Celebrate Black History Month with LPB and PBS KIDS!
🎉 LPB’s Celebrate Black History Remix | Play & Learn for Kids 🎉
Join LPB for a fun-filled Celebrate Black History Remix Play & Learn, featuring the best moments from our favorite Black History programs for young children and families! 🌟 In this exciting remix, kids will create, learn, and play while discovering inspiring African American heroes who changed history through creativity, courage, and perseverance.
Meet:
✨ George Washington Carver – scientist, inventor, and agricultural pioneer
🎨 Clementine Hunter – self-taught artist who told stories through her paintings
🥊 Muhammad Ali – legendary boxer and champion for confidence and courage
🖌️ Alma Thomas – groundbreaking artist known for her bold, colorful art
Perfect for Black History Month, classrooms, homeschool learning, and family playtime, this video encourages curiosity, creativity, and meaningful conversations—through hands-on activities and kid-friendly storytelling. 👉 Watch, learn, and celebrate Black history together!
Phoebe & Jay, a new animated series coming February 2nd for kids ages 3-5, is designed to support early literacy skills for preschoolers by showcasing the various kinds of texts they see in their everyday lives—from signs and posters to labels and movie tickets—helping them understand, navigate, and participate in the world around them.
Explore the "Early Art Experiences" activity calendar and find meaningful ways to integrate media in creative and developmentally-appropriate ways.
NOTE: Some Support Materials are also available in Spanish.
Weather Explorer -- Help Lily as she heads out on adventures in all kinds of weather, including snow, rain, wind, and fog! In this side-scrolling platformer, players help Lily navigate across a landscape and various obstacles changed by the weather scenarios, to record weather data related to the weather conditions.
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum follows Xavier, Yadina, and Brad as they travel back in time to meet historical figures when they were kids. They learn from these real-life heroes how to believe in themselves and accomplish amazing things. Black History Month is a time to celebrate African American heroes who have made a difference in our world.
During bad weather days, it takes a lot of mental energy — creativity and time — to come up with new ways to get kids' energy out inside. Physical activity is important for children and adults alike. To help kids get out that energy, here are eight ideas for indoor games to get the wiggles out!
Lyla in the Loop is a PBS KIDS animated series for kids ages 4-8. The show stars Lyla, a dynamic 7-year-old Black girl, her close-knit family, fantastical blue sidekick Stu, and a host of relatable and quirky characters living in her city community, who together spotlight creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills while working collaboratively with others.
February Celebrations
February 2 is Groundhog Day - Today, Punxsutawney Phil's shadow predicts the weather for the next six weeks! Learn the science behind how shadows work, and make your prediction. #GroundhogDay
February 8 is Super Bowl - Are you watching the big game today? Winning and losing graciously is a big part of being a good sport!
February 10 is Safer Internet Day - Sharks swimming through the streets? A supercell hovering over the Statue of Liberty? Here are ten tips to help you sort the real from the fake while browsing online. #SaferInternetDay
February 14 is Valentine's Day - Happy #ValentinesDay! Spend this very special day crafting and creating with games, recipes, and activities that celebrate love, friendship, and kindness.
February 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day - Spread kindness wherever you go! It's easy. @Elmo shares simple acts of kindness you can do for someone anytime, anywhere.
February 16 is Presidents' Day - You CAN make a difference! As a #PresidentsDay activity, explore the lives of leaders you are inspired by and how you'd like to build on those contributions by giving back too.
February 22-28 is Engineers Week - Explore the wonders of science together! Here are our favorite @PBSKIDS games to help your family get curious about how the world works. #EngineersWeek
FAMILY NIGHT
Saturday, February 7 -- Tonight on @PBSKIDS Family Night, don't miss this Weather Hunters marathon starting at 6 PM!
Saturday, February 14 -- Don't miss Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Cupid Calls It Quits movieon PBS KIDS at 6 PM!
Saturday, February 21 -- Back-to-back episodes of Lyla in the Loop and Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum starting at 6 PM!
Saturday, February 28 -- Catch the Molly of Denali: Wise Raven & Old Crow movie at 7 PM!
Family Night Snack Box
Family Night Movie Tickets
Family Night Movie Marquee
Stay safe and healthy LPB families! Keep doing an amazing job with your families!
Take care, Nancy Tooraen, ntooraen@lpb.org