I am a PBS Kids VIP (Very Involved Parent) and that means that occasionally I’m alerted to things that are happening with PBS Kids including when they are releasing new themed toys. I received a large box of high quality wooden toys, card games and other items. I asked my contact if it would be okay for me to donate these great toys to Christmas is For Kids and the Give it Forward Project that I’ve been doing. They said that they had read about my project and were happy to see the toys go to the cause. So I made this video previewing the toys that will be released on Tuesday December 4 at retailer Tuesday Morning.
You also should be reading to them the Curious George TV-Tie in books. I have a few of these for Eva and they are great. I just received this press release about a study done by the Concord Evaluation Group that says that kids who watch episodes of PBS’ Curious George and read the TV-Tie in books “scored significantly higher on science and math concepts covered”. We’ve allowed Eva to watch Curious George ever since she was 2 years old. We’ve read her the old books as well as some of the new ones. There is some significant learning happening through this show. I watch it with her from time to time and the episodes cover some great science and math concepts. Eva also further explores math and science with her Aunt and she love doing experiments.