There is an all new animated preschool series premiering on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 1 pm ET on Nickelodeon, titled Rusty Rivets! The show follows Rusty, a 21st century kid hero who always saves the day by relying on his imagination and incredible resourcefulness. Inspired by the DIY culture of the Maker Movement, Rusty Rivets helps preschoolers gain confidence and fuel their creativity with a strong focus on inventing, creating and problem solving.

I was able to watch the premiere episode “Rusty’s Rex Rescue/Rusty’s Park N’ Fly”. It was fun. I especially liked that they used recycled materials to create their inventions. That reminds me of the Maker Studio parts that Eva and I worked with from ThinkFun.

Andrew watched with me and I asked if this is something that he would like to watch more often and he said yes. He especially liked Botasur. A new episode of Rusty Rivets will air each day at 1 pm ET, from Nov. 8- Nov. 11 on Nickelodeon, the number-one network for preschoolers year to date.

There are two exciting Rusty Rivets games currently online at NickJr.com.

In the series premiere, “Rusty’s Rex Rescue/Rusty’s Park N’ Fly,” Rusty’s friend Liam gets trapped on top of a tall stack of junk in Rusty’s Recycling Yard. To rescue Liam, Rusty and Ruby design a Jurassic robot who ultimately becomes their new trusty friend Botasaur. In the next adventure, Rusty and his friends must bring Mr. Higgins’ remote control plane down safely when it can’t land. Together, they must engineer a daredevil rescue to save the plane.