Archive for April, 2009

Get ready for Earth Day!

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Earth Day is coming, and that can only mean one thing—you have extra guilt to use as leverage when your kids leave the lights on. Oh, I guess that’s not all it means. But you’re certainly going to want to seize the opportunity to get your kids excited about sharing and caring for our planet, right?

Don’t forget that the U.S. Government has a special page of Earth Day links for kids, to get you started. FamilyEducation.com has some great ideas, too.

Over at the Iddy Biddy Blog, you can read all about the PBS KIDS GO! rev-up for Earth Day, including special themed episodes of many of your favorites, from Curious George to Clifford to Maya and Miguel. And speaking of the Idbids, have you shopped the Idbids Store lately? We have organic cotton Idbids Earth Day shirts ready for personalization; they’re sure to be a hit with your little eco-warrior.

(Of course, we have all of your favorite characters from this month’s eco-themed episodes on PBS here at Ty’s Toy Box, but you already knew that.)

However you choose to get ready for Earth Day, we hope you’ll celebrate!

Jack Black: new friends with Yo Gabba Gabba

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Did you happen to catch the new Yo Gabba Gabba episode last week on Nick? It was called “New Friends” and starred Jack Black. This behind-the-scenes video will give you a taste of it:

If you missed it, you also need to go visit People.com and watch Black’s Dancey Dance in its entirety. Trust me. You need to see it.

Don’t forget to visit the Yo Gabba Gabba Store here at Ty’s; the “New Friends” DVD (which of course includes Black’s episode on the show) will be released tomorrow—April 7th, 2008—and will be available for purchase immediately. [Edited with an update: Here it is!]

Because, really, who’s not going to want Jack Black’s Dancey Dance in their video library?

Super Why! Excitement at Licensing Summit

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the licensing kick off for hot new show Super Why!

All key partners were in attendance, including their manufacturers and broadcast partners.

I was able to preview all of the hot new products that will be launching in the coming months and it all looks fantastic.

I, of course, was wearing my personalized Super Why! shirt that I purchased at TysToyBox.com :)

Speaking of Super Why, he was actually in attendance.

Me and Why (he is actually much taller than he appears on television)