Articles written by Renee Carver
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Noonbory & the Super 7 Television Show Review
The animated superheroes in the educational preschool tv show Noonbory & the Super 7 teach kids problem solving skills, the five senses, and the importance of teamwork.
Feb 28, 2010
- Renee Carver
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Yo Gabba Gabba: Birthday Boogie DVD Review
The Yo Gabba Gabba!: Birthday Boogie DVD contains episodes of the popular educational preschool show that teach about birthdays, pretend play, talents, and ways to ride.
Jan 31, 2010
- Renee Carver
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Dora the Explorer Let's Explore DVD Review
The Dora the Explorer: Let's Explore: Dora's Greatest Adventures DVD collects together classic Nick Jr. Dora episodes that teach preschoolers problem-solving skills.
Jan 31, 2010
- Renee Carver
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Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Review
Computer-animated sequel to the Disney holiday special Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas collects together five funny stories that teach lessons about family & friendship
Dec 31, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas Review
Starring classic Disney cartoon characters, the Disney holiday special Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas collects together three funny, touching animated Christmas stories
Dec 31, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas Review
The animated children's Christmas special Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas teaches a lesson about Christmas spirit through a slapstick retelling of A Christmas Carol
Dec 31, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Dora Celebrates Three Kings Day! DVD Review
The Dora the Explorer DVD Dora Celebrates Three Kings Day! teaches preschoolers about a traditional Mexican holiday that takes place on Epiphany, January 6.
Nov 30, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Go Diego Go! Diego Saves Christmas! DVD Review
The Go Diego Go! Diego Saves Christmas! DVD features a Christmas Diego episode that teaches about animal homes and attributes, focusing on facts about llamas.
Nov 30, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure DVD Review
The Dora the Explorer DVD Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure is a Dora movie that teaches cognitive thinking and the true meaning of Christmas spirit.
Nov 30, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Barney's Halloween Party Review
Barney's Halloween Party DVD teaches about fun kids fall activities like planning a Halloween celebration, making spooky decorations, and trick or treating safety tips.
Oct 31, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Clifford the Big Red Dog Cliffords Big Halloween
Clifford the Big Red Dog Clifford's Big Halloween is a Scholastic video containing episodes of this popular PBS Kids TV show featuring fun fall kids activities.
Oct 24, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Best Soft Noah's Ark Toys
Soft Noah's ark toys make special baby gifts for showers & baptisms. Learn about the best cloth and plush toy Noah's ark activity sets to teach children about the Bible.
Oct 16, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Where the Wild Things Are Toys and Merchandise
Find the best Where the Wild Things Are toys and merchandise, such as dolls, figurines, and puzzles based on the Caldecott award winning Maurice Sendak book.
Oct 15, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Shaun the Sheep Little Sheep of Horrors DVD
The Shaun the Sheep Little Sheep of Horrors DVD is a funny Halloween video for kids full of spooky situations and family-friendly Halloween entertainment.
Sep 30, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Max & Ruby's Perfect Pumpkin DVD Review
Max & Ruby's Perfect Pumpkin DVD is a preschool Halloween video featuring Max & Ruby episodes about Halloween celebrations, Halloween customs, and Halloween traditions.
Sep 29, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Max & Ruby's Halloween DVD Review
Max & Ruby's Halloween DVD is a cute Halloween video of the Nick Jr. show starring Rosemary Wells' bunny siblings, featuring episodes about fun fall activities
Sep 28, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Go Diego Go Diego's Halloween DVD Review
The Go Diego Go! Diego's Halloween DVD features a Halloween Diego episode teaching problem solving skills, Halloween customs, and facts about the South American fruit bat
Sep 27, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Where to Buy Gourmet Chocolate Halloween Candy
Find out where to buy gourmet chocolate Halloween candy and find the best Halloween chocolate candy and gourmet candy treats for stylish kids Halloween parties.
Sep 26, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Dora the Explorer Dora's Halloween Review
Dora's Halloween DVD is a Dora video featuring the Dora the Explorer episode BOO, teaching cognitive thinking and introducing kids to Halloween holiday traditions.
Sep 25, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Where to Buy Halloween Bulk Candy Online
Discover where to buy Halloween bulk candy online. Find unwrapped bulk candy & individually wrapped bulk candy in cute Halloween colors and themes for trick or treat bags
Sep 24, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Where to Buy Bug Halloween Candy Online
Find out where to buy bug Halloween candy online, the best edible insect candy,gross gummy bug candy, and other creepy Halloween treats for Halloween trick or treat bags
Sep 23, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Sesame Street Elmo Says Boo! Review
Sesame Street Elmo Says Boo! preschool Halloween Special is a Sesame Street counting DVD full of funny Halloween jokes for kids and spooky Halloween fun.
Sep 22, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Where to Buy Gross Halloween Candy Online
Find out where to buy gross Halloween candy online, the most disgusting candy and best creepy Halloween treats to fill Halloween trick or treat bags.
Sep 21, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Sesame Street A Magical Halloween Adventure
Sesame Street A Magical Halloween Adventure is a preschool Halloween special that teaches about Halloween customs for kids and fun Halloween activities.
Sep 20, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Best Disney Princess Halloween Costumes 2009
Find out what are the best Disney Princess Halloween costumes 2009 and where to find cute princess dress-up costumes for toddlers and girls who love Disney characters.
Sep 19, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Where to Buy Unique Halloween Costumes Online
Learn where to buy unique Halloween costumes online. Find cute, creative children's costumes for dress-up and fancy dress costumes for kids, both boys and girls.
Sep 18, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Best Pumpkin Decorating Kits for Halloween
Best pumpkin decorating kits are Halloween craft kits for kids that come with pieces that can be stuck to or into a pumpkin to make pumpkin decorations safely.
Sep 17, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Where to Buy Cute Halloween Clothing Online
Learn where to buy cute Halloween clothing online. Find the best Halloween apparel for kids - stylish, casual, and unique girls and boys clothes for fall fun.
Sep 15, 2009
- Renee Carver
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PBS Kids Dinosaur Train TV Show Review
PBS Kids Dinosaur Train educational TV show uses prehistoric creatures in teaching children science, teaching the scientific method, teaching critical thinking skills
Sep 13, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Vocabulary Instruction in The Electric Company
The vocabulary instruction in the educational kids TV program The Electric Company on PBS focuses on teaching vocabulary words to improve reading comprehension skills
Aug 31, 2009
- Renee Carver
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How The Electric Company Teaches Decoding Skills
The PBS Kids Go show The Electric Company teaches decoding skills like phonics rules, helping struggling readers master basic literacy skills to teach kids how to read.
Aug 24, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Electric Company Develops Early Literacy Skills
To teach kids how to read, episodes of The Electric Company 2009 teach early literacy skills such as phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, and phonics skills.
Aug 17, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Maurice Sendak's Little Bear TV Show Review
Based on the Else Holmelund Minarik Little Bear books, the animated series Maurice Sendak's Little Bear teaches preschool social skills through tales of everyday life.
Aug 1, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Disney's Little Einsteins TV Show Review
Disney's Little Einsteins kids TV program for preschoolers teaches children problem-solving skills, the works of famous artists and composers, art and music appreciation.
Jul 31, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Nick Jr Max and Ruby Cartoon Series Review
Based on Rosemary Wells books, the Nick Jr. Max & Ruby cartoon series uses humor to teach young children how to get along with a sibling and be creative and imaginative.
Jul 21, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Super WHY! and Classic Children's Literature
Along with teaching literacy skills, the PBS KidsĀ® tv program Super WHY! also interests preschoolers in reading classic children's literature and fairy tales
Jul 1, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever!
Parents and teachers can use the educational DVD Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever! to teach children about community workers and people's jobs.
Jun 29, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Best Silly Stories & Songs Video Ever! Review
The educational preschool DVD Richard Scarry's Best Silly Stories and Songs Video Ever! teaches kids how things work while retelling stories from Busytown books
Jun 28, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Best Sing-Along Mother Goose Video Ever!
The preschool educational DVD Richard Scarry's Best Sing-Along Mother Goose Video Ever! teaches kids classic nursery rhymes and can be used as a gentle bedtime DVD.
Jun 25, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Review of How Super WHY Can Teach Kids to Read
PBS KidsĀ® tv program Super WHY! improves prereading skills, alphabet recognition, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics skills, word recognition and comprehension
May 31, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Busytown Mysteries Hurray for Huckle Review
Busytown Mysteries (Hurray for Huckle) is an animated kids tv show for preschoolers teaching the scientific method and how to use thinking skills to solve problems
May 31, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Jurassic Dinosaurs Alive Chicago Brookfield Zoo
Learn Jurassic dinosaur fun facts about Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Metriacanthosaurus, and Omeisaurus, then visit animatronic dinosaurs at Brookfield Zoo.
May 12, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs Alive Brookfield Zoo
Learn Early Cretaceous dinosaur fun facts about Baryonyx, Ruyang Yellow River Dinosaur, Stegosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, then visit animatronic dinosaurs at Brookfield Zoo.
May 12, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Mid to Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs Brookfield Zoo
Learn Mid to Late Cretaceous dinosaur facts about Deinonychus, Parasaurolophus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and visit Chicago Brookfield Zoo's animatronic dinosaurs.
May 12, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Brookfield Zoo Dinosaurs Alive! Exhibit Review
Families visiting Illinois and looking for fun children's activities in Chicago can see animatronic dinosaur robots at the Brookfield Zoo Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit.
May 10, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video Ever!
Educational DVD Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video Ever teaches preschool skills - shapes, letters, opposites, numbers, feelings, body parts, manners
May 9, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Richard Scarry's Best Counting Video Ever Review
Use a Richard Scarry video adapted from Richard Scarry's Busytown books, Richard Scarry's Best Counting Video Ever!, in teaching kids to count to ten and twenty.
May 8, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever! Review
One of the Richard Scarry videos adapted from Richard Scarry's Busytown books, Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever! uses gentle humor to help children learn the alphabet
May 8, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Cardboard Box Crafts Books for Children
Reviews of kids' books about cardboard box crafts - cardboard craft indoor activities for children like making pretend play toys, cardboard playhouses, cardboard forts
May 7, 2009
- Renee Carver
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Children's Picture Books About Cardboard Boxes
Reviews of children's picture books about kids trying cardboard box crafts like turning cardboard moving boxes into cardboard playhouses and other pretend play toys.
May 6, 2009
- Renee Carver
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