Thank goodness one of the kids favorites character's, Sid the Science Kid can introduce them to the basics of life outdoors. The newest episode, Backyard Campout has become a quick favorite of my kiddos with the catchy songs and lessons of exploring the great outdoors and caring for the environment. They sing and dance along, and often ask to "campout" in our own backyard. We got a chance to preview it before it's release last month, but don't worry, you can still catch it on your local PBS stations (check local listings) on July 12, July 27, an August 19 (set your DVR's!). We has a little backyard campout ourselves, complete with smore's and exploring our own backyard.
We were sent an amazing Pocket Projector, pre-loaded with the new Sid episode. We set it up to project on to the fence in our backyard, the kids LOVED it! |
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The Jim Henson Company and your local PBS station want to give one Mommy Instincts reader a Sid the Science Kid Prize Pack (one Sid the Science Kid outdoor blanket, a few Sid DVD's, and a surprise goodie or two from the good people who I've been working with on this. Prize Pack valued at $50!)! Just leave a comment here telling me what fun outdoorsy type things you do with your kids (and you) to get them out of the house and exploring nature! BE SURE TO LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN CONTACT THE WINNER! See the Fine Print below.
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Fine print:
~There is a total of 12 entries available per person for this particular contest. Please be sure to leave a comment for EACH entry and be sure to complete the MANDATORY entry first.~Contest is open to bloggers and non-bloggers alike, but you MUST make sure there is a way for me to contact you easily available. If I can't contact you, then you can't win!
~Contest ends Friday July 22, 2011 at 11:59pm.
~Winner will be emailed and given 48 hours from initial congratulatory email to respond. If winner does not respond within that time a frame and new winner can be chosen and original winner forfeits prize.
~I was provided with a backyard campout kit in exchange for my review and coverage of the company and items above.
~Regardless of compensation or products provided, you can rest assured you will always get an honest review from Mommy Instincts. All thoughts and words are my own.
~Winner must be USA only.
~Contest ends Friday July 22, 2011 at 11:59pm.
~Winner will be emailed and given 48 hours from initial congratulatory email to respond. If winner does not respond within that time a frame and new winner can be chosen and original winner forfeits prize.
~I was provided with a backyard campout kit in exchange for my review and coverage of the company and items above.
~Regardless of compensation or products provided, you can rest assured you will always get an honest review from Mommy Instincts. All thoughts and words are my own.
~Winner must be USA only.
74 comments:
We go to the park, and we take long walks (early or late in the day since it is soooo hot), and we go camping occasionally.
Alicia Webster
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My 5yr old loves to be outside. One thing we started doing this year (Thanks to Sid the Science kid, my son is now interested in science) is doing Nature Scavenger hunts. I have a box, that I send him outside with. I'll sit on the steps or in the grass (my legs don't work too well) and have him look around the yard for things. He'll look for certain length barks, leaves, flowers, etc. He loves it!.
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We like to go to our local park and walk on the trails and see the insects and birds.
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we like to do hikes. (mavans@gmail.com)
We like to catch frogs!
kelli at pfrog dot net
Right now it's all about bubbles. My 15 month old can't get enough of them!
Lately we've been exploring the beautiful flowers in the yard. My 3 year old has an old digital camera of mine and will take pictures of them. Then we print the pictures and put them in a scrapbook.
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We take our kids outdoors to go on bug hunts, swimming, geocaching, and play in the sandbox! We are big outdoors people and our boys LOVE Sid!
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We go on bike trails. We go to our local nature center every week to look around for turtle. Like we don't have enough of them already! LOL!
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I take the grandkids on nature walks regularly. We see geese and gosling, ducks and ducklings, swifts in their mud nests, a multitude, and once even a skunk.
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We take our kids hiking in the local mountains frequently.
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Our favorite thing this summer has been just to hose each other down. It's basically "Tag" but the one who's it gets the garden hose. Plus, it does double duty and waters the grass too :)
We like to play in the backyard, we dig in the mud for rocks and "diamonds," we play in the sprinkler and we run around pretending we are trains or cars.
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we love outdoors in the summer, rock hunting, fishing, hiking, swimming
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We Geocache! It's a great way to explore nature!
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we love to explore our local beach!
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We go camping and go for nature hunts.
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We go camping and fishing a lot during summer.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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my almost 3 yr old little girl LOVES to go outside and look for bugs and go to the park
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We love going camping and hiking. And have just discovered Geocaching.
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We go for hikes at national parks in the area, and also for long walks around the neighborhood. As we walk, we point out the animals/flowers/etc. to our daughter and take turns identifying and describing the objects that we see. She LOVES Sid the Science Kid, and I'm trying to encourage her love of science since so many girls often fall behind in this area.
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We collect stones and fossils-not sure if my last comment worked
Diane Baum
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We go camping and take walks in the woods to find different animals and insects to check out.
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We go for "treasure hunts" in the woods. hanovertomato at yahoo dot com
My two toddlers boys LOVE to search for different kinds of bugs. We keep them in our bug house for a few days and then let them go to find their families!
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We go on hikes and to the park
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We go biking and hiking together!
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We go to a local park/zoo that has simple hiking trails. We also work in the garden. The kids loves to find bugs. We also like to catch bugs, look them up on the computer, then release them. We recently found a baby praying mantis.
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we have a beautiful park in the middle in the city with a lake - thats our favorite place to retreat
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
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We like to go to the parks and nature trails.
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My kids LOVE outdoors. My son's fav is to go hunt lizards outside!
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We love going camping, we also love going geocaching, and when we go out we like to collect leaves and try and figure out what tree they go with, or take pictures of bugs. eaglesforjack@gmail.com
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We like to go outside and look for grasshoppers!!
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We love to camp at our favorite campgrounds.
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we love to go on bike rides and hikes in the neighborhood, we live in the woods so it's always an adventure
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We go on nature walks and do scavenger hunts with them, the kids have a blast!!
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We usually make a list of things, and head to the park. They have a trail that leads to a big open field, so we have a baggy and we collect the items on our list. Have lots of fun doing it!
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I bring my daughter to the park or go for a walk. dramaqueensmum@gmail.com
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we check out the creatures around the backyard...like the chipmunks, frogs, and butterflies that are around so much.
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we take walks everyday and my songets to dig and look for earthworms and beetles etc.
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My kids love bug collecting.
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