Press Release:
Planes, Trains, and... Kids?
New Children’s Program Helps Prep You and Your Kids for Travel
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SAN DIEGO, February 20, 2006: Parents everywhere dread the thought
of traveling with their children. Long plane, train and car rides
can be intolerable with little ones in tow. Children’s Creative
Programming Partnership LLC, producers of Tot-a-Doodle-Do!, an innovative,
educational children’s television show that incorporates follow-along
activities and crafts, is announcing the release of Episode 4: Transportation
to educate children about the many forms of transportation and how
to behave properly during travel, an aspect of their daily life.
This episode is also being released in conjunction with the celebration
of National Transportation Week, May 14 -20.
According to Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Transportation, the week
in May is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements in transportation
and face up to the challenges ahead. He also says that it is a time
to work together to make transportation safer and simpler.
Tot-a-Doodle-Do!’s latest episode, Transportation, provides
entertainment for the children while in the car or on the airplane
complete with a craft kit that kids can do while on the road or in
the hotel. In addition to entertaining the child on the go, it also
teaches and demonstrates the proper manners needed for travel.
“The goal behind Tot-a-Doodle-Do! was to create a show that
incorporated six elements that are not currently found in one 30-minute
children’s program,” says Heidi Heller Niehart, creator
and co-producer. “We invite children to join us and follow-along
as we entertain and guide them to use skills that they need in their
everyday life such as proper manners, how to prepare nutritious snacks,
use their imagination and get their daily exercise.”
The episode has six segments following the outline below:
In the Crafty Kids segment, children improve their fine motor skills
while making A Paper Train.
Imagination Station gives children the opportunity to pretend to
be different vehicles and use their memory while playing the “I’m
Going On A Trip” game.
In On Our Block, the kids get to meet our friend, the airplane
pilot, and ask him questions.
Sing and Dance along with Hop N Bop to “The Transportation
Song” and “I Am A Train”.
Make a yummy and delicious sailboat snack during our Super Snack
segment.
Our puppet, Molly Manners, will teach the children how to behave
on a bus, train, car trip and with visitors.
“The educational value of the show is pertinent to today’s
preschoolers and early elementary students because each segment
has been specifically constructed to stimulate important developmental
skills that are critical for children at this age,” states
Penny Cohen, Speech and Language Pathologist, Child Development
Specialist, and co-creator of Tot-a-Doodle-Do!. “The key
to the Tot-a-Doodle-Do! programming is that each episode focuses
on a central theme and through the use of music, arts, crafts and
creative dramatics works to develop important fine and gross motor
skills, communication, cognitive and socialization skills.”
You are invited to talk with a representative from Tot-a-Doodle-Do!
to discuss their upcoming Transportation Episode, as well as episode
5, Animals and episode 6, School, as well as discuss with them
what they are doing to improve children’s programming. We
also have a panel of experts available to explain important developmental
areas.
WHAT: National Transportation Week, May 14-20
Episode 4 Of Tot-a-Doodle-Do!; Transportation
WHO: Tot-a-Doodle-Do!
Co-Producers Heidi Heller Niehart & Penny L. Cohen
In addition, our panel of experts on children’s health and
developmental issues are available for questions:
• Dr. Ronald Heller, pediatrician
• Penny L.Cohen, licensed
speech and language pathologist and child development expert
• Sharon Josepho, clinical
child psychologist
• Danielle Shulman, pediatric
occupational therapist
• Molly Manners, puppet
and expert on manners
APPLICATIONS: Numerous Applications:
• Learning
Manners
• Quality & Educational
Entertainment For Roadtrips
• Fun & Creative
Things For Families To Do Together
• Healthy
Living Through Activity & Healthy Eating
• The Joy & Educational
Qualities Of Music and Movement
WHEN: Interviews are available immediately and ongoing
INFORMATION: Website: "http://www.totadoodledo.com/" www.totadoodledo.com
Toll-free number: 866-816-4997
PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
ABOUT: Tot-a-Doodle-Do! was founded by Heidi Heller
Niehart in 2004, a mother of three and a businesswoman with a background
in public relations and marketing. Heidi had an idea for a television
program that would incorporate follow-along activities for children
with their parents and/or caregiver. She approached her friend
Penny L. Cohen, a Speech & Language Pathologist and child development
specialist, who has worked with children for many years as a speech
therapist, singer, songwriter, and music and theatre teacher. Heidi
and Penny embarked on a journey together to co-produce an innovative
show that would entertain and educate children. The final result
was Tot-a-Doodle-Do!
Currently there are three episodes in the six-series set of Tot-a-Doodle-Do!:
Family and Friends, The Body, and Music. Episode four, Transportation,
is scheduled to be released in May of 2006 in time for family travel
season. Episode 5, Animals will be released in June, and episode
6 School, will be released in late July to coincide with students
entering school for the first time. Each program is a fun and imaginative
sing-a-long packed thirty-minutes full of interesting activities
that are educational and entertaining with six segments that invite
the child to participate in the following activities:
• Crafty Kids –Kids
can use their creativity to color, paint, and glue their favorite materials
on to follow-along art projects
• Imagination Station – Use
your imagination and play games, imagine and pretend
• On our Block – Meet
someone from the neighborhood
• Hop N Bop – Sing
and dance with us to original songs
• Super Snack – After
all the fun we make nutritious snacks
• Molly Manners – Our
puppet Molly Manners teaches the children to be polite and use their manners
More information about Tot-a-Doodle-Do! is available at www.totadoodledo.com
or by calling toll free at 866-816-4997.
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