Crispness can be felt in the cool autumn breeze, signaling that
Thanksgiving is just around the corner.
In addition to kick-starting the holiday season and gathering the
family together, Thanksgiving is also a wonderful way to introduce your
youngsters to different foods and healthy eating habits as well as family
traditions and the customs that mark the various holidays’ celebrations.
As you prepare for your family’s Thanksgiving dinner, involve your
child with the menu planning and shopping list. This experience can reinforce
counting and basic math skills, provides a visual example of how we can combine
things to make something totally different, and can also be used to invite
picky eaters to try new foods.
In fact, the Dinosaur Train webpage has
a fun family project called Hungry
Herbivores (http://www.pbs.org/parents/dinosaurtrain/activities/hungry-herbivores/) that can be used to construct a Thanksgiving dinner
for modern day animals that enjoy a plant-based diet (herbivores). This fun
project can also be used to encourage your child to eat Thanksgiving dishes
like squash, green beans and other vegetables, just like the animals in the
project.
One
Thanksgiving tradition that is practiced in many homes throughout the nation is
the expression of gratitude. As you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, take a
moment to go around the table and ask everyone to share what they are thankful
for, young and old alike. The responses can sometimes surprise you, and often
remind us of the little things we forget over the course of a year.
You can also use post-Thanksgiving dinnertime to discuss plans for
the rest of the holiday season. Put the young ones in some cozy Dinosaur Train
themed pajamas and slippers and read one of the many holiday-themed stories
that they love:
Dinosaur Train Buddy & Pteranodon Friends Pajamas from
American Marketing Enterprises (AME)
SRP: $20.00 This style available at: webundies.com,
with alternative styles, including the Dinosaur
Train Infant & Toddler Boy's Footed Pajamas at
Kmart and Kmart.com.
Now
your little guy can get comfy with Buddy, the curious T-Rex and his Pteranodon
pals Shiny, Tiny & Don! The pajama bottoms have an all-over print of Tiny
posing on some prehistoric leaves in a primitive camouflage. The short-sleeve
top features the dingo friends with contrasting sleeves. These 100% polyester
pajamas are flame resistant for safety. Covered waistband. Machine Washable;
Easy Care. Imported. Sizes 2T, 3T, 4T.
Dnosaur Train Infant & Toddler Boy's
Footed Pajamas from American Marketing Enterprises (AME)
SRP: $14.99.
Available at Kmart and Kmart.com
Little ones will love to stomp around and roar in dreamland adventures
when they wear these adorable infant and toddler boy's footie pajamas from
Dinosaur Train. These cozy, colorful pajamas are made of soft fleece and have
an easy zip closure, and non-skid footed bottoms. These 100% polyester pajamas are
flame resistant for safety. Sizes: 12 months, 18 Months, 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T.
Dinosaur Train Buddy the T-Rex
Toddler Boys Moccasin Blue Slippers from Wiesner Products Inc.
SRP:
$18.00
Available
at: amazon.com
Perfect
for any Dinosaur Train fan, these Buddy the T-Rex moccasin slippers feature
cuddly soft uppers and an appliqué of Buddy with interesting T Rex facts. The
thick, padded soles
are
covered in a striped material with textured nubs for slip resistance. Sizes S, M, L.
Dinosaur Train "Buddy &
Tiny" Black Toddler Boys Sock-Top Slippers from Wiesner Products Inc.
SRP:
$16.00
Available
at: amazon.com
It's
always a learning adventure on the Dinosaur Train! Buddy and Tiny are featured
on these adorable Dinosaur Train "Buddy & Tiny" sock top
slippers. Cuddly and soft, the slippers feature ribbed knit cuffs and soft
plush uppers with an exciting image of Buddy and Tiny on the toe. Textured
soles are slip resistant. Perfect for any Dinosaur Train fan! Sizes S, M, L.
A Holiday with Buddy, a new paperback from Penguin Young
Readers Group!
This
colorful 32-page paperback book is great for read-aloud holiday fun as it
follows Buddy and his family on their search for the biggest Cretaceous
conifers, better known to us as Christmas trees, they can find to decorate for
the holiday.
The
story is guaranteed to get everyone in the holiday spirit (and makes a
wonderful holiday gift, too) and can be used to discuss when your family will
decorate your home for the holidays and the significance of those decorations. For ages 3 and up. MSRP: $3.99. Available wherever books are sold.
ALL NEW EPISODES
And coming up at PBS
Kids on December 10 is a week of all-new episodes. New characters will be introduced
– The Grandparents! Have your little ones snuggle up in their PJ’s and Slippers
with the entire family to watch these fabulous new episodes! On December 10
tune in to PBS KIDS for “Tiny and the Crocodile”/“Meet the Grandparents” and on
December 11 for “The Egg Stealer?”/ “To Grandparents Nest We Go!” the new
episodes continue on December 12 with “Double-Crested Trouble”/“Erma and the
Conductor” and “Dome-Headed Dinosaur”/”Treasure Hunt” on December 13.
Tiny and the Crocodile/Meet the Grandparents
Tiny and the Crocodile/Meet the Grandparents
Team Pteranodon travels to
Dienosuchas Swamp to meet Deanna Dienosuchas, a 40 foot crocodile with many big
teeth, and a crabby attitude. Tiny leads the way to warm up Deanna who turns
out to be more friendly and less scary than our kids imagined.
The
Pteranodon kids have special visitors – their Grandma and Grandpa! The
kids delight in realizing they share similar traits with their grandparents
(laughs, expressions, and interests), and love showing Grandma and Grandpa
around the nest area and playing some games they all like.
The Egg Stealer?/To Grandparents' Nest We Go!
Buddy and Don stumble upon a mystery when they find unhatched eggs on their beach,
The mystery grows when some of the eggs are stolen. Don
and Buddy become detectives and suspect that maybe Tiny, Shiny, or other
friends may be stealing the eggs. They’re not. Soon, all the kids join in to
solve the mystery, as they figure out that the eggs belong to an
over-protective, caring mom named Olivia Oviraptor who is just trying to keep
her eggs safe.
Buddy,
Tiny, Shiny, and Don have fun spending a special day with their retired Grandma
and Grandpa at their cliffside nest. The kids get to see things from
their Dad’s childhood nature collection, and afterwards they play games and
fish with Grandma and Grandpa.
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