PBS KIDS invites kids and families to come along on an unforgettable cross-country road trip with the PBS KIDS Across America initiative.
Premiering May 1 at 9:30 AM on LPB and 11 AM on LPBKIDS, The Jim Henson Company’s WOWSABOUT is a family-friendly adventure set in Sequoia National Park. The vibrant half-hour special, featuring live-action puppets shot on location, follows Roxy, an artistic and musical hedgehog, and Ronald, a fastidious, city-raised pig, as they explore the emotion of awe on their first camping trip together. Roxy’s free-spirited creativity and Ronald’s structured love of natural sciences set the stage for lots of humor, heartfelt moments, and of course music, as the duo learns to navigate friendship and discover the natural wonders of America, meeting real kids along the way.
Then, on May 22, comes the premiere of GBH KIDS’ AMERICA’S AWESOME KIDS, a series of 25 live-action shorts available on the PBS KIDS Video App. Produced in coordination with 23 PBS stations across the country –including LPB – the series of mini-docs showcases kids from coast-to-coast, revealing what is special about where they live, their hobbies and passions, and how they are making a positive impact in their communities. Each featured kid highlights a range of interests, activities, and experiences that celebrate what’s awesome about America. Viewers will visit Mahry from Iowa, who takes care of llamas on her family’s farm and introduces viewers to their community event called Llamaween; they’ll meet Sahana from Georgia, who shares her love of Georgia peaches, Bollywood dancing, and helps organize a park clean up; and they’ll learn about Cajun culture from Jacob of Louisiana and join him on a holiday-themed swamp tour with Papa Noel –and so much more – showing us “all kinds of awesome kids, one awesome country.”
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Gardening With Kids: How It Affects Your Child's Brain, Body and Soul
Do you struggle to get your children to eat healthy? Gardening can be an important tool in feeding your kid's body, brain and soul!
On Parenting: It's OK to Need a Break
It's okay to need alone time! How do you balance family caregiving with taking much-deserved breaks? #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month -- Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and stories with books featuring Asian characters, written by Asian authors, or illustrated by Asian artists! #AAPIHeritageMonth
May 1 is National Space Day -- Curious about our place in space? Get to know our solar system with an out-of-this-world salt paint art project. #NationalSpaceDay
May 4-8 is Teacher Appreciation Week -- Teacher Harriet from “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” always knows just the right thing to say! Who is your favorite PBS KIDS teacher? May 5th is Teacher Appreciation Day! Thank a teacher today! These books are full of heartwarming stories about teachers who go above and beyond. #TeacherAppreciationWeek
May 10 is Mother's Day -- Mothers and mother figures everywhere, we celebrate you! Explore fun and creative crafts, cards, and recipe ideas to help you show your love this #MothersDay.
May 15 is Endangered Species Day -- Listening to bird songs or planning a trip to a farm are just a few ways to observe animal life while protecting species! #EndangeredSpeciesDay@wildkrattsofficial
Expressing Feelings with Kids
Learning compassion, kindness, and how to communicate with others are skills that you can use at home and at school! #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
PBS KIDS Game: Signs and Seek!
Help Phoebe & Jay explore Tobsy Towers! Use wayfinding signs to discover the perfect hiding spots for hide-and-seek, or navigate your way around the building to complete fun missions for the neighbors. Adventure is waiting on every floor!
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Outdoor Classroom - Help your young students learn about nature and the joys of exploring outdoors with PBS KIDS! Encourage them to observe their natural world as they engage in learning about the wind, mud, flowers, gardening, and all the colorful nature items around them.
Don't forget to sign up for a FREE account for PBS LearningMedia! You can easily search for videos, lessons, interactives, and more by grade level and subject area.
Saturday, May 2 -- Tonight at 6:30 PM on @PBSKIDS Family Night, it's Brambletown, a musical film about Fox and Badger, lifelong friends coming home to Brambletown. As they discover new sides of themselves, their friendship, and the community, they learn that even in the darkest moments, they still have the power to heal.
Saturday, May 9 -- Don't miss Weather Hunters and Carl the Collector episodes starting at 6:00 PM on PBS KIDS!
Saturday May 16 -- It's a Cyberchase marathaon starting at 6 PM on PBS KIDS!
Saturday, May 23 -- Arthur and Rosie's Rules come on at 6 PM on PBS KIDS!
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Stay safe and healthy LPB families! Keep doing an amazing job with your families!
Take care, Nancy Tooraen, ntooraen@lpb.org