I received a special package from PBS Kids about the Curious George Valentine’s Day show. We got some sponges and a DVD of the episode. We also received a cute Curious George book. Andrew loved reading the book with me because it has flaps that he can open and close. I’ll do a write up about the episode soon. Today we tried to make the special heart sponge that George makes in the episode but the sponge was wet and so I couldn’t tape it together so I tried to glue it and let it dry out. It still did not stick together properly. I may have to use a hot glue gun to do it next.
Painting with Andrew is an interesting thing. He’s still too little to understand cleaning brushes and after I placed small piles of each of the paint colors he immediately swirled them all together. It actually worked out pretty well for sponge painting. When the paint is all mixed up like Andrew made it he was able to make a bunch of cool sponge impressions. I am looking forward to making some Valentine’s cards with him soon, once I get that sponge heart made.
We love Wallykazam in this house. It is a funny program with some good literacy lessons contained within. The characters are fun and interesting. One of the most interesting is the silly goblin named Bobgoblin. Bobgoblin likes to cause all sorts of trouble with his shenanigans and this time in an hour long special he is up to his tricks again. But this time he’s causing trouble on a much larger scale. This time Wally will be joined by his Uncle Steve who will be voiced by Parks and Recreation’s Ben Schwartz. IT promises to be a fun episode.
L-R: Uncle Steve (Ben Schwartz), Wally, Norville in Wallykazam! “The Big Goblin Problem” – Image from Nickelodeon
NICKELODEON DEBUTS FIRST HOUR-LONG SPECIAL OF THE HIT ANIMATED PRESCHOOL LITERACY SERIES, WALLYKAZAM!, FRIDAY, FEB. 6, AT 12 P.M. (ET/PT)
Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) Guest Voices in “The Big Goblin Problem”
NEW YORK – Feb. 2, 2015 – Nickelodeon serves up a whopping, word-tastic episode of Wallykazam! with the debut of the hour-long special, “The Big Goblin Problem,” on Friday, Feb. 6, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) guest stars on the hit animated preschool literacy series as Wally’s Uncle Steve, a master dragon rider who goes on adventures and stops trouble. Wallykazam! ranked as the number-one preschool series in its time period during fourth quarter 2014.
In “The Big Goblin Problem,” Wally’s Uncle Steve and his dragon, Victoria, visit and bring magic bubbles that double what they pop on. Bobgoblin finds the bubbles and doubles his favorite thing…himself! Wally and Norville must save the day before the Bobgoblins cover the town in their favorite snack — strawberries and pickle pudding.
Beginning Feb. 2, Bobgoblin will be taking over www.nickjr.com and the Nick Jr. App. Kids can find a ton of BobGoblin videos, including five additional Wallykazam! episodes and an exclusive first look of “The Big Goblin Problem.” The special will be available to watch on the Nick Jr. App beginning Feb. 13.
Wallykazam! follows the adventures of a troll named Wally and his pet dragon, Norville, who live in a forest with giants, goblins, ogres, sprites and other mythical creatures. Wally uses his magic stick to make words come to life on screen that playfully transform the world around him. Wallykazam! is Nickelodeon’s first preschool series that embeds a literacy curriculum into a full-length story, introducing skills such as letter and sound identification, rhyming, vocabulary development and comprehension strategies. Created by producer/writer Adam Peltzman (Emmy Award-winning The Backyardigans and Bubble Guppies), the series regularly airs weekdays at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT).
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