelers is King Cryolophosaurus, who’s more than a little nervous about giving a concert in front of his biggest audience ever. Can Buddy and Tiny help him overcome his fear of performing?

Thanks to PBS KIDS & The Henson Company one of my readers will win the new The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaur Big City DVD

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Dinosaur Train Giveaway + National Recreation & Parks Month

ON THE ROAD TO SUMMERTIME ADVENTURE WITH DINOSAUR TRAIN! Did You Know That July Is National Recreation and Parks Month?

Summertime is here and what better way to spend the summer with family and friends than on an adventure to visit one of our national parks and/or recreation destinations.  July is Park and Recreation Month in the U.S., and the theme for this year’s celebration is“Rock Your Park.”  The National Park and Recreation Association wants you to show the country how parks and recreation make your life extraordinary! Whether it is visiting your local park, playground, swimming pool, or taking a family trip to one of our national park treasures, celebrate our country’s love of the great outdoors this month!  Visit the organization’s website to find out ways to get involved:  http://www.nrpa.org/july

You can also turn your visit to the local park into a game by participating in the Dinosaur Train Geocache Challenge.  Geocaching is a family friendly outdoor adventure that blends technology, gaming and environmental discovery. Each geocache features one of the dinosaurs found on the online Dinosaur Train Field Guide and contains educational information related to that dinosaur.  So, perhaps pick your local park as a destination to hide your own Dinosaur Train container. To participate in the Dinosaur Train Geocache, visit http://www.pbs.org/parents/dinosaurtrain/geocachingchallenge/

Buddy and his friends on the Dinosaur Train are always up for an adventure and exploring the world around them. Why not take them along on your adventure to the park or camping or on a family road trip with all-new fun and easy travel product for camping/outdoors, new games and fun to read books to pack on your adventure!

·     New book from Reader’s Digest: Dinosaur Train Lift the Flap “Let’s Go To Volcano Valley” (SRP: $9.99). Ages 2+.

·     New Dinosaur Train product for camping adventures Pacific Play tents (available in October)includes: the Dinosaur Train Station House Tent (SRP: $89.90); Dinosaur Train Dino Bones Dome Tent ($59.90); Dinosaur Train Dino Bones Tunnel ($59.90).  Ages 3+.

·     New Dinosaur Train soft sporting fun from Kelly Toy: Play All Ball (SRP: $1.99), Bat + Ball (SRP:$9.99), Golf (SRP: $14.99), Football (SRP: $6.99), Baseball Mitt set (SRP:$7.99) and more. Ages 3+.

·     New Dinosaur Train3-Wheel Scooter in colorful buddy and friends graphics, from VM Global. SRP$24.99. Ages 3+.

·     New Dinosaur Train game from Patch Products: “Take “N” Play Anywhere™ Let’s Go fora Ride! Magnetic Play set. SRP: $14.99. Ages 3+

Buddy will also be spending time in the great outdoors in July. Tune in on July 4th to Dinosaur Train on PBS KIDS (check local listings) in the adventurous episode “Buddy the Tracker.” In the episode, Buddy and Don are “footprint detectives” as they track and find creatures they know at the Big Pond. The plot thickens when they discover fossilized tracks that are millions of years old!

Although the summer vacation comes to an end in August, fun with Dinosaur Train continues!  Get ready for an all-new season of Dinosaur Train this August with “Dinosaur Big City” on PBS Kids premieres August 22 and the DVD release of Dinosaur Train: Dinosaur Big City on August 23 (SRP: $14.99). 

Thanks to PBS KIDS & The Henson Company one of my readers will win a  new Dinosaur Train book, Dinosaur Train Lift the Flap “Let’s Go To Volcano Valley,” from Reader’s Digest. About the book: Get ready to board the Dinosaur Train and meet some new friends! Buddy, the adorable preschooler Tyrannosaurus Rex, and this adoptive Pteranodon family are always on the move. Today, they are going to Volcano Valley. Along the way, the train is making stops at the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous stations to make dozens of dinosaur discoveries. With more than 40 flaps to lift, kids will want to explore Buddy’s world again and again!

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Celebrate Get Caught Reading Month- FREE POSTERS

Celebrate Get Caught Reading Month with DINOSAURTRAIN’s “Buddy” and SID THE SCIENCE KID’s “Sid.” They are participating for the first time this year in May’s Get Caught Reading Month, organized by the Association of American Publishers as part of its annual nationwide campaign devised to remind people of all ages how much fun it is to read.

According to the Association of American Publishers, research indicates that early language experience actually stimulates a child's brain to grow and that reading to children gives them a huge advantage when they start school. To that end, the members of the association hope to encourage people of all ages to enjoy books and magazines and to share that pleasure with the young children in their lives. The “Buddy”and “Sid” posters will be available at http://www.getcaughtreading.org

All posters are free, with a $5.00 per set charge for shipping & handling, whether you order one poster or 12. A set is defined as any number of posters that you order between one and 12. The order form can be found at http://www.getcaughtreading.org/orderforms/GetCaughtReading-PosterOrderForm.pdf

Get Caught Reading Month has been supported in the past by such well-known figures as former First Lady Laura Bush, Drew Carey,Whoopi Goldberg, Derek Jeter, Vernon Jordan, Jake Lloyd, Rosie O'Donnell, Dolly Parton, Jane Seymour, Sammy Sosa, Erik Weihenmayer, and Robin Williams, all of whom have been "caught reading" their favorite books and magazines for print ads and posters seen by millions of people across the country. In addition, more than 200 Members of Congress have been photographed "caughtreading" on Capitol Hill. All of these images are available at http://www.getcaughtreading.org/

As part of the Get Caught Reading in May, my children got to review the following books:

The Buddy & Friends board book
A Surprise for Mom!
Tiny Learns to Fish

My children have always been big fans of the PBS series Dinosaur Train and love watching the show and reading books of it too. When reading the books with my boys we are building their confidence, vocabulary, and spending family time together.

The Dinosaur Train books promote family, sharing, interaction, team work and learning. In the book Tiny Learns to Fish, Buddy and Tiny learns to work together to accomplish a common goal and learns team work. A Surprise for mom the family seek gifts to share with mom for her special day. The Buddy & Friends Board Book was one of my sons favorite because it had many different dinosaurs in it. I liked the pronunciations on the page to help pronounce the names of the different dinos.

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Pressman Toys Review & Giveaway

For many years Pressman Toys have been entertaining children though the hot summer months. Board games are a great ways to beat the heat and spend family time together. Pressman Toys roots stretch back to the 1920's and continued with the formula of successful entertainment and games since. Pressman Toys produce hundreds of board games, travel games, cards games, for kids & adults.

Adding many favorite licensed characters to their games allowed Pressman Toys to take games to another level for the players. My children enjoyed the Dinosaur Train characters, so to my son, it is like he is guiding his favorite characters along the game board. My son tried the Dinosaur Train All Aboard Game and it strengths his counting & direction skills. He has fun, spinning the pocket watch spinner wheel. Counting & following dinosaur foot prints, as his game piece racing to the nest.

Dinosaur Train All Aboard Game accommodates 2 to 6 players, ages 4 and up. Thanks to Pressman Toys for sponsoring "The Hotter Than Summer Event " & for giving one reader the very same game.

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Dinosaur Train- Celebrating National Train Day Review & Giveaway

CHOO CHOO! CELEBRATE TRAINS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MAY WITH THE HIT PBS KIDS SERIES DINOSAUR TRAIN!

Dinosaur Train special airing of "Junior Conductor Jamboree" & "Troodon Train Day", takes place May 6th Celebrating National Train Day. The Jim Henson Company, PBS stations, and PBS website will feature special train-themed activities and events for in honor Of National Train Day May 7th.

Select PBS Stations across the U.S. will also be hosting train-themed events throughout the month. Participating stations include PBS SoCal, Los Angeles; WXXI, Rochester, New York; WJCT, Jacksonville, Florida; Houston PBS; KERA, Dallas, Texas; UNCTV, North Carolina state network; WHYY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; AETN, Arkansas Educational Television Network; Vegas PBS, Las Vegas, Nevada; and WOSU, Columbus, Ohio. Activities may include Dinosaur Train screenings, Buddy costume character appearances, Buddy standees for photo opportunities, and hands-on educational activities.

In “Junior Conductor Jamboree,” Buddy and his family ride the Dinosaur Train from one end of the line to the other and visit all three time periods--from the Cretaceous, through the Jurassic, to the Triassic. In “Troodon Train Day,” the Pteranodon family rides to Troodon Town to celebrate Troodon Train Day, where the main event is a concert by King Cryolophosaurus, giving his first performance in years!

We was happy to see Gilbert back in the  Junior Conductor Jamboree, but my son enjoyed the singing from King Cryolophosaurus and I caught a certain "Elvis Tone" to his singing. As always my children enjoy Dinosaur Train characters and the story lines. Dinosaur Train is a favorite with my boys.

We had the opportunity to review the new Dinosaur Train Collectible Train Car & plastic Buddy character with it. The Dinosaur Train Car can be connected to additional train cars and vehicles sold separately. Link them together and and let all your favorite characters ride your very own Dinosaur Train. Such a cute idea and very reasonable priced at SRP: $6.99.


PBS KIDS, the number one educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, online and community-based programs. In addition to the television series, there is also a “Dinosaur Train” interactive website at PBSKIDS.org/dinosaurtrain. Children can join Buddy, Tiny and all their friends as they discover natural history and the science of paleontology through fun games and activities. During the month of May, the website will celebrate trains with a special themed homepage and new fun printable activities. Kids can also play the online game “All Aboard!” to become a Jr. Conductor on the Dinosaur Train! (http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/games/allaboard.html)


Thanks to PBS KIDS & The Henson Company one of my readers will win a Dinosaur Train Collectible Train Car & plastic Buddy character.

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Dinosaur Train Hatchers Review & Cake Decorating set & Cupcake Rings Giveaway

The Dinosaur Train Hatchers is the perfect gift in an Easter Basket this year. My sons had so much with this egg. My oldest smelled it and said, "it smells like a dinosaur:)" Squeal of excitement when we saw a crack in it. Even more excitement when he could see Orange and blue through the crack.

We put it in the water that night and about 1hour later there was a crack. He wanted to stay up that night and watch it hatch. He finally fell asleep, he woke up next morning and said there it's eyes! After the head emerged the hatching was pretty fast, cause my son was very hands on with it:) My other son wanted to play in the water.

It has holes on each end so water can fill on the inside. Hatches with in 24 to 48 hours. Characters from Dinosaur Train hatch from their eggs and grow 4x their size. This is a great item to have in your Easter Basket, my boys loved it.


Check out the Dinosaur Train Eggspress application, now for iPhone, iPod and iPad ($2.99), challenges your child to find and match dinosaur eggs and then reunite dinosaur families while progressing through three different time periods. Your child will discover real flora and fauna from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous eras. Along the way, there will be learning moments as Buddy and the Conductor reveal mystery dinosaur hatchlings, fun dinosaur facts, and an adorable Dinosaur Baby Book. All aboard! Check out this review from Geek Dad: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/tag/dinosaur-train/

The hit television series Dinosaur Train® airs daily on PBS KIDS® & http://www.cakes.com/. To celebrate the Easter holiday with Dinosaur Train, The Jim Henson Company is offering a set of Dinosaur Train Cake Decorating set and Dinosaur Train Cupcake Rings from DecoPac for GIVEAWAY. 

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Dinosaur Train Free Valentine's & Games

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Buddy and the entire Dinosaur Train clan by downloading for FREE all-new Dinosaur Train Valentine’s Day card. The Jim Henson Company’s exclusive Dinosaur Train Valentine’s Day cards can be downloaded at the following links:

http://www.pbs.org/parents/dinosaurtrain/activities/pdfs/DTvalentines.pdf http://www.pbs.org/parents/dinosaurtrain/

Check out the new Flying with Buddy game that reinforces counting skills as Buddy collects seashells. The hit television series Dinosaur Train™ airs daily on PBS KIDS®

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Dinosaur Train Make A Match Game Giveaway

I just got it out yesterday about new Dinosaur Train products hitting the shelves. The newest product is the Dinosaur Train Make A Match game, Buddy and his friends sharpen children’s memory skills in this special matching game that features a Buddy figure!

To begin play, 48 game cards featuring favorite Dinosaurs from Dinosaur Train are shuffled and laid face down in 6 rows of 8 cards each. Players take turns turning over any two cards—so all players can see them—to find a matching pair. The game features “Take Buddy” cards, “Wild Cards” and “Lose a Pair” cards to add to the excitement. Players count their matching card sets at the end and add extra points for the player holding Buddy to determine who wins.

The Dinosaur Train Make A Match Game from Pressman Toy! is for 2 to 4 players, ages 3 to 6, and is available at Toys “R” Us stores nationwide for just $9.99. The hit television series Dinosaur Train™ airs daily on PBS KIDS®

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Dinosaur Train Striped Footed Pajamas

Since the Dinosaur Train show first aired my son has been a big fan. So you can imagine how excited he was to see clothing with his favorite character "Buddy" on them. Visit Kohl’s to find Dinosaur Train Striped Footed Pajamas available in sizes 2T-5T for your little Dino enthusiast.

Adorable footed pajamas, zipper up leg to the neck with cloth tab and snap closing over zipper. Soft and warm, cozy winter pajamas with dinosaur appliques. Pajamas are polyester and is flame resistant. Stomp, stomp all over the house, he is a dinosaur. He thinks the feet are the best. Pretty cool!! don't you think? I love knowing he is warm and smiling:)

After seeing how nice these pajamas are, I can't wait to see all the cool dinosaur train merchandise hitting the shelves.

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New Dinosaur Train Premiere

All-new episode of Dinosaur Train premiering Monday, January 17 on PBS KIDS® “The Good Mom;” “Diamond Anniversary,” Mrs. Pteranodon meets fellow mom Millie Maiasaura, who is a little too over-protective of her kids. The two moms share some time comparing mothering methods in a play date at the Big Pond. And, Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon decide to surprise each other with gifts on their anniversary.

Regarding the first part of this all-new episode, “The Good Mom,” you might be interested to know that Maiasaura, meaning "good mother lizard", was a large duck-billed dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous. There is evidence that Maisaura lived in large nesting colonies and that the parents diligently cared for their young!

My son is a Dinosaur Train fan and I'm a fan of all the facts he is learning from the show:)

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And if you miss the TV broadcast of “The Good Mom;” “Diamond Anniversary” you can view it at the following link: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/dinosaurtrain/lessonplans/maiasaura/

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