PBS KIDS and PBS KIDS GO! will offer a spooktacular array of Halloween-themed episodes where kids can join their favorite characters from CURIOUS GEORGE, SUPER WHY!, SID THE SCIENCE KID, DINOSAUR TRAIN, ARTHUR, CYBERCHASE, MAYA & MIGUEL and more as they celebrate Halloween with costume parties, trick-or-treating, and nighttime adventures while learning a few important friendship lessons such as sharing and teamwork along the way. A new episode from WORDGIRL will broaden kids’ vocabulary as WordGirl protects the holiday from Tobey and his Robots and helps save the day.

Beginning October 9, kids can watch their favorite Halloween-themed episodes on the PBS KIDS GO! video player at PBSKIDSGO.org/video. The themed channel will include clips from ARTHUR, CYBERCHASE, MARTHA SPEAKS and POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER. In addition, PBSKIDSGO.org will feature costume ideas, spooky games, e-cards and more, and on PBSKIDS.org/halloween, preschoolers and their parents can see what’s inside SID THE SCIENCE KID’s mystery lunchbox, play counting games with The Count from SESAME STREET, share favorite Halloween stories on Dot’s Story Factory or view clips from favorite Halloween-themed episodes.

For parents and caregivers, PBS Parents (PBSPARENTS.org) is offering a free exclusive costume pattern for “Buddy,” the T-Rex star from the new hit PBS KIDS series DINOSAUR TRAIN. PBS Parents is also launching a new crafting column, “Craft Apparent,” in early October. The first weekly column on October 8 will share some budget-friendly costume ideas, followed by a column on how parents and children can make a fun, festive Halloween treat bag together. In addition, parents can find tips and articles on having a fun and safe Halloween, alternative trick-or-treat giveaways, themed recipes, activities and Halloween book recommendations.

Fizzy's Lunch Lab
pbskids.org/lunchlab/

Fizzy's Lunch Lab is a vibrant, fun and kid-friendly
media property featuring original characters and funny stories that
entertain and educate families about the importance of good nutrition,
a balanced diet, and physical activity. Join Professor Fizzy and
friends in the super-charged Lunch Lab Test Kitchen, as they prepare
healthy snacks, investigate the difference between good and bad foo and learn what happens once the food you eat goes into your body.

Nutrition concepts are not as complicated as
people think! Often, families lack proper information about the basic
rules to a healthy lifestyle. Fizzy's goal is to provide an
informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on
fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Most researchers agree that a
diet rich in fruits and veggies are the key to healthy nutrition,
avoidance of obesity, and disease prevention.

Starting in November, the Lunch Lab Web site will release a new piece
of animated content as well as a recipe for kids and parents to enjoy.
Monthly food/nutrition themes will help guide our message, and the
animated videos will reinforce concepts pertaining to the featured
theme. This will make it easy for both parents and teachers to
incorporate lessons in the home and classroom.

Dinosaur Train
pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain

Began September 7th, 2009
Weekdays, 9:30 am ET/8:30 am CT on WFSU - Dinosaur Train embraces and celbrates the fascination that children have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific thinking and skills as the audience learns about natural science, natural history and paleontology.

Launching at the same time as the Dinosaur Train TV series is the show's interactive Web site at pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain. Buddy, Tiny, Mrs. Pteranodon and The Conductor will guide shildren as they discover natural history and the science of paleontology through fun games and activities. Parents, caregivers and educators can also find resources and activites to extend the learning at PBS Parents
(pbsparents.org) and PBS Teachers (pbsteachers.org).