DVD Review and Giveaway: Dive into the New Year with the Octonauts!

Dive into the New Year and into adventure with everyone’s favorite underwater explorers, the International EMMY-nominated Octonauts, and join them on their mission to “explore, rescue and protect!” Here Come the Octonauts is available for the FIRST time on DVD on January 7, 2014, from NCircle Entertainment—available at Walmart and many other retailers and grocery stores nationwide!

To celebrate the debut of the NEW DVD, we would like to offer a REVIEW copy for you and a GIVEAWAY copy for your readers!

It’s time to meet the crew!

CAPTAIN BARNACLES BEAR

A brave polar bear extraordinaire and the leader of the Octonauts crew. He's always the first to rush in and help whenever there's a problem.

KWAZII KITTEN







A daredevil orange kitten with a mysterious pirate past. He loves excitement and travelling to exotic places.

PESO PENGUIN







PESO PENGUIN is the medic for the team. He's an expert at bandaging and always carries his medical kit with him in case of emergencies. He's not too fond of scary things, but if a creature is hurt or in danger, he can be the bravest Octonaut of all!

Together with the rest of their crew, DASHI (SAUCI) DOG, SHELLINGTON SEA OTTER, TWEAK BUNNY, PROFFESSOR INKLING OCTOPUS and TURNIP THE VEGIMAL, the Octonauts explore the world's oceans, rescue the creatures who live there, and protect their habitats - above and below the waves!

In Here Come the Octonauts, Captain Barnacles must figure out how to free an old friend who is trapped beneath the ice; Kwazii tries to rescue a reef full of creatures before an undersea storm strikes; and Peso must help a school of frightened fish who have invaded the Octopod!

Based on the books of the same name by Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy, who write under the name Meomi, Octonauts is broadcast weekday mornings on Disney Channel’s Disney Junior block. The Octonauts received a BAFTA nomination for Best Animated Preschool Show in 2011 and 2013; and in October 2012 was nominated for an International EMMY Award.

And watch out in 2014 for some great new Octonauts events—the Octonauts have recently partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work jointly to raise awareness of ocean exploration and science and advance NOAA’s mission!  The partnership, which extends learning beyond the screen, includes plans for events at aquariums nationwide and joint development of educational materials!

And now for some fun and FREE Octonauts activities to enjoy with your child!

Color and collect all of the Octonauts Octo-Crew Cards at DisneyJunior.com, such as this one featuring Captain Barnacles Bear:









Decorate your own Kelp Cake, navigate a maze, play hide and seek and enjoy more coloring activities and “look and find” games at Octonauts.com:












And you’ll find more Octonauts activities and more from NCircle Entertainment  here.

NCircle Entertainment Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NCircleEntertainment
NCircle Entertainment Activity pages: http://www.entertainmentthateducates.com

My Thoughts
My kids LOVE the Octonauts. My three and six-year-olds will spend hours upon hours watching them on Disney Junior! As a parent I love that the Octonauts teach the kids about treating each other with respect and helping others; they are very educational without the kids thinking they're being taught something. I love the characters are different and there is diversity between all of them! The kids really love the coloring pages and other activities offered on the Octonauts.com and DisneyJunior.com.

Giveaway
One lucky winner will get a Here Comes the Octonauts DVD. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter entries below. Open to US and Canada residents only. The winner will be notified through email and will have 48 hours to reply. Thanks again to NCircle Entertainment for offering this great prize! Contest ends 1/12/13.



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