A New Kind Of Family Road Trip

Saturday, March 1, 2008

A New Kind Of Family RoadTrip (NAPSA)—With gas prices on Y the rise, more than one-third of Americans say they are changing their vacation plans—including canceling the family road trip. So what can Mom and Dad do to keep the kids moving and having fun? One idea comes from PBS KIDS, which takes families on a “virtual road trip” of specially designed programs, dances, games and online content to get kids healthy living. With rates of child- PBS’s children’s programs and Web content help families get moving on a virtual roadtrip. now than in 1980, the network activities through the “Get themed projects to help parents and kids learn about fitness, nutrition and healthy living. “Helping kids and families links. At pbsparents.org, “Keep- moving and teach them about hood obesity three times higher has launched a series of health- embrace a healthy lifestyle is not just a one-time message; it’s a lifelong journey,” said Lesli Rotenberg, Senior Vice President, Children’s Media, PBS. The road trip begins with PBS KIDS and PBS KIDS GO! popular children’s television series featuring special health-themed programs throughout the year, including “Sesame Street” teaching kids about healthy habits, a sports-themed week from “Maya & Miguel” and more than a dozen episodes from shows including “Caillou,” “Arthur,” “Barney & Friends” and more that cover nutrition, fitness and overall health and wellness. On the Web, pbskidsgo.org offers games, dances and Going!” and “Smart Food” ing Kids Healthy and Fit” focuses on children’s health, with topics ranging from winning over picky eaters to getting kids active with fitness games. And since you can’t have a road trip without music, They Might Be Giants—along with Arthur, Ruff Ruffman and oth- ers—give kids a theme song to danceto titled “Get Up and Go.” A special dance and an extended version of the music video are at pbskidsgo.org. So just because the family road trips may be curbed for the time being, it doesn’t mean kids have to stay still. And the one question parents won’t get on this road trip: Are we there yet? For tips on fitness, nutri- tion and healthy living yearround, parents are invited to visit pbsparents.org.

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