Yes! Summer break is almost here, and The Jim Henson Company and partners
want to help you kick-start your summer fun with some great ideas for the
entire family!
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June is National
Zoo and Aquarium Month–a great time to take the family on a “trip” to visit your local
National Zoo or Aquarium!
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The Jim Henson
Company has teamed up with Penguin Young Readers Group to give you the
opportunity to review and giveaway an all-new DINOSAUR TRAIN book, Buddy’s
Favorite Trips!
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And to sweeten
things up, we have some wonderful Dinosaur Train Cake Toppers and Dinosaur
Train Cup Cake Rings from DecoPak so your kids can make dad their
favorite DINOSAUR TRAIN treats to celebrate Father’s Day…with your help
of course!
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PLUS – we have a FREE Father’s
Day Card to download too! Woo hoo!
Now for the details!
Celebrating National Zoo and Aquarium Month in June is a
great opportunity to gather the family and take “a trip” to explore your local zoo and
aquarium, as well as to visit the websites of America’s great zoos and
aquariums. Many of the sites offer excellent educational resources, including
photographs, videos, facts, lesson plans and activities. The Association of Zoos and
Aquariums provides a collection of links to their accredited zoos and
aquariums.
The Jim Henson Company has also recently created The Dinosaur
Train Discovery Tour, which provides some great resources for you that any
young DINOSAUR TRAIN fan is going to love!
What is the Dinosaur Train Discovery Tour? It’s
is a mobile website that may be viewed on a desktop or laptop computer, or on a
smartphone web browser, and relates dinosaur and natural history content
from the DINOSAUR TRAIN animated television series (which airs on PBS KIDS), to
zoo and aquarium animals.
At aquariums and zoos, The Dinosaur Train Discovery Tour will teach kids fun facts about
today’s living creatures, and encourage them to learn more about the relationship
between modern day ocean life and animals such as sharks, crabs, turtles, elephants,
bats, birds, crocodiles and more, and their prehistoric ancestors. You can see the site at the
following link: http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/tour
You can access the mobile website either before, during or
after visits to zoos and aquariums to enhance your child’s engagement in
paleontology, animal science and natural history. Guides can also be downloaded for
families to take with them on their visits too:
Click here to download the Dinosaur Train
Discovery Tour for the Zoo
Click here to download the Dinosaur Train
Discovery Tour for the Aquarium
Click here to download the Dinosaur Train
Discovery Tour for the Natural History Museum
The kids might just find that with the help of the
Dinosaur Train Discovery Tour, visiting Zoo’s, Aquarium’s and Natural History
Museum’s are among their “favorite trips” ever!
Everyone enjoys taking fun trips, including DINOSAUR TRAIN’S Buddy!
Buddy fans everywhere are sure to enjoy the new sticker stories from Penguin
Young Readers Group, Buddy’s Favorite Trips. With over 75 stickers, this sticker
stories book takes fans on a ride on the Dinosaur Train and features… that’s
right… Buddy's favorite trips! For ages 3-5; SRP $6.99; available wherever
books are sold! To
browse all the Dinosaur Train books, go to www.penguin.com/dinosaurtrain.
And finally,
it’s Father’s Day on June 16 and a great time to help the kids create some fun
treats for dad decorated with their favorite DINOSAUR TRAIN characters! DecoPak
has provided a Dinosaur
Train Dinosaur Express Cake Topper and Dinosaur Train Cupcake Rings, featuring
Buddy and Tiny. These products are available at various online stores including
Amazon.com (prices vary). You can also visit www.cakes.com to find a bakery in your area
that may be able to make these cakes for you!
Dinosaur
Train Cake Decorating Decoset
And if
you are feeling very adventurous, you can try and create the scene below!
Instructions here!
Dinosaur
Train Cupcake Rings
And last
but not least, we have a FREE Dinosaur Train Father’s Day Card for you
to download here.
Just color it in and add a special photo!!
One lucky winner is going to receive the Buddy’s Favorite Trips book, the Dinosaur Train
Cake Topper and 3 Cup Cake Rings. To enter, just
fill in the Rafflecopter form
below. Giveaway is open to the US only and will end on 7/1/13.
Thanks again to Dinosaur Train for offering this fantastic prize.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this
post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to
write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this
review are my own and were not influenced in any way. Please
note that I am not responsible for the delivery of this prize
and can not be held accountable if, for any reason, is it not
received. Furthermore, I am in no way liable for any injuries
that may result from the use or misuse of this product. ***