Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day: Dinosaur Train DVD GIVEAWAY


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Everyone rightly associates St. Patrick's Day with the color GREEN. After all, if you've ever been to Ireland in the spring/summer, you would never forget the lushness of the countrysides or the breathtaking vegetation of Killarney National Park. When Stewart and I visited the park, it was a strange moment while my eyes adjusted to the scenic vista--I felt like I was moving even though I was standing completely still. The boys and I had a great time this past weekend at a St. Patrick's Day party and they know that St. Patrick's Day is about green, green, and more green! So I thought what more appropriate day could there be to talk about March being National Nutrition Month than a day that celebrates GREEN in light of this year's theme "Eat right with Color."

March is National Nutrition Month®, a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. This year's National Nutrition Month theme, “Eat right with Color,” encourages everyone to remember to include a colorful variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and dairy on their plates every day. To help parents, the American Dietetic Association provides many online resources. They even have a downloadable PDF list of 25 healthy snacks for kids, including these five great ideas:
  1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt. Roll in crushed cereal and freeze.
  2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese. Top with raisins. Enjoy your “ants on a log.”
  3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket with ricotta cheese and Granny Smith apple slices. Add a dash of cinnamon.
  4. Mix together ready-to-eat cereal, dried fruit and nuts in a sandwich bag for an on-the-go snack.
  5. Smear a scoop of frozen yogurt on two graham crackers and add sliced banana to make a yummy sandwich.

 PBS's Dinosaur Train has also designed an activity to help children learn about the campaign. Buddy can help you and your child prepare a vegetarian (herbivore) picnic. The Have A Brachiosaurus Picnic activity helps young children to learn what foods fit into an herbivore's diet (fruits and vegetables); reminds children about the importance of hand washing before eating; and also creates an opportunity to discuss why all animals need to eliminate waste from their bodies (a.k.a. “poop”). The downloadable PDF file provides the ingredients to prepare Brachiosaurus Picnic, with fun food items on the menu, including: 
  • Brachiosaurus Super Salad: The kids will have fun tearing up green leafy veggies into bite-size pieces and mixing ranch dressing with green coloring to make a tasty topping.
  • Sauropod Sandwich: With a plastic knife, cut pieces of whole wheat bread in the shape of a favorite dinosaur and spread with cheese spread or peanut butter.
  • Herbivore Herb and Spinach Spread: Mix frozen spinach, dried onion soup mix, sour cream, celery sticks and crackers
  • Green Juice – fill a child’s plastic cup with apple juice and add green food color to make a green beverage fit for an herbivore. (The boys and I are taking this idea to the next level and making "shamrock" shakes with ice cream, mint extract, green food coloring and soy milk!)


To celebrate Dinosaur Train's support of the American Dietetic Association's campaign, one Random Mommy reader will get the chance to go on a virtual trip around the world on the Dinosaur Train through the new DINOSAUR TRAIN: PTERANODON FAMILY WORLD TOUR ADVENTURE DVD, released on March 15. Buddy and his adoptive family of Pteranodons embark on a roaring, exploring world tour adventure to discover a variety of dinosaurs inhabiting the globe as they journey to Asia, Europe and Africa.  From the world-renowned Jim Henson Company, PBS KIDS and Paramount Home Entertainment, the DVD includes eight exciting edu-tainment adventures, interactive games, coloring pages, a dinosaur reference guide and parent information. Boasting incredible CGI animation and an average monthly viewership of 11.9 million, the “Dinosaur Train” is a Parents’ Choice recommended PBS KIDS TV series and is one of the top ten shows for kids 2 to 5.

HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:  Contest period runs from Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 12:01 AM (Pacific) until Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 11:59 PM (Pacific). Enter by leaving a comment on how you celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and leave your e-mail address OR sign in to comments using your Blogger ID, making sure your Blogger profile is public and includes your e-mail address.

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If you don't leave a qualifying comment and your e-mail address or public Blogger profile, your entry will be disqualified. I reserve the right to extend the contest period. At the end of the contest period, I will utilize Random.org to randomly choose the winner. The winner will be contacted by e-mail and will have 72 hours to respond to my e-mail. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, the prize will go to the next place winner as decided by Random.org. This contest is open for US Residents only. Good luck!

I did not receive compensation for this post. I was given an opportunity to share the information and run a giveaway for my readers and took it!

16 comments:

Sharon @ Red Poppy | Pink Peony said...

My nephew Peter loves dinosaurs, so he would love that DVD! Today, I'm celebrating St. Paddy's Day by watching a comedy show on Broadway... But my sister has an Irish name, Maureen! By the way, that first healthy snack sounds awesome.

Dahlia Karch said...

I celeberated st. paddy's day by going out for drinks with girlfriends for the first time in months! Long overdue, nothing to do with green, but a great time had by all, wish could do it with my far away friends.

jonesie said...

Thanks for the great giveaway-- we love dinosaur train (I found your post searching dinosaur train party!)
We celebrated St.Patty's day in a big this year-- we had a party at preschool, and then we always celebrate with another family-- corned beef (or turkey) reubens, lots of green veggies (this year snap peas and cucumbers), green grapes, and some mint choc chip ice cream!

Ellen said...

My kid loves the Dinosaur Train! We didn't really celebrate St Patrick's day, but we did wear green that day, does that count?

Amy Anderson said...

Aubrey celebrated at school by painting rocks gold. Then they were hidden and they hunted for "gold nuggets". I believe there was also a green shamrock shaped cookie involved. Me... considered some green beer, but it never happened!

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Leda Mares said...

I celebrated St. Pats day at school by reading aloud Tommiw De Poala's book Jamie O'Rourke and the Giant Potatoe. We wore green and had a lot of fun.

My daughter received her 1st St. Pats necklace.....

Hoping to win the DVD for my train loving toddler.
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Unknown said...

This year my SIL made corned beef and cabbage for St Paddy's Day and we had a green pistachio cake for dessert.

My grandsons love Dinosaur Train!

megryansmom @ SBC global . net

Joyce Rocks said...

I wear green and/or drink a McDonald's shamrock shake on St. Paddy's Day.
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Biggabeez said...

Being Irish, we celebrate St. Paddy's Day AND 1/2 way to St. Paddy's Day in September!

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Gleester said...

I celebrated St. Patricks day by - well I have to confess that I didn't do anything. But I'm still entering your giveaway!

aubreyrh said...

I've never really celebrated St. Patrick's Day, but my son's preschool teacher had them make leprechaun catchers to bring home. So I put some Silly Puddy in it for him to find in the morning. We decided the leprechaun must have thought he was silly to think he could be caught! It was fun. So we might keep up the tradition.
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heathergothitched said...

Harrison thinks St. Patrick's Day is actually Patrick's birthday and insists on going to Patrick's house to eat cake. After explaining countless times that Patrick isn't a real green person, I gave up and now serve cake to the kids each with a candle in it for them to blow out in honor of their "friend" Patrick...

Love always,
Heather

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I also follow you on Twitter as @heathergothitch!

Love always,
Heather

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Love always,
Heather