Jim Henson's Pajanimals Play Date DVD Review and Giveaway

PAJANIMALS is co-produced by The Jim Henson Company, Sprout and Sixteen South Television. This cute TV series airs nightly on 24-hour preschool television channel Sprout® during its The Good Night Show and also airs on NBC on Saturday mornings as part of the NBC Kids programming block. This show follows Cowbella (the cow), Apollo (the dog), Sweetpea Sue (the horse) and Squacky (the duck) as they take young viewers on exciting imaginary adventures with song, dance, new friends, and lessons to learn in every episode. PAJANIMALS teaches important social and emotional skills that preschoolers need to move through their days successfully, especially during bedtime.

February is the month of love with Valentine’s Day (February 14), Celebration of Love Week (February 10 – 16) and Love Your Pet Day (February 20), and Pajanimals want to help you celebrate by offering free PAJANIMALS - themed Valentine’s Day printable cards available now at http://www.sproutonline.com/printables/pajanimals-printable-valentines-day-cards

In the PAJANIMALS Play Date DVD distributed by NCircle Entertainment you get to see 5 stories:

• I'm Sorry, Really Sorry (teaches the importance of forgiveness and the words, "I'm sorry")
• A Colorful Problem (teaches the importance of sharing)
• Game Day (teaches the importance of exercise and having fun with your friends)
• The Rocket Ride (teaches the importance of telling the truth and knowing that your friends will be understanding)
• Share Day (teaches the importance of knowing that everyone has been nervous at some point, overcoming shyness, and that with friends you can do anything)

Includes these songs:

• Pajanimals Bounce (an upbeat song to get the wiggles out before bed)
• Our Friendship Song (great song about friendship)
• Brusha, Brusha, Brusha (great song about brushing your teeth)
• Stick to the Plan (song about bedtime routine)
• Jiggle, Jumble and Jump (an exercise song)
• Pajanimals Freeze Dance (a song about a game called Freeze Dance)
• Octopus Huggle (cute song about hugs)

Approx 60 minutes long

I had my daughters watch this before their bed routine. My daughters loved this DVD! They danced to the songs and shortly after it was over wanted to brush their teeth, get their PJs on and go to bed. This DVD has cute Muppet characters that come to life with song and dance. Each story teaches great morals and lessons that are reiterated at the end. I enjoyed watching these with my daughters and seeing them enjoy themselves.

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You can purchase the PAJANIMALS Play Date from NCircle Entertainment for $8.99

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Sprout and Laurie Berkner Partners with the Pajama Program

The Pajama Program is a fantastic non profit organization that provides new, warm pajamas and new books to children in need in the United States and around the world. Both Sprout and the Laurie Berkner Band, two things I love for my kids, have now partnered with the Pajama Program. I want to tell you about this wonderful program in hopes you will find a way you can help out too.

Sprout is participating by having The Great Sprout Tuck-In in which they are extending their "good night mission" with The Good Night Show and also encouraging families to give. I love The Goodnight Show because it helps my little ones wind down before bedtime. Sprout will collect donations to give to the Pajama Program and then they will be distributed to children in need. If you would like to donate you can go HERE. This is an awesome way to teach your little one about giving.

The Laurie Berkner Band is a great music for children band with lead singer Laurie Berkner (hence the name). Their songs are wonderful and upbeat and my children love them! They are one of my favorite kindie (Kids Indie) rock bands. They have written a new song called "Open Your Heart" for the Pajama Program's Valentine's campaign with the same name. You can download the song for free Here...just click the pink heart. They also had concerts where you could bring Pajama Program donations and wear your pajamas at. You can participate in the fun of the new song by sending a video of you, your kids or both dancing to it in your pajamas!! You can email your video to openyourheart@pajamaprogram.org. Please have them sent by 2-22-2010!

DISCLAIMER: I am a part of the Sprout Band of Bloggers and I learned about the program through them. I just blogged about it not because I was asked to, but because I think it's a great cause! The Laurie Berkner Band is not affiliated with Sprout, but I love their music and get their newsletter so, I decided to blog about them too since they are both partnering with the same program.