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(Video) Lights, Camera, Elmo The Musical DVD out May 7 2013!

May 3, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 4 Comments

Disclosure: I attended this Sesame Workshop and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group event and am a 2013 PBS KIDS and Sesame Place ambassador but as always my opinions are my unbiased opinions. Picture this, its 1987 and five year old Divina arrives in Greenwich, Connecticut to start a new life, new school and new adventure without speaking a world of English. Again, its 1987, her elementary school has English as a Second Language (ESL) resources but it’s not like today when so many more speak Spanish. It’s a terrifying and confusing world for this usually very talkative and outgoing little girl. Enter, Sesame Street and Sesame Workshop the nonprofit educational organization that revoluntionized children’s television and taught Divina how to speak English. I still remember watching Big Bird, Maria, Bert, Ernie and friends as they helped me find the strength to learn and grow to the woman I am today. I forever will love Sesame Street and all the good they have done in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DVD Reviews, PR & Media Events, Sesame Street & Sesame Place, The New Tagged With: Alan, Elmo, Press Event, Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop

(Video) 2013 Sesame Place Special Events Calendar

March 30, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

Disclosure: I am a Sesame Place ambassador for 2012 and 2013. As always my post is my unbiased opinions. Well for the second year in a row, I, Divina Rodriguez, am a Sesame Place ambassador! The family and I are so so so so excited!!!!! Sesame Place is THE PERFECT place for family fun and family bonding. We have awesome memories that are so dear to Eddy and me of our growing men. Check out 2012 opening day visit recap. Visit our Sesame Place youtube page here for all our video recaps. The big 2013 Opening Day Season is still a few weeks away the Sesame Place Special events schedule is up and if you want to get into some of these hot events and concerts like Rosita's Cinco De Mayo Party, Imagination Movers Concert, Super Grover’s Super Hero Party or Laurie Berkner concert YOU MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW! For the full Sesame Place schedule along with details and to buy tickets for these hot events visit Sesame Place website and there is still time to get your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Friendly Travel & Tourism, Sesame Street & Sesame Place, The New Tagged With: Elmo, Langhorne PA, Sesame Place, Sesame Street, theme park, tourism, travel

(Video) Sesame Street Reaches 1 Billion Views – Secret Video Released

March 6, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

Dancing Hotdogs meet the famous Elmo and Abby. I was five years old when I arrived in the United States. It was a sunny July day, I did not know a word of English and started an adventure and a whole new life. I started school and I was afraid, alone and overwhelmed. Luckily my English as Second Language (ESL) teachers were kind and patient. One of those English teachers was Sesame Street. I remember falling in love with Big Bird, Bert and Ernie and Maria as they taught me a new alphabet and a whole new language. I now have a Masters in Communications and am a PBS KIDS VIP and a Sesame Place ambassador but with or without the official titles I will always have a special place in my heart for Sesame Street. As a Mami I love rediscovering Sesame Street with my little men. My youngest X loves Elmo so much that for his second birthday everything was Elmo themed including special homemade Elmo cupcakes. Now in its 43rd season, Sesame Street is … [Read more...]

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Elmo’s World: All Day with Elmo DVD Review

February 4, 2013 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

Image courtesy of Sesame Workshop At our house, X, our two year old loves Elmo! So much so for his two year old birthday celebration it was Elmo themed and I made special Elmo cupcakes to celebrate the occasion. So if X got to spend the whole day with Elmo his dreams would come true. Thankfully thanks to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Sesame Workshop we can now spend the whole day with Elmo with the new super compilation DVD Elmo’s World: All Day with Elmo. The Elmo’s World: All Day with Elmo DVD follows Elmo from when he first wakes up to when he falls asleep on Sesame Street. Many of the segments focus on waking up, learning about going to school, and how healthy monsters and kids get the best exercise! When the sun goes down Elmo’s work is not done, additional lessons on bath time duties, brushing your teeth and bed time wrap up Elmo’s daily activities. “Elmo’s World” is a Sesame Street favorite and this compilation has some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DVD Reviews, Sesame Street & Sesame Place, The New Tagged With: DVD reviews, Elmo, Sesame Street

(Video) Kinect Nat Geo TV Review

October 28, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

Similar to Kinect Sesame Street, Kinect Nat Geo TV bring a whole new interactive approach to playing games with small children. Nat Geo TV takes actual episodes from the popular Nat geo show Nat Geo Wild TV hosted by Casey Anderson and his 800 pound grizzly bear Brutus and distributes throughout the shows fun mini games and interesting task that require the player to fully interact with the game. Check us out taking a look at the game: Yes, you saw correctly not only are you learning educational facts about bears and some other animals but you are having a 2-way TV experience. Our favorite part of the game has to be the games which put you in the shoes of the animal. The Kinect will show your image and transpose a animal costume on to you body. One of the more memorable was when I was playing as a bear and had to use my claws to eat ants and to bat down bee’s nest for honey. Another moment had me as a bear again using my claws to box away rivals until time ran … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The New, Video Game Reviews Tagged With: Eddy, Kids, kinect, Nat Geo, nat geo Wild, review, Rock, Sesame Street, tv

Elmo’s Alphabet Challenge Screening and DVD Giveaway Sweepstakes

August 17, 2012 by Divina Rodriguez 80 Comments

Yesterday, Rock, X and I had one of the super special moments in life; we got to meet the Sesame Street’s ONE and ONLY Elmo and Abby Cadabby! My little men are still talking about it and called both Grandmamas and Grandpapas to let them know the super exciting party. Along with meeting these Sesame Street celebrities we got to see the new Sesame Street DVD Elmo’s Alphabet Challenge that is such pure fun. Synopsis: Join Sesame Street friends Elmo, Abby and Telly on an amazing learning adventure! Abby is excited to show her friends her new Fairy Fly Pad, a magical tablet loaded with cool games. But with a simple tap they accidentally get trapped inside the video game world of A. B. C-more, a mischievous elf obsessed with the alphabet. In order to get back to Sesame Street, the friends must defeat A. B. C-more in different video game challenges that test their knowledge of the entire alphabet. As you all know we love Elmo and all the Sesame Street gang but as I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways and Sweepstakes!, PR & Media Events, Sesame Street & Sesame Place, The New Tagged With: Abby, Elmo, Press Event, Sesame Street

Dancing Hotdogs 2011 Holiday Guide

December 13, 2011 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

With Christmas almost upon us, the time to buy gifts is limited. That is why gift guides are so important. While there are so many holiday guides out there but ONLY ONE Dancing Hotdogs guide. What is special about our guide is these items are really in our house, we are gifting or on our list to Santa. The household is made up of 11 month old son, 3 year old son, 29 year old parents and two pups but we tried to include a little bit of everything for you and your holiday shopping list. Disclosure: We received some items from companies as samples and they are noted with a *** but this entire guide is our unbiased recommendation to you. Toddlers: BrainyBaby’s Glowberry Bears ($24.99) we love these bears because they are huggable night lights. Perfect for 2 years and up.*** Sesame Street’s Let’s Rock Elmo ($69.99) our favorite little monster rocking out with a tambourine and drum set! Perfect for 18 months and up.*** LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer … [Read more...]

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Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster Video Game Review

November 4, 2011 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

By Eddy Parents pull out those wallets. If you have an Xbox 360 Kinect and little children you no doubt have a similar issue that I encounter often. There aren’t very many games that are worth playing with your children on the Kinect. Don’t get me wrong, good games for the Kinect do exist, it is just that they are far and few between. The ultimate result is that the Xbox ends up being an expensive dust collector. This is especially true with games targeted to children Rock’s age (3 years), whose short attention span and lack of coordination make it difficult for games on the system to be fun over a long period of time. Thankfully, games like Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster are being released. Check out the video. The Once Upon a Monster has a couple of things going for it: First, it puts you and your child in the place of some of the more famous characters in Sesame Street, such as Elmo and Cookie Monster. Second, the actions and movement are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sesame Street & Sesame Place, Video Game Reviews Tagged With: cookie, Elmo, games, kid, Kids, kinect, marco, Monster, Monsters, once, once upon a monster, parent, parents, play, Sesame Street, upon, video, video games, xbox, XBox 360

NY Comic Con Thursday Rundown

October 14, 2011 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

By Eddy Just got back from NY Comic Con (NYCC) and boy are my legs killing me. It is not a fun walk from Grand Central to the Javitz Center, everything looks so close from google maps on my iphone. Though I can’t help but feel worse for some of the other people walking with me still in total costume. In New York City you see all types of crazy stuff, but for some reason it doesn’t prepare you for seeing grown men dressed as their favorite anime character (maybe my skin isn’t thick enough yet). Even on a “preview” day, the Jacob Javitz center was buzzing with activity. The day was supposedly open for press, exhibitors and VIP’s but I definitely saw 4 day ticket owners there as well. Though they added to the chaos, I was able to get a couple of glimpses of the costumes that make going to NYCC a fun event. Yet, even as I write this I know that the crowds on Thursday will be nothing like that on Friday and Saturday, it doesn’t even compare. A little tip … [Read more...]