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PBS Kids in the Park Review

June 16, 2013 by Mama Carmody 6 Comments

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PBS Kids in the Park Review, 2011

It was a beautiful sunny day to be out with friends and their kids. The parade of characters signals the beginning of PBS Kids in the Park. I arrived at Military Park in time to get a great spot to see all the characters marching in. It’s been awhile since I’ve had a little one in the house so I’m not sure who most of these characters are. I’m going to need my friends and followers, with small children, to leave me comments as to who they are.  I will number them as I post them so then you can put the number in the comments and tell me who the character is. I need to learn them anyway since my first grandchild is due the end of July and I’m sure my great-niece and great-nephews are going to know most of these characters soon, if they don’t all ready.

So I will start this post with the parade:

1) I knew this one: Curious George

PBS Kids in the Park: Curious George
PBS Kids in the Park: Curious George

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2. I don’t know this one:

PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character
PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character

     3. & 4.  I don’t know this pair either….are they sister and brother?

PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Characters
PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. I don’t know who this is but I have loved dinosaurs since I was little and this one is absolutely adorable!

PBS Kids in the Park:  Dinosaur Character
PBS Kids in the Park: Dinosaur Character

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Isn’t she pretty?…whoever she is. I think she was waving to me!

PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character
PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character

7.  I”m not sure who this is either (I sure hope you guys are leaving comments to  help me out).

PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Pig Character
PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Pig Character

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.  Ok, I have this one…it’s Clifford the Big Red Dog. He always seemed so much bigger in the books.

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford the Big Red Dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. & 10. These two look like they may be related too but I don’t know who they are.

PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Characters
PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Characters

                                                11. This is The Cat in the Hat.

Cat in the Hat
Cat in the Hat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. I don’t know who this is.

PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character
PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. I learned this one from Carson because this was his favorite. This is Daniel Tiger. His show is a spin-off of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe from Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.

PBS Kids in the Park: Daniel Tiger
PBS Kids in the Park: Daniel Tiger

14. I missed this character. I had to edit her out of the back of Daniel Tiger’s picture.

PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character
PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character

15. Not sure of this one either…I sure hope you guys are helping out by letting me   know who these guys are.

PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character
PBS Kids in the Park: PBS Character

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. And this would be why I missed character #14, Mr. McFeely! I was most excited to see him because my younger sister and I used to watch Mr.Roger’s Neighborhood when we were little.

PBS Kids in the Park: Mr. McFeely
PBS Kids in the Park: Mr. McFeely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. McFeely stopped right next to me because the little boy standing beside me was named Daniel and it was his birthday. I was so excited to see Mr. McFeely that I had to have my picture taken with him.

PBS Kids in the Park: Mr. McFeely & Mama Carmody
PBS Kids in the Park: Mr. McFeely & Mama Carmody

Ashley, her sister, Katie, and their kids joined me right at the end of the parade. Ashley had her picture taken with Mr. McFeely too.

PBS Kids in the Park:  Ashley & Mr. McFeely
PBS Kids in the Park: Ashley & Mr. McFeely

 

 

 

 

 

 

The characters were the big attraction for the day. I’m glad we arrived early and were able to see them standing around after the parade because even though they had special meet and greet times the lines were so long we didn’t even attempt to get in them. I thought about taking a picture of the line waiting to see Daniel Tiger but it was so long there was no way I could even get it in a picture.

Some children are scared of costumed characters but Carson loved them and wanted to give every one of them a hug.

PBS Kids in the Park: Carson & Character Collage
PBS Kids in the Park: Carson & Character Collage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madison found a character that she liked too.

PBS Kids in the Park: Madison with a character
PBS Kids in the Park: Madison with a character

Cody just wanted them all to keep their distance.

PBS Kids in the Park: Cody and Clown
PBS Kids in the Park: Cody and Clown

There were several booths with activities for the kids. Some of the activities were educational and some were just for fun.

There was a sandbox to play in….

Sandbox
Sandbox

…and flowers to paint.

PBS Kids in the Park: Painting flowers
PBS Kids in the Park: Painting flowers

Madison learned that bad stuff sticks to your teeth and you have to brush it away. I learned that the first time you should take a child to the dentist is after they turn 1 year old.

PBS Kids in the Park: Teeth
PBS Kids in the Park: Teeth

Carson enjoyed a PB & J at the PB & J Stage…

PBS Kids in the Park: PB & J
PBS Kids in the Park: PB & J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…while we enjoyed a puppet show with lots of fun music.

PBS Kids in the Park: Puppets
PBS Kids in the Park: Puppets

As we were leaving we ran into a couple of police officers on horseback. I believe this was the biggest smile I saw out of Madison all day. I wish I had been able to get a better picture but I just couldn’t get the correct angle.

Madison & the horse
Madison & the horse

Everyone stopped to get a drink from the water fountain….

Water Fountain
Water Fountain

…and a group picture.

PBS Kids in the Park: Group Picture
PBS Kids in the Park: Group Picture

Overall it was a great day.

To sum up our day:

+ It was great getting to see all the characters during and right after the parade.

– The characters are the big draw of the day so it was disappointing that the lines are so long that you either have to wait forever or you don’t get to see them.

+ There were lots of other activities to do such as crafts, puppet shows and dancing with one of the many shows going on at the different stages.

I would love to hear from anybody that went to PBS Kids in the Park. Please let me know what you and your child liked or didn’t like about the day.

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PBS Kids in the Park Review, 2015
Review: Conner Prairie on President’s Day (with a 2 yr old)
Review: Conner Prairie with Young Children – update
Review: Chase 500 Festival Kids’ Day
Review: Radio Disney Event, Indianapolis 2012
Review: Christmas on Monument Circle, Indianapolis

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Comments

  1. Jessica Weaver says

    June 18, 2014 at 11:54 pm

    This sounds like a fun time!

    Reply
    • Mama Carmody says

      June 19, 2014 at 7:00 am

      The parade was the best part.

      Reply

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