This family loves Sid the Science Kid so when I had the opportunity to check host a Sid the Science Kid campout I knew I had to say yes! When the show starts, my kids love to sing and dance. My 6yo loves to discover the answers to science investigations along with Sid. We are also big fans of PBS, we love to camp and we love to get our kids outdoors as is evidenced by many of the posts on this site. It was a match made in heaven! Camping heaven!
We try to campout in our backyard several weekends during the fall or spring. It is easy to set up because all you have to do is put up a tent or grab a few blankets. The food can stay in the fridge and I usually head to my cozy bed while dad and the kids stay outside. We started our adventure outside with a suggested Backyard Campout Scavenger Hunt. My kids love scavenger hunts! We wandered around looking for little creatures and plants living in our backyard. We drew pictures of them and talked about where they lived. The garden was a source of discussion because we found a HOLE in it and several plants missing. We had a long discussion about what decided to dig into our garden and eat lots of plants.
Afterwards, we decided to move the campout inside. Unfortunately, if you live in Florida you know that camping in the middle of the summer is pure torture! My outdoor thermometer has been reading in the triple digits all week and don’t even get me started on the humidity! Ugh! This is the great thing about backyard camping though…you can always move indoors if you have to! We huddled up on this great Sid the Science Kid Blanket to watch the show.
We watched the Sid the Science Kid show on the iGo Pocket Projector that we were sent to try out. Can you believe this little thing projects such a great, clear picture?
You can watch Sid’s Backyard Campout on PBS (WSRE) today! But that isn’t all! We have a great giveaway so that you can have your own Sid the Science Kid Backyard Campout!
We are giving away one Sid doll, a blanket, and a video with four Sid the Science Kid episodes to one lucky winner!
How to Enter
If you would like a chance to win, leave one comment in this post before 5:59pm CST on Friday, June 24th, and tell us what your favorite camping activity (backyard or otherwise) is. Don’t worry about being creative with your comment, the winner will be chosen by a random number generator. Please make sure that you fill out the required fields by putting your first name in the name field and your email address in the email address field. I do not share email addresses and you will not receive mail from Pensacola with Kids unless you win.
Extra Entry
For one extra entry, add a second comment. You can comment with a camping story, favorite camping item, or just say extra entry!
*I removed the FB extra entry due to the new FB rules for contests that were brought to my attention. For the five ro six that had already entered, I changed your entry to read “extra entry”. They are still in the same order they were commented and no additional changes have been made.
Winners
We will choose ONEwinner randomly and announce the results here on Pensacola with Kids after Friday, June 24th.
Rules
One comment per person per giveaway post with the exception of the extra entry. Duplicate comments and anonymous comments will be discarded. Please make sure that the email address in your comment form is valid so that we can contact you (email addresses are never made public). Winners must claim their prize within three business days after the date of notification of such prize. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology. No substitutions including for cash are permitted, except that Pensacola with Kids reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize. Relatives of Pensacola with Kids are not eligible to win.
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*Disclosure: I was sent a Sid the Science Kid video, blanket and the iGo Pocket Projector to facilitate this review as well as the giveaway. As always, all opinions and reviews are mine without any outside influence.
We actually went and bought a small fire pit from the store to roast marshmellows on and had some great smores last night, in the backyard! The kids loved it, we will be using the fire pit a lot this summer.
My son’s love to camp out in the living room when their cousin sleeps over. We drape sheets over a few chairs, lay out a blanket & make smores.
We camp at Big Lagoon state park sometimes even though it’s just 5 minutes from our house. It gives us a chance to “get away”, without alot of planning. Also, if we’re not having fun or we need something, we can run home. The kids love it.
Wow. Can I enter in the UK? My kids are homeschooled and we do Forest School on a Monday with them. They have been loving making bashers, and more recently really enjoying their own made camp fires and even building a table using square lashing. The littlies (age 5 and down) built their own den last week – great fun!