The kids see their first pumpkins, and Larry Lambeosaurus even shows our family how to hollow them out and carve faces into them.
“Big Pond Pumpkin Patch”The Pteranodon family learns more about the customs of their neighbors, the Lambeosaurus family, when they are invited for the first time to accompany them to the Big Pond to celebrate “Gourd Day” – a kind of Mesozoic Halloween. The kids end up meeting a strange new nocturnal creature – a mammal named Vlad Volaticotherium, who was hiding in the roundhouse trying to get some sleep. “Haunted Roundhouse” Dad takes the kids on a special Night Train to Troodon Town, where the Troodons have decorated their Roundhouse into a “haunted house” for a spooky party. “Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch” (premieres October 20) Susie then ends the day with a special “Halloween Parade” song so the kids can march around and show off their spooky and scientific costumes! DINOSAUR TRAIN And Gerald is a super spooky skeleton that goes boo! Susie (dressed as a silly mad scientist) loves their costumes, and helps the kids discover that Halloween can be spooky and scientific! The kids investigate how bats are helpful creatures that catch mosquitoes, spiders are expert engineer web builders, cats are leaping aerial acrobats, and skeletons help hold up our body frames! At the Halloween party, the kids also investigate how to make icky, gooey green slime. “Halloween Spooky Science Special” (premieres October 17)It’s Halloween time and Sid and his friends have dressed up in the spookiest and scariest costumes possible. NEW Halloween-Themed Episodes Images from these episodes are available on PBS PressRoom. Following is a listing of the Halloween-themed and “Predator Week” episodes airing this October (check local listings to confirm air dates and times). With a transmedia approach, PBS KIDS is increasingly serving children wherever they live, learn, and play – on TV, online, on mobile devices, in the classroom, and through a new line of educational toys. Through themed programming this October, PBS KIDS continues to provide content on-air and beyond that is both entertaining and educational. PBS Parents provides an array of Halloween resources for parents – from trick-or-treating safety tips to how to make your own Buddy (from DINOSAUR TRAIN) costume – all of which are available here. PBS KIDS’ Halloween and “Predator Week” episodes premiere on-air starting on October 17, and select full episodes and clips will be available online on /video and /video in October. The series will cover natural science concepts through storylines about predators such as great white sharks, wolves, cheetahs and raptors. The “creature-filled” fun also includes WILD KRATTS “Predator Week,” which will feature four brand new episodes from October 17 through 21. “Halloween is such a fun holiday for kids, and gives us the opportunity to tell entertaining stories while also covering interesting concepts, from learning about predators and prey to experimenting with the chemistry of making slime,” said Lesli Rotenberg, Senior Vice President, Children’s Media, PBS. From October 17 through 31, children can ride the Night Train to a “haunted house” with DINOSAUR TRAIN, learn some “spooky science” with Sid, trick-or-treat with the Cat, and attend a creature costume party with the Kratts in this lineup of new episodes. PBS KIDS gears up for Halloween with a bevy of Halloween-themed episodes, including brand new episodes of science-focused series DINOSAUR TRAIN, SID THE SCIENCE KID, THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!, and WILD KRATTS. October is shaping up to be a “monstrously” entertaining month for PBS KIDS with Halloween-themed episodes of kids’ favorite series and a dedicated “Predator Week” from popular animal exploration series WILD KRATTS.