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Curious George Season Premiere with Special Guest Bindi Irwin {WIN}

Curious George has been an all-time favorite of mine since I was a little child. Now that I am a mom, it gives me great joy to pass on this favorite to my girls. We are gearing up this weekend for a fun-filled Monkey party complete with Curious George activities and his new season premiere shows.

This Monday, December 3, Bindi Irwin will teach Curious George about koalas, emus, kangaroos and more!

“I was so excited to be a part of Curious George, says Bindi Irwin. He’s my favorite monkey, I’ve loved him my whole life. It’s wonderful he could help me teach kids about the beaut bonza animals that live around my home at Australia Zoo.”

I can always depend on Curious George to be trustworthy and be a clean show with lots of family fun. It is a bonus too as there are always several teachable moments in his shows. Monday’s show, “Monkey Down Under,” George and the Man with the Yellow Hat head south for an Australian Outback Adventure. While the Man with the Yellow Hat goes sea cow sightseeing, Curious George stays behind to investigate a set of giant footprints in the sand.

The fun will not stop with this new episode as PBS will follow the night with two more brand-new episodes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Make sure to check your local listings for time. Make sure to visit PBS online with your kids as they have special activities to help satisfy your child’s curiosity about animals. L is our huge animal lover in the family and is looking forward to some special computer time.

While you are enjoying the season premiere, take pictures of you and your little ones so you can add special touches with the pictures via PBS KIDS Photo Factory app available for iPhone or iPod Touch.

Since Curious George loves to play and be curious, Stride Ride is the perfect sponsor for the show. They know kids are just as curious and full of play. They are introducing the all-new Made2Play collection. It is built for good, clean and extra-durable fun. Just what us moms love right?

One lucky winner is going to get a pair of shoes for your child this Christmas Season.

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Disclaimer: I was provided a Curious George party pack along with a Stride Rite gift certificate. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.

Great PBS KIDS Summer Reading Program with Rewards

Summer reading helps and encourages kids to stay at their reading level they achieved in the prior school year. My sweet L grew by leaps and bounds over the last school year. She went from below grade level to above grade level. I do not want her to regress and lose her huge reading achievement.

Thankfully PBS KIDS is helping parents all across the US to make summer reading fun for all children. We helped kick off the program this weekend with a summer reading party at our house.

For its second year, PBS KIDS is teaming up with iVillage for the iVillage PBS KIDS Summer Reading Community Challenge. The iVillage PBS KIDS Summer Reading Community Challenge began on June 18 and features free literacy-building resources for parents and children designed by the experts at PBS Parents and PBS KIDS. Challenge Coach, Angela Santomero, Creator, Executive Producer and Head Writer of SUPER WHY!, will provide daily reading activity assignments, answer parent questions and offer advice throughout the online event. Additionally, PBS KIDS will offer other summer literacy resources on-air and online, with themed weeks airing on PBS KIDS, as well as online tips and resources for parents to use with their children this summer. It is not too late to sign up your kids!

We had so much fun sharing the summer reading program with some of M and L’s friends. The kids were so excited to receive their very own book, bookmarks, stickers, notebooks, markers and even tattoos.

Of course, summer memories were created with the iVillage photo frame. The kids will look back on this in the future and just smile.

Two surprise guests walked right into the party and filled the faces of the kids with pure delight. Our very own Cat in the Hat and Thing 1!

Help your child have fun with summer reading and sign them up today. Youâ€™ll also get book suggestions and discounts, free downloads of PBS KIDS shows and a daily chance for your child to win $1,000 and other great prizes.

My girls are stoked about summer reading now and all the kids that joined in the fun this past weekend are too. Let the summer reading fun begin!

Disclosure: I was provided a summer reading party kit by PBS KIDS and iVillage in order to host the party. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.

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