A place for parents to learn about their preschool children’s favorite television shows with news from Playhouse Disney, Noggin, Nick Jr., and PBS Kids.
From the category archives:
Are you a fan of Arthur? You can help shape the show with the Arthur Character Search.
The “ARTHUR/All Kids Can Character Search” invites children ages 6-12 to send in their ideas for a new character for Arthur. And not just any character—one who can show that having a unique ability, character trait, or disability might [...]
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PBS Kids is going to role out 10 new episodes of Sid the Science Kid starting on February 9th. Over two weeks the 10 episodes will debut.
The week of February 9 will premiere five episodes that provide a basic introduction to physical science and engineering featuring simple machines, like levers, wheels and pulleys. The five [...]
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PBS Kids and The Jim Henson Company are partnering up on a new series titled Dinosaur Train. The initial order is for 40 episodes and the series is set to debut in fall of 2009.
The new series embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific thinking [...]
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A simple round up of all the holiday programming on tap at Noggin, Nick Jr., Playhouse Disney, Sprout, and PBS Kids.
Noggin’s Warm and Fuzzy marathons
Sprout’s Christmas Eve Snooz-a-thon
Sprout: Preschool Musical on a Stick
PBS Kids: New Episodes
Nick Jr. Frosty Friday’s
Playhouse Disney Snow Day Saturday
If you’re interested in getting reminders for new episodes and specials, follow TV [...]
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PBS Kids has announced new episodes of Super Why! and WordWorld for the holiday season. They will also be airing holiday themed episodes of Caillou, Arthur, and others. Episode descriptions are below.
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Well, that was quick. It seems to take at least a full year for new kids shows to hit DVD, but PBS Kids is rolling out the first Super WHY! DVD exclusively to shoppbs.org. Nice to see PBS capitalize while the show is still fresh and in demand. Plus it’s a pretty cool [...]
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Play With Me Sesame, a long time mid day staple on Noggin, recently disappeared from their offerings. The half hour show features the most popular Sesame Street characters like Bert & Ernie and Grover. It turns out that the show is now airing on PBS Kids Sprout during The Sunny Side Up Show. [...]
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PBS Kids will air a new show in fall 2008 called What’s the Big Idea?. The show’s educational goal is science readiness and it will be produced by The Jim Henson Company.
In a sketch-comedy format, What’s the Big Idea? focuses on an inquisitive youngster named Josh who explores everyday questions that preschoolers find fascinating. [...]
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Angela Santomero and Samantha Freeman are the creators of Super WHY. The duo worked together on Blue’s Clues and wanted to take that show’s emphasis on educational research and do the same thing with Super WHY!. The two learned from Rosemarie Truglio, the VP of education and research for Sesame Street.
“This show is designed [...]
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PBS Kids has premiered a new show where kid superheroes inspire preschoolers to embrace literacy and a love of books.
The kids on the show are inspired from famous fairy tales and include:
Whyatt Beanstalk (Jack’s younger brother)
Red of “Little Red Riding Hood†fame
Littlest Pig from “The Three Little Pigsâ€Â
Princess Pea of the classic “The Princess and [...]
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