Tag: PBS Kids

Young Chef Headed to the White House

Congratulations to Grace Landini, age 12, the West Virginia winner for the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge and Kids State Dinner. As a winner, Grace will be…

Congratulations to Grace Landini, age 12, the West Virginia winner for the   Healthy Lunchtime Challenge and Kids State Dinner.  As a winner, Grace will be having lunch with First Lady, Michele Obama.  Grace’s meal of Cool Couscous and Berry Healthy Dessert was inspired by trying to eat local foods. 

Through our cooking camps and Kids in the Kitchen class, I was inspired to eat well and make healthy food for my own family,” says Grace.  “We joined Grow Ohio Valley, a group that turns vacant city lots into gardens. Each week my mom and I would pick out our vegetables. It was great to know we were eating really fresh vegetables and helping our community. As a child I always liked when my mom made couscous and this past summer I found out how easy it was to prepare. Now I have a meal that even my picky 7-year-old sister will eat. The dish can be made in less than 20 minutes and is great packed up for lunch the next day. “

Check out Grace’s meal:  Cool Couscous and Berry Healthy Dessert.

Resources for Coping with Crisis

PBS Kids provides content to help parents and caregivers cope with emergency situations.  There are also tools to make sure there is an emergency plan in place.  These topics can be difficult to talk about, but with the help of characters such as Daniel Tiger and Arthur, there is a framework in which to have that discussion.

What can we say to children when public tragedies, natural disasters, and upsetting events occur? How can we support our children during challenging times? Here are some resources, activities, and videos to help you and your child cope and build resilience.

Adults need to support children after they’ve experienced unexpected events. Here are some helpful hints:

  • Give plenty of hugs.
  • Provide safe ways for children to express their feelings, such as drawing or telling stories.

Sesame Street Toolkits | Support After an Emergency

  • Providing Comfort |Assure your child that she is safe and loved. Holding a comfort item, like a blanket or toy, may also help.
  • Try to Keep to one Routine | There is comfort in the familiar, especially after a disaster. Choose at least one routine that you can keep even if your situation or location changed.
  • Model Healthy Ways of Coping | After a disaster, children look to the adults around them to see how they should feel and react. As much as possible, try to stay calm. It’s also okay for your child to see you cry. You can explain that even adults can feel overwhelmed or upset about what happened.
  • Monitor the Media | Avoid your child seeing repeated images of the disaster and its damage as young children may think the event is happening over and over, in real time.
  • Guidebook | Here for Each Other    a guidebook for parents and caregivers for children up to age 6

Daniel Tiger part of FestivALL

WVPB and The Charleston Town Center Mall are bringing PBS Kids favorite, Daniel Tiger, to the mall on Monday, June 20 as part of FestivAll.  Daniel will be at the Picnic Place in the Mall from 11a to 1p. To let young Daniel Tiger fans know they are part of the community, we will be asking them to complete a simple form to let us know what they are doing to help others in their neighborhood.  We will share some of the responses of these young citizens in a future post.

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is an animated program for preschoolers ages 2 to 4 which builds on the pioneering PBS series, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. This series, for a new generation of children, tells its engaging stories about the life of a preschooler using musical strategies grounded in Fred Rogers’ landmark social-emotional curriculum. Through imagination, creativity and music, Daniel and his friends learn the key social skills necessary for school and for life. Check out Daniel Tiger videos and games here: Daniel Tiger.

The star of the series is 4-year-old Daniel Tiger, son of the original program’s beloved puppet Daniel Striped Tiger, who invites young viewers into his world, giving them a kid’s eye view of his life. Daniel talks directly to viewers, warmly drawing them in and making them feel like one of his neighbors. As they closely follow and share Daniel’s everyday adventures, preschoolers and their families learn fun and practical strategies and skills necessary for growing and learning.

Come on out and join us!

Sid the Science Kid drops in at The Clay Center

WVPB Volunteer helps a young fan with a PBS game.

On Saturday WVPB | Education joined with the Clay Center to present “A Summer of Science Bash” with a special appearance from PBS Kids perennial favorite, “Sid the Science Kid.”

Over 300 children and their parents spent the day practicing hands on science projects and exploring a new Thomas the Tank Engine exhibit which will be open through the summer. 

For more information about summer activities for your scientist check out PBS Kids/parents.  The Clay Center is also sponsoring a summer full of Summer Science Camps including camps in late July based on PBS programs: SciGirls and Nature Cat.

Young Writers' Winning Submissions

We recently announced our 2016 Writers Contest winners. Now you can read their stories and enter amazing worlds including Lollipop Land, Ducktopia and a…

We recently announced our 2016 Writers Contest winners.  Now you can read their stories and enter amazing worlds including Lollipop Land, Ducktopia and a dragon paradise.  There are also lovely stories of caring and compassion; a reflection on a grandfather or how kindness can tame a bully.

We loved reading all the stories that were submitted for this year’s contest and we hope that these stories will encourage young writers to enter our contest next year.  Until then, keep writing and reading.  2016 Writers Contest Winners

Super Why! Visits Raleigh County

West Virginia Public Broadcasting brought Super Why ? and friends to welcome visitors to the Raleigh County Small Fry Expo on Thursday May 19. The crew…

West Virginia Public Broadcasting brought Super Why ? and friends to welcome visitors to the Raleigh County Small Fry Expo on Thursday May 19.  The crew was there to say hello to the over 200 children and adults who came to participate in activities geared to ready children registering for school for the first time.  Joining them in the day’s activities was the West Virginia Mountaineer.  
 

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