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PBS Cat in the Hat-a-Thon Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday on March 2 (w. giveaway)

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“Be More PBS” encourages a closer look at the content that PBS offers through one of the latest ad campaigns but is that possible in our house?  Looking back, PBS has always been a part of my life beginning in childhood, following me throughout my career as a teacher, and now as a parent. 

As a kid, I always woke up early on Sunday mornings to watch 3 hours of back to back Sesame Street episodes on our local PBS affiliate.  As a teacher, I taught PBS TeacherLine online professional development courses for educators, worked as the Community Manager for PBS Teachers in a role that connected me to the education division as I managed an online community that grew from 9,000 to 85,000 members.  As a parent, blogger, and social media enthusiast, I’m excited to join the PBS KIDS VIP program.  

I’ve always been a fan of PBS because of the quality educational products that they consistently produce. From age appropriate programming for kids presented through likeable characters that children want to learn from, interactive age appropriate web content, engaging apps, fabulous free resources for teachers, video content for home and classrooms alike, and now books, games, and plus characters that correspond with shows, PBS is even more of a part of our lives now than when I was a child.

We’re celebrating my new involvement with PBS along with Dr. Seuss’ birthday during The Cat in the Hat-a-Thon. The Cat in the Hat-a-Thon includes a marathon of episodes and free content on web and mobile platforms all in honor of Cat in the Hat creator, Dr. Seuss!

Over the weekend we took a sneak peek at the 4 brand new episodes that young viewers are eagerly anticipating. In “Seasons— Spring and Summer/Fall and Winter” the Cat, Nick, and Sally on a journey through the four seasons.  “When I Grow Up/Doing it Differently” shows Nick and Sally trying different ways to solve problems as they grow up, something that we’re always working on in our home!
The celebration will continue online and on mobile platforms.  Video clips from all four episodes will be available for free online at PBSKIDS.org/video and on the PBS KIDS Video App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. 

On Thursday, March 1, the PBS KIDS Shop is launching a Birthday Party Builder Tool to make character themed party planning easy. Parents can shop by character for tableware, party banners, clothing, gifts, and more for the young fans in their homes.  The Party Builder offers customized recommendations based on the number of guests and exclusive, personalized products featuring your child’s favorite characters, including the Cat in the Hat.  Get 10% off on The Cat in the Hat items with the code CELEBRATE.

GIVEAWAY: To celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and the upcoming Cat in the Hat-a-Thon, PBS is offering a prize pack with a fabulous assortment of Cat themed products including a $25 gift card to the PBS KIDS Shop and book and DVD from the series.
TO ENTER: Leave a comment sharing your favorite Dr. Seuss book along with your email address or Twitter handle before Friday, March 9.
For additional entries, complete the required entry above and include your email address or Twitter handle when doing any of the following:
  • Does your child like The Cat in the Hat?  Leave the name of your child’s favorite Cat in the Hat character from the show in your comment,  (1 entry)
  • Leave a comment sharing a past or current favorite PBS show.  (1 entry)
  • Share the link of something you would purchase in the PBS KIDS Shop.  10% off  (1 entry)
  • Tweet this daily until Friday, March 9: @TechSavvyMama has a @PBSKids prize pack #giveaway 2 celebrate The Cat in the Hat-a-Thon & Dr. Seuss bday: http://www.TechSavvyMama.com #cithathon (1 entry/day)
I am part of the PBS KIDS VIP program and received The Cat in the Hat-a-Thon screener and a collection of items for review purposes.  No compensation was received for my involvement in the program or for writing this post but all opinions are my own. Images courtesy of PBS.

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  14. Mommydoll13 says

    My kids love cat in the hat.. They have thing one and thing two decals on there bedroom doors. And a cat in the hat hallway..

    dollhousecreation(at)gmail(dot)com

  18. Laura Jacobson says

    My favorite one is The Sneetches! But…my grandson’s favorite that I have to read daily right now is Hand Hand Fingers Thumb!
    landfjacobson @ charter.net

  19. Laura Jacobson says

    Oh Carter is just starting to get into the Cat In The Hat! He loves the Things! haha
    landfjacobson @ charter.net

  20. Laura Jacobson says

    Right now our favorite show is Sid The Science Kid and Sesame Street!
    landfjacobson @ charter.net

    • Trish says

      Just noticed that my profile doesn’t give my email address like I thought it did. Sorry about that! It’s user kctrish on gmail.

  28. Trish says

    I loved watching “Square One” on PBS as a kid…and as a college student when my parents found our old VHS tapes!

  32. coriwestphal says

    My kids and I both always loved when Bob the Builder was on! It was something I didn’t mind watching with them!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com