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March 24, 2012

Shake your Tushy, Shake your Tushy!! Calling all Curious George Fans!! #CuriousGeorgeMoms

by Janet

Last Monday was my birthday and I was out of town for work most of the day. When I got home, I picked up Hubby and The Boy and we headed out to pick up dinner and run by my dad's house to pick up my birthday card from my brother. It was raining, I was tired, my boys had been cooped up in the house all day with no way to go anywhere, and I just wanted to get it all over with and be home already!!

Of course, who can go to Granny and Papa's house without taking in The Boy, so I grabbed him up and we ran into the house in the rain. We visited for a few minutes and headed back out to the car to find Hubby had cranked up the radio and was listening to music. I opened the door for The Boy and instead of climbing in…he decided to BUST A MOVE!!
 
That boy danced circles around me and boogied in the driveway and even make the car hood into a drum – I have no idea where he gets his moves. I have no rhythm and while Hubby may have some moves, he usually just dances silly around us. Hubby and I just looked at each other and instead of getting frustrated, I decided…
 
Sometimes you just have to stop…and DANCE IN THE RAIN!!
 
Calling All Curious George® Fans!
Curious George Announces First-Ever Dance Contest
 
Does your child love Curious George? Do they love to dance? Have them show off their best monkey moves and exercise their creativity in the first-ever Curious George Dance Contest!
 
As a child, I always loved Curious George and recently The Boy has begun to notice him. He was surprisingly excited when we found a Curious George book at the Library used books sale for only $0.25!! He also has a book about Curious George in an animal shelter, letting out all of the puppies. That one always makes him giggle. We also recently discovered the cartoon on PBS on the weekends!!
 
The Curious George television series is in its sixth season on PBS KIDS® and is featuring a focus on the arts, including DANCE!! Dance is a perfect way for kids to be themselves and a great (sneaky for parents) way to get some extra exercise!!
 
Dance
 
Check out this article from Children’s Physical Activity Specialist Rae Pica on why movement and dancing are important to a child’s development.
 
PARENTS!!
Curious George is having a Dance Contest!!
 
Curious George Dance Contest
 
Enter a video of your child (ages 8 and under) dancing to the Curious George theme song for a chance to be featured on a Curious George DVD and even win a visit from George himself!! My boy would FLIP OUT if George visited him!!
 
Head over to the Curious George Dance Contest Page from now until April 2, 2012, download the Curious George Theme Song, and then get the cameras rolling!! Submit your video and a panel of judges will choose ten finalists based on their creativity, enthusiasm, and originality. Then, starting April 16th through April 30th, George’s friends and fans–the public–will vote for the winner!!
 
All finalists will receive a Curiosity Kit, filled with a Curious George book, game, DVD, and other fun George merchandise.
 
Curious George on PBS KIDS
 
More Monkey Fun on PBS KIDS!
For more Curious George fun, tune in weekdays to PBS KIDS (check local listings). Check out the Curious George website to encourage kids’ creativity through games, printables, and video clips. You can also find dance related activities, in both English and Spanish.
 

Curious George, the television series, is funded by public television viewers. National Corporate Sponsorship is provided by Chuck E. Cheese’s® and Stride Rite Children’s Group, LLC. Curious George is a production of Imagine Entertainment, WGBH Boston, and Universal Studios Family Productions. Executive producers are Ron Howard (Imagine), Brian Grazer (Imagine), Ellen Cockrill (Universal), Carol Greenwald (WGBH), Dorothea Gillim (WGBH), Jon Shapiro and David Kirschner. Curious George and related characters, created by Margret and H.A. Rey are copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and used under license. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLP. Television series: ©2012. Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Visit pbskids.org/curiousgeorge for Curious George games, printables, and for more online fun, visit curiousgeorge.com.

Disclosure: This is a SPONSORED POST in collaboration with Latina Bloggers Connect and WGBH. All Curious George images are used with permission. CG (R) & (C) 2012 Universal Studios and/or HMH. All Rights Reserved. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.

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  1. rachel says:
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    Great story. Sometimes you do need to just dance in the rain!!

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  2. Jessica says:
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    Your little one sounds so cute. Sometimes you just have to stop and dance. Thank you for the post about the Curious George contest. My kids love the book we have.
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  3. Stephanie Templeman says:
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    I have this vision in my head of little kids busting a move to get to meet Curious George. I am doing my best not to laugh out loud in the middle of my office

    This is a great way to get kids up and moving while encouraging a show that is educational!
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  4. susan says:
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    Sounds like fun and what a great idea! Thanks for sharing about it.

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  5. Tammy S says:
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    I can’t wait to see the videos. This should be a blast.

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  6. Kelly A. Tanner says:
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    Thanks for this heads up. We’ll go on over to their page and enter the contest!

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