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THOMAS & FRIENDS Watch and Play
Released today by PBS Kids, THOMAS & FRIENDS Watch and Play is designed for preschoolers and available on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch! This is the first-ever Thomas app to offer full-length episodes, in addition to games that promote key problem-solving skills for preschoolers as they build, fix and create train tracks and scenes. I had a chance to review THOMAS & FRIENDS with my daughter. The app opens up to the screen you see above and you choose what activity you would like to play. The kids will definitely be entertained if they touch Thomas the Engine face in the middle of the screen, he smiles and blows his engine! I love the…
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Tips to Simplify the Holidays
Image courtesy of Flickr The millennial generation has grown up and many have families of their own who will be celebrating the holidays. PBS KIDS tapped into the millennial parent mindset with the Millennial Parent Holiday Wishes Survey and found that these young parents don’t want a high-paced, tech-overloaded holiday this year, but instead a simpler season with less shopping and more family fun. The survey found that 82% crave more family time and 80% want to spend more time playing with their kids this holiday season. Conversely, many of these younger parents want to dial back gift prep and shopping, with 37% saying they would like…
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PBS Kids and Overstock Partner to Create Kid Zone
OVERSTOCK.COM PARTNERS WITH PBS KIDS TO SERVE THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN THROUGH LAUNCH OF OVERSTOCK KID ZONE This week, Overstock.com and PBS KIDS announced a new cause partnership and the launch of Overstock’s new Kid Zone, a curated shop within Overstock that includes thousands of children’s products. Overstock will give a portion of proceeds from every sale in the Kid Zone to support the mission of PBS KIDS, to open a world of possibilities for every child and ignite a passion for learning. I have been fan of Overstock since it first came on the scene in the late 1999’s. Over the years I have purchase so…
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PBS Kids and Whole Foods Market Partner to offer Sustainable Toys
PBS KIDS® AND WHOLE FOODS MARKET® partner to ROLL OUT Assortment oF SUSTAINABLE TOYS IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY SEASON Proceeds from toy sales will directly support the development of children’s educational media and Whole Kids Foundation This past week PBS KIDS and Whole Foods Market announced a partnership today that will bring PBS KIDS’ line of educational and earth-friendly toys exclusively to the supermarket’s customers this holiday season. Starting this week, gift givers can find the PBS KIDS toy line, including classic wooden toys and soft plush animals, at Whole Foods Markets nationwide in the retailer’s Whole Body department. We shop at Whole Foods Market near our…
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PBS KIDS OFFERS SNEAK PEEK OF NEW SERIES ODD SQUAD
Yesterday, PBS KIDS announced that full-length streaming video content and new digital games from ODD SQUAD are now available, one month prior to the premiere of the new series giving kids a sneak peek at the series in advance of its November 26 premiere on PBS stations. Six full-length 11-minute “Case Files” from the series, as well as many additional clips that include profiles of the agents, agent training videos, recruitment videos and more, are now available for free on pbskids.org, the PBS KIDS Video App, and PBS KIDS on Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and Amazon Fire. In addition, two games and parent resources are now available on the…
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CURIOUS GEORGE: A Hallowen Boo Fest Premieres October 27th
You’re invited to the spooky return of CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest on PBS KIDS! On Monday, October 27, everyone’s favorite monkey returns in his Halloween special, kicking off season 9 with a week of new episodes from the popular series! Last year I had the pleasure of speaking with the Executive Producer of Curious George, Dorothea Gillim who also created Word Girl! She spoke about how difficult it can be to produce a show where the main character doesn’t speak. When she said this to me during our talk, I realized what an amazing job they were doing – the main character doesn’t talk… yet we all love Curious…
