Curious George Wednesday On PBS KIDS!!

If your little ones love Curious George like my little ones be sure to watch PBS KIDS Wednesday November 23. Special showing of Curious George the Movie, Curious George Follow that Monkey, Curious George A Very Monkey Christmas.

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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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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.

Dinosaur Train on PBS: http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/
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Geocache: www.geocaching.com/dinosaurtrain

Disclosure: Company or PR provided me with a complimentary product for trial. No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

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.

RULES: Contest closes 11:59pm Eastern 5/20
Open US winner has 5 days to respond to my email
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MUST complete Mandatory Entry. Winner will be chosen by random org. Entries that does not follow the rules will not win.

Mandatory Entry: Win a set of  Dinosaur Train Train Collectible Car with Buddy by following my blog Google Friend Connect and tell me your favorite Dinosaur Train Character.

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Follow both and tweet twice a day "#giveaway Dinosaur Train Train Car with Buddy @hensonparents @lifesandcastle http://t.co/1zfckmu #win 5/20"

*What is your favorite activity @ Dinosaur Train interactive website

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*Become a Facebook Fan Henson Company (2 entries each)

*Subscribe to my blog by email. (2 entries)

*Enter any current giveaways from The Night Owl Mama giveaways on my site- one entry for each you enter.

*Grab the "Hotter Than Summer" Button @ top left side of my blog (2 entries) But if you already had it and commented on extra entry link before May 1, you get (5 entries).
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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®

Dinosaur Train on PBS: http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/
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Geocache: www.geocaching.com/dinosaurtrain

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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:)

Dinosaur Train on PBS: http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/

The Jim Henson Company: http://www.henson.com/

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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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