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Growing up I loved Jim Henson‘s creations! He was a genius puppeteer, artist, inventor, screenwriter, actor,?film director and producer. All my children and I have grown up watching Sesame Street Puppets like Ernie & Bert, Cookie Monster and Grover.??The Jim Henson Company is?celebrating their 60thAnniversary!
Dinosaur Train: Buddy’s Halloween Adventure from PBS Distribution: From visiting a haunted house for a spooky party in the story ?Haunted Roundhouse,? to learning about ?Gourd Day??a kind of Mesozoic Halloween in the adventure ?Big Pond Pumpkin Patch,? this DVD features four spooktastic tales the entire family will enjoy!
NCircle Entertainment?offers several of Jim Henson’s creations.? Some of my children’s favorite DVD’s are the Doozers, Pajanimals and Sid the Science Kid.? These series are great for boys and girls.??I especially love that the Doozers and Sid the Science Kid are STEM based.? What is STEM based? That means that each segment incorporates science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics.
Doozers: Spookypalooza,?the Pod Squad makes the spookiest pumpkin ever ? a cool ?Pumpkin Doozer? made by stacking three pumpkins together. But when their new invention starts rolling all around town, the Doozers have to find a way to reign in their spooky creation! Enjoy four STEM- based adventures with the Doozers!
Pajanimals: Spooky Costumes,?Cowbella is nervous about trick or treating because she doesn?t like all the scary vampires and zombies she saw at the party. A trip to Storybook Land reveals that those vampires and werewolves are just costumes that the big kids wear to have fun, just like her pretty princess costume.
Sid the Science Kid: Sid’s Spooky Halloween,?can be spooky and scientific as Sid and his friends discover how bats catch mosquitoes, why spiders are expert engineer web builders, and how skeletons make up the foundation of our bodies! Later the kids dress up to celebrate Halloween at school with Teacher Suzie!
My eldest daughter discovered the Fraggle Rock DVD series at the public library and checked it out! She wasn?t aware of this being one of my favorite series as a child. Although the Fraggles were the main characters I always enjoyed watching the Doozers. Now they have their own series on DVD and Doozer Ready-to-Read paperback books from Simon & Schuster.
In Doozers Catch A Ride, everyone in the Pod Squad has a very special vehicle to help them get around Doozer Creek?everyone except Molly Bolt, so her friends decide to get together and build the perfect ride for her! When Molly Bolt takes each of their vehicles for a spin, where she realizes she wants a vehicle as unique as she!
Doozers Stick With It, the Pod Squad wants to make their neighborhood a better place, so they decide to build a new playground for everyone to enjoy! Spike invented a Super Sticking Spray to join pieces together, but when the spray turns from super sticky to super slippery, Professor Gimbal slips and falls?and gets stuck in the playground equipment!
Enchanted Sisters: Winter’s Flurry Adventure from Bloomsbury Children’s Publishing: Winter loves to play with her sisters, Autumn, Spring, and Summer, but her very best friend is her pet polar bear, Flurry. He’s the perfect companion for sledding, ice skating, and all kinds of wild escapades. When Winter and Flurry find a baby arctic fox, Winter loves him immediately? which makes Flurry very jealous, and sends him running to play with the Weeds. But these wild boys bring trouble wherever they go and Winter will need the help of all of her enchanted sisters to get him back!
Jim Henson offers something for everyone.? I still love watching all of his creations!? Now you have a chance to enjoy them yourself.
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Giveaway Winner: Jill R.
