Dinosaur Train Under the Sea (Review & DVD Giveaway - 8/29)
8/13/2010 10:00:00 AM
On Friday, August 20th, Dinosaur Train Under the Sea will premier on PBS Kids as a new one-hour television special. Then, on August 24th, PBS Kids and Paramount will release the Dinosaurs Under the Sea DVD. The DVD will include 8 exciting adventures, interactive games, coloring pages, a dinosaur reference guide, and information for parents.
My kids and I had the opportunity to watch the television special, thanks to Three Sixty Marketing and Communications and The Jim Henson Company. Before I get to our review of the special, here's a sneak peek for you. (It's the commercial that has been airing on PBS Kids recently.)
My kids absolutely loved the 1 hour Dinosaur Train Under the Sea television special. When I put in the DVD, it automatically started playing. Lucy could barely contain her excitement, shouting "It's a new Dinosaur Train! It's a new Dinosaur Train!" Then, she just had to know, "Mom? Who sent you this movie? Can we keep it?" For the next hour, she didn't move, except to tell me the names of all the new friends that the dinosaurs made, and how cool it was that they could go under the water. "Mom, can we find a tunnel like that and go in a train under water?" While we may not be able to travel in a train under water and go back in time to meet lots of amazing dinosaurs, I love that she can pop the DVD in and escape into her imagination at any time.
Other new underwater friends that the family meets include Elmer Elasmosaurus, The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers, and Paulie Pliosaurus - the T. Rex of the ocean!
To celebrate the Dinosaur Train Under the Sea television special and DVD release, I get to give away one copy of the new Dinosaur Train Under the Sea DVD to one lucky reader!
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Disclaimer: I was contacted by a member of Three.Sixty Marketing & Communication on behalf of the Henson Company. I was sent a press DVD to preview the new episode in my home. The DVD in no way influenced my opinion, and was merely used to get our honest review. I was in no other way compensated for this post. The sponsor is also fulfilling the winner's prize as stated above.
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August 13, 2010 10:43 AM
My kids haven't seen this, but they love all dinosaurs!
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Dinosaur Train is an absolute favorite around here and we have most of the episodes on our DVR. My 6 year old and my 7 year old can say the names of some of the dinosaurs better than I can!! Our favorite dinosaur is Buddy, so of course our favorite episode is I'm a T-Rex. Thanks for the chance to win!!!
August 13, 2010 4:46 PM
My daughter LOVES Dinosaur Train! She watches it when she stays with my mom on Fridays. She comes home singing, "Dinosaur TRAAAAIIIINNNN. Let's have a ride, on the dinosaur TRAAAIIIINNN". I don't really know how it goes, but it's super cute. I think she likes the little Pteradactyl, but I'm not sure. :)
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